Simonette & Lyndsay's 2.5 Hour Lower Portland Tour

Simonette & Lyndsay on a 2.5 hour Lower Portland tour, one of the great stops on the tour is Ebenezer Church Built in 1809, Ebenezer Church is the oldest existing church in Australia, as well as this great stop the views as you ride are spectacular.

Ebenezer Church Ebenezer Uniting Church is Australia's oldest remaining church. It was the first Presbyterian church in the colony and is the nation's oldest functioning church. Worship began on the site as early as 1803, when 15 families, under the leadership of Pastor James Mein, met beneath the
tree which still stands adjacent to the church today. The Covenanted Membership of the Church which was formed in 1806, was made up of peopleof Methodist, Anglican and Catholic backgrounds with a core group of Coromandelers. A church which doubled as a school and chapel was built
in 1809. The first burial occurred in 1812 and a cemetery was established in the churchyard. The schoolmaster's residence is believed to have been constructed in 1817. Ebenezer Church was the first and for many years the only church built and paid for by voluntary gifts and
labour.