The village of Araluen is situated around 30kms from Braidwood. Araluen is well known for its stone fruit
and vegetables.
During the Gold Rush Araluen was a Parish in its own right with a Parish Church of St John. Majors
Creek was a part of the Araluen Parish at that time. With the gold running out Araluen Parish was reattached
to Braidwood in 1880.
Services were discontinued in St Johns in 1913 and eventually the building collasped and left to lay in ruins.
Anglican services are held with the Uniting Church in a small but well preserved Union Church on the second Sunday of
each month at 2-00pm.
On Sunday 9th October the small Union Church was packed to overflowing for the special
servive to commorate its centenary. The church was built on land donated by Mr William Mundy on the condition
that a Union Church be built for the use of all denominations.
A plaque was dedicated to the memory of Pierre (Peter) Harrison 1903-1977 A Dedicated
Member of the Congregation and Trust Member for many years.
Following the service all gathered at the Araluen Hall for afternoon tea and a chance
to reminise of times gone by.
