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Date: 1889 Type: Methodist Church Status: Adaptive re-use   Click to view map Coordinates: 28°09'32.66" S 30°14'06.86" E Alt: 1252m

The original Methodist church built in 1889 was bought by the Dutch Reformed congregation in 1908. The Ermelo church on the slopes of Mpati mountain, had become too small to hold the growing congregation. (The Ermelo church building was used by the British forces as an army stable in 1899.) It soon became apparent that this church was also too small for the “nagmaal” services and an arrangement was reached with the Methodists to use their larger church, while they used the smaller older church, for these particular services. During the Anglo-Boer War with the large numbers of British troops stationed in the town the church, in Gray St, was too small to accommodate the soldiers for Sunday services and an arrangement to “swop” churches was made with the Dutch Reformed congregation, who had a larger church. In 1925 a private owner, Mr Blogg, bought the church. He, in turn sold the church in 1933 to the Nederduitse Hervormde Church of Glencoe. It changed hands again in 1954 when it was sold to the Ou Apostoliese Churh, who in turn sold it in 1976 to the AGS of SA (The Apostoliese Geloof Sending van Suid Afrika. They undertook considerable restoration to return the church to its original state and to preserve this historic building with its yellowwood ceiling. The hole like markings on the sandstone blocks are not bullet marks as some people believe but are from the pincers that were used to lift the blocks into position. This is a declared Provincial Heritage Site. (Dundee Tourism, accessed 2023 11 27)