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Church may be unique as it was founded by three Protestant Churches:<\/li><li>The Methodist Church of South Africa<\/li><li>Die Nederduits Gereformeede Kerk van die Vry Staat (Dutch Reformed Church of the Free State)<\/li><li>The Presbyterian Church of South Africa.<\/li><li>Sometime around 1908-1910, a small congregation which was to become Maseru United Church began to meet in a modest prefabricated iron building. When the church began to meet in a former schoolhouse, it was referred to as the \u201cTabernacle\u201d. For years the congregation had felt the need for a more permanent building and one that was worthy of worship of the Almighty. In 1944, a donation by Ralph Willates inspired the determination of the congregation to go ahead with plans for a new church building.<\/li><li>\u201cI declare this stone well and truly laid.\u201d<\/li><li>With these words, W. S. Blight laid the cornerstone on <strong>December 1, 1948, <\/strong>and the present sanctuary was begun.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a71a61f\" data-id=\"a71a61f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5e6a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gva-heading-block\" data-id=\"8b5e6a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gva-heading-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gva-element-gva-heading-block gva-element\">   <div class=\"align-left style-1 widget gsc-heading box-align-left auto-responsive\">\r\n      <div class=\"content-inner\">\r\n         \r\n                  \r\n         <div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"tagline\">BACKGROUND<\/span><\/div>  \r\n         \r\n                     <h2 class=\"title\">\r\n               <span>OUR JOURNEY SO FAR<\/span>\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n                  \r\n         \r\n         \r\n      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bd1f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bd1f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b971983\" data-id=\"b971983\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dadfced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dadfced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our story dates to 1903, following the Anglo Boer War, the three missionary groups; the Methodists, Presbyterian, and Dutch Reformed churches operating in Maseru sought to establish a single place of worship. Undeterred by the denominational and doctrinal differences they congregated in what came to be known as the &#8220;Tin Chapel&#8221;. It is this vision of non-denominational ism under the Christian flag that United Church was born and continues to exist over a century later. 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