Union Church Update 27th August 2021 By: Robert Meggs (4376 1217) On behalf of both the MMCG Inc and the MMUC Inc. Unfortunately, the future of the Mangrove Mountain Union Church (MMUC) remains uncertain. Support from people in our local area who want to avert the sale of the Union Church property into private ownership continues to be critical. An update on the matter follows. After the Special General Meeting of the MMUC Inc on 29th July, the new MMUC Committee, through its Solicitor, wrote to the Liquidator, Mr Barry Taylor of HLB Mann Judd, Sydney. The Liquidator was informed…

LOCAL UNION CHURCH EXPECTED TO BE LISTED AS A WAR MEMORIAL A representative from the Central Coast Council of RSL Sub-Branches has submitted an application to have the Mangrove Mountain Union Church listed as a war memorial. Before the Mangrove Mountain RSL/Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club were built, the Mangrove Mountain Union Church was a focal point for remembering and commemorating those locals who fought in the wars and those who lost their lives. In the book “Every Mothers Son” by Michael Rooksberry, the importance of the church is made clear: “A special service was held at the church on Sunday…

Sell Our Souls or Save Our Souls?? If your one of those who have lived on the Mountain District for more than a few years, chances are you would have remembered Rev John Price whom along with running a Commercial Citrus Nursery at Somersby gave Anglican services at St Barnabas Church Yarramalong , The Union Church at Mangrove Mountain and the St Albans Anglican Church throughout the 70s 80s and 90s. John (now deceased) was a big fellow who enjoyed a beer and a chat but didn’t entertain fools for long and I am sure he would have had a…