I have been attending this church for just over 2 years now, at the 5pm service and I love it. Such…read morea variety of people from so many backgrounds are ready to chat to anyone who walks in to visit. Don't at all be surprised if you meet an engineer or someone in the health profession (nurses, dentists, doctors, etc.) - it is not a requirement that you are in these professions, it just appears that many people have drawn together here. There are many families, couples and single people doing life together and you do really feel the community here. The 5pm service runs at the same time as a young adults group called Fusion, running from about 4:30-6pm, including dinner, during the school term. There's also a creche for the smaller kids that runs during the 5pm service. After this service, supper is had together in another part of the church so you can come have a hot beverage to warm you, nibbles to survive you till you have dinner and mingle with some truly genuinely lovely people. So, whether you want to come and meet Jesus, meet new people, meet a friend, or maybe you just want to ask a question or few, you will be more than welcomed.

Adelaide's first Church. Multiple church services - 9 am,…read more10:30 am, 5 pm and 7 pm. The 10:30 am service is specially for families and children. Very friendly. I did not know anyone here, but was made to feel very welcome. Very impressed. Worth visiting.

The interesting thing about this church is that the bell tower was actually completed in my…read morelifetime. In fact, I remember for ages that the bell tower was half finished - not anymore. Anyhow, this is your typical Catholic Cathedral, which means that stations of the cross are presented around the walls, and there are also confessionals for you to let the priest know your horrible, dirty, and rather dark secrets (if you so desire). The church is rather nice though, and the thing that usually attracts me to the place really happens to be the art - I think religious art is cool, especially if done in the more traditional style, and the art in this cathedral is no different.

The city of Adelaide has a long held reputation as the 'City of Churches' and when you visit St…read moreFrancis Xavier Cathedral in Wakefield Street, you'll understand why. St Francis Xavier, in my opinion is one of our prettiest and most idyllic churches. Whether or not you're of the Catholic faith, a trip inside the Cathedral is quite an ethereal experience. You can't help but admire the architecture of the beautiful interior and no matter your faith (or lack of) it provides a place for private reverie that is matched by few others. Not only is there an actual quiet inside, there is an amazing mood of hushed calm. Despite my feeling of calm and quiet, the 'owners' themselves describe it as a busy place as it is after all a parish church and it is true because there's always an abundance of people inside - they're just really people in quiet reflection. Construction on the Cathedral began in 1851 and it has undergone a variety of changes and additions over the years. The installation of the tower didn't happen until quite recently in 1996. Interestingly the Cathedral wasn't considered 'finished' until the tower was completed which meant the ceremonial dedication didn't happen until almost a century and half after construction had begun. The church is open from 7.30 in the morning until 6.30 at night, 7 days a week and everyone is welcome to visit. There are several Mass services daily as well as Rosary and Confessions and the Church is available for weddings, baptisms and funerals. Alternatively if you don't want to be involved in any of the formal services, you can take a self guided tour at your leisure using one of the brochures available in the vestibule. Photographs are allowed - I would however take care using a flash if people are in the midst of prayer - and they do ask that you turn off your mobile phone.

In the city. Lots…read moreof young crowd. Families. Great program for children. Cheap parking - available for all day. Good music and singing. Super teaching. Great cafe. The people really make you feel welcome and a part of the Church.

It gives me great pleasure to review my favourite hang out venue-my church!…read more With the main church in Darley Road, Paradise, the city branch caters mainly for international students and families. With a great team of pastors onboard, they truly act as role models and parents to the numerous international students here. It's a great, fun and family oriented church and one that I am fortunate to be part of sinced we made Adelaide our home. The best part post church service: we all head out for a huge Asian feast. Quick pointers: Sunday School, baby feeding room, cafe with drinks and warm rolls etc, mini indoor playground, toilets with disability facilities and accessible via bus or tram( walking distance from King William Road)

St. Patrick's Catholic Church is a beautiful 100-year old church in the Adelaide central business…read moredistrict. If you are staying at the Hilton Adelaide or orient yourself with Victoria Square/Central Market area, the church is about a 6 minute, 6 block walk down Grote. While the Catholic Cathedral in Adelaide is under renovation -- masses are being held in St. Patrick. St. Francis Xavier is a grand church. But St. Patrick's is small and beautiful. In the July 2015 time period, masses were held at a variety of times -- including Sat. night vigil mass and an early "no music" mass at 7am (very well done). If you attend mass, the readings etc. are on a nicely done white sheet which you pick up on the way into mass. Church was built in 1912-1914 period. Stations of the cross date to 1914. Stained glass windows are beautiful. Ordinarily hosts Croatian and other specialized language masses. I was glad that I got to attend mass here.

