Pilgrim Uniting Church

Pilgrim Uniting Church
Pilgrim Uniting Church
34°55′37″S 138°36′03″E / 34.926891°S 138.600926°E / -34.926891; 138.600926
LocationFlinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia
CountryAustralia
DenominationUniting (since 1977)
Previous denominationCongregational (1865 – 1977)
Websitepilgrim.org.au
History
Former names
  • Stow Memorial Church
  • Union Church in the City
StatusChurch
Founded7 February 1865 (1865-02-07)
DedicationRev. Thomas Quinton Stow
Dedicated12 April 1867
Architecture
Functional statusActive
ArchitectRobert George Thomas
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Specifications
Capacity1,500
MaterialsGlen Osmond stone
Administration
SynodSouth Australia
Clergy
Ministers
  • Rev. Mark Hewitt
  • Rev. John Hughes
Laity
Organists
  • Peter Kelsall
  • Christopher Bridge

Pilgrim Uniting Church is a Uniting church located on Flinders Street, Adelaide in South Australia.

Social justice, as articulated by the Uniting Church in Australia in the inaugural Statement to the Nation (1977), and the Statement to the Nation (1988) for Australia's Bicentennial celebrations, is at the basis of the church's work. Pilgrim offers music programs to the public, and has the largest organ in Adelaide.