GEORGE NEWS - George residents who know something of the history of the remarkable Old St Paul's Church (now the Market Community Theatre) in Market Street are invited to a workshop in the old church on Saturday 31 August. It will be held under the auspices of the Simon van der Stel Foundation.
The proceedings will start at 09:00 with a visit to the collapsed Victoria Street building site to briefly discuss what happened there, then move to the Old Town Hall, another beautiful building, and on to Old St Paul's at about 11:00.
According to George resident Prof Raymond Auerbach, the history of Old St Paul's Church started when Rev AH Niepoth left the Dutch Church to join the Anglican Church in 1855, bringing 100 members with him.
A new mission school cum chapel was built for £310 for the coloured community and called St Paul's. When parishioners had to move to townships Group Areas Act of 1950, the New St Paul's was founded in Conville.
If you know something about the history of the Old St Paul's building, be sure to join the workshop on 31 August. For enquiries, call Natie on 064 471 2090 or Carol on 083 268 6708.
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