Flinders Street Baptist Church in the city is not only a beautiful building but it seems to be a…read morechurch with a difference. Building began on this church back in 1861 and was completed 2 years later when it opened for worship. This particular church is a popular location for weddings in Adelaide. What I like about their approach is that they will allow you to either have the resident minister conduct your ceremony or you can organise for a minister of your choice to do the honours. This is a stunning heritage listed church and would make a great location for any wedding. I do remember though when my brother was married there many years ago, it was at the end of a week long traditional Adelaide heat wave and the church itself was Hot! Mind you at that point everywhere you turned was hot. Every Tuesday at 1 in the afternoon there is a musical event at Flinders Street called 'Tuesday on Flinders'. Anyone is welcome to drop in and enjoy. Nice touch. Additionally there are rooms available within the church ground that are available to the public to hire for private events and / or meetings. While the church itself is only open for a couple of hours on Tuesdays and Wednesday - and of course Sunday mornings for services - the office is open 9am-3.30pm, Monday, 9am-5pm Tue, Wed, Thurs and 9am-1.00pm Friday.

I thought I'd put a church on the old reviewer's chopping block. I'm not a religious man, myself,…read morebut neither am I a Richard Dawkins (who I think's a bit of a twat, really. Christopher Hitchens is my atheist of choice), but I'm a hopeful agnostic: one who is skeptical, and thinks generally that we'll never know about the mysteries of the cosmos, but one who always hopes he might. The church was locked tight, with some very flashy doors barring the way to peace and enlightenment. (I found out post-review writing that you have to enter the back way for some good old-fashioned pew-sitting.) However, there was a sign directing me to help myself to a sit down on a 'sofa of hay'. I found a tucked away sofa, assembled from hay, and decided to take a seat. To my surprise and exclamation, it was quite comfortable. This is the sort of absurd quaintness that I love to discover. It's the sort of thing we forget about in our age of technology, and it was a remarkable find I shall endeavour to visit again the moment I can. If you're ever on Flinders Street, gentle readers, seek it out.

Gorgeous church in the city with beautiful structure and active parish group who are involved in a…read morelot of social charity and street level programs to assist the homeless and those in need of help; long term unemployed, undereducated, new arrivals in Australia. They have also got a very welcoming attitude. The sanctuary at Scots is open for quiet contemplation Tuesday to Thursday from 10am - 2pm, and you are not expected to pay or be part of the regular church goers, and this is a fine thing if you need somewhere in the city to sit quietly with your thoughts for a while. There are a range of things you can access through Scots, so go to the office on the church site, which is only open Tuesdays to Thursdays as listed here; but the actual church is open more often than the office.

Traditional worship, modern thinking! Very friendly people. Come any Sunday at 10.30.read more

Street church is where street preachers who know what the gospel is preach the good news in the way…read morethe gospel message of Jesus Christ should be preached. They don't worry about being hip, cool and trendy so they can compromise on the truth. They preach the gospel and sow seed amongst the rockiest ground and amongst the hardest hearts. They are hated because men prefer darkness than the light of Christ. The light of Jesus Christ shines and reveals the darkness in their hearts and lifestyles. It really is that clear !

Services here are sometimes in German, so if you'd like to attend and watch as if you are not being…read morepreached at, try a German service. They have regular Sunday services at 9am and 11am and then again in the evening at 7pm. I am not so much into the church for the worship - I love the building, and the history of the building. After all, Adelaide is the "City of Churches" and this one is 170 years old. It is quite large. The church is big enough, the church office is another thing entirely. It requires a Yelp of its own really.

Bonython Hall is a gothic revival style building situated on the North Terrace in the Cty of…read moreAdelaide. The building was constructed in the late 1800's to serve as the "Great Hall" of the University of Adelaide. Both the architecture and function of the hall were modeled on the Tudor Gothic style Great Halls of Oxford and Cambridge. The Hall is these days largely reserved for ceremonial purposes such as graduations and the like, and is of some attraction to newcomers to the city. In reality, however, Bonython Hall is a bit of a farce. Miniature in comparison with "Great Halls" upon which it is modeled, the the purpose of its construction was so as to prevent the running of highway through the centre of the university. Its architectural stylings were chosen out of its time to provide a false historicity to the university and in the opinion of many experts, the concrete monstosity that is the napier building is of greater architectural significace as an example of contemporary 1950's architecture. Not only this, but the entire exterior of the building is a facade in the gothic style, laid upon a structure buit with materials contemporary to the time of its construction, namely brick and concrete. Despite this I still think its a pretty building. We don't have much else like it around town and tickets to Europe are quite expensive. So enjoy what you've got I say.

Yes, you will have a "you're a wizard, Harry" moment in here. Spectacularly old world in its…read morearchitectural stylings, Bonython Hall is a one-off in Adelaide and a simply lovely place to visit. I worked at the Uni a few years back and as part of this I attended graduations and reunions held in the big ol' Hall on North Terrace. They were pretty magical. The huge pipe organ playing, the deafening sound of hundreds of feet, the proud parents and giddy be-gowned grads. The reunions were especially heart warming, with oldies who had studied at the University of Adelaide 50 years back re-visiting the Hall and re-enacting their graduation ceremony in the very place it was first held. This sense of continuous history is a great thing for a University and its students...and a far cry from the off-campus graduation ceremony I had at the Festival Theatre after finishing my degrees at UniSA (not that I'm bagging out my alma mater). There is a bit of a lean to the floor and it can get quite slippery: my advice to grads, maybe opt for the sensible flats and keep the heels for later! Yep I'm nothing if not practical, peeps.