	{"id":38624,"date":"2026-04-10T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/?p=38624"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:59:52","slug":"called-to-keep-going-st-pauls-to-celebrate-160th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/called-to-keep-going-st-pauls-to-celebrate-160th\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Called to keep going&#8217;: St Pauls to celebrate 160th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOT all that long ago, St Paul&#8217;s Uniting Church in Ballan was facing a dwindling congregation and striving to remain open.<\/p>\n<p>Now the historic church is preparing to mark its 160th anniversary, celebrating the success it&#8217;s had in facing down the challenges impacting many churches nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>In a bright example of what&#8217;s possible, it&#8217;s found ways to remain an important part of meeting locals&#8217; need for social connectivity and meaningful endeavour.<\/p>\n<p>Church secretary Dorothy Shaw said all are welcome to help the church celebrate its 160th anniversary with a special 10am thanksgiving service, tours and morning tea on Sunday 26 April.<\/p>\n<p>The event will include speakers discussing the many different things that are regularly happening at the church, its hall and grounds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will be having a tour of the Community Friendship Garden, and the Men&#8217;s Shed showroom as well as morning tea in the hall,&#8221; said Shaw who, together with her husband Gary, has been a congregation member for 38 years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/StPaulsUnitingChurch_80819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"795\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Paul&#8217;s Ballan Uniting Church chairman James Anderson with some of the historic church&#8217;s stained glass. The church is celebrating the ways in which it has been able to keep meeting the needs of today&#8217;s residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had big celebration for our 150th when we focussed on the church&#8217;s history, so for our 160th we&#8217;ve decided to really celebrate what we have now and the different groups we have using the church and our buildings and grounds,&#8221; Shaw said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A while ago we were in a position where we might have to close because we had so few congregation members and office bearers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we had a meeting and just scraped through, and a young couple have joined us since.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got so many people in our community who are dependent on us for what we offer here that we feel called to keep going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ballan&#8217;s monthly farmer&#8217;s market, CWA group, Friendship Garden, Men&#8217;s Shed and Home Schooling Playgroup are among the groups who today call the church grounds or buildings home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/StPaulsUnitingChurch_81364.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"795\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keen gardener John Costello is co-ordinator of Ballan&#8217;s Community Friendship Garden that operates within the St Pauls Uniting Church grounds, helping connect locals with enjoyable activity while growing fresh produce to share with anyone who needs it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the unique dog group gatherings where dog owners regularly bring their pooches to be trained by a certified dog scent work instructor, Ballan&#8217;s Simone Daley of Dog Chewition, providing vital mental stimulation for hounds and a great social outing for owners.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the regular church services continue to offer a means of meeting the pastoral and spiritual care needs of locals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a 10am service once a month, normally the second Sunday of the month and we have two regular lay worship leaders, Robyn Zanon from Blackwood and Bruce Hill from Donvale who alternate,&#8221; Shaw said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also meet in the hall on the fourth Saturday of the month at 11am for our Chat and Chew sessions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;d hate to see the church ever close and be sold because we feel it&#8217;s such a valuable asset for the whole community. 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