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.

Lame. City of Churches. Lame!…read more It sounds terrible. It looks terrible on paper. But when you have a Cathedral like this in a city as tiny as ours, you can't remain terribly angry at the old moniker. Of course, according to my understanding, MOST cities have a Roman Catholic cathedral. And I can't tell you how this one stacks up against any others. But I CAN tell you it's one of the prettiest buildings in Adelaide. The St Francis Xavier Cathedral is mainly a destination to soak up in a little personal melodrama. Nothing beats Gothic architecture. Nothing. Except bulldozers. And maybe natural disasters. But there aren't a lot of natural disasters in Adelaide, and I don't think they'll be bulldozing this baby anytime soon, which means this grand display of the Neo-Gothic is pretty darn powerful. It feels jolly well marvelous to stand in the centre of the great hall and (preferably when there isn't a great lot of witnesses standing around) spread your arms wide to rotate about and soak up the atmosphere. For a gentleman like myself, who, were he NOT a Christian, would have no reason to visit churches and, WERE he a Christian, wouldn't see that his worship was any better conducted within a church than without it, this place is all about the atmosphere. And to that end, it provides.

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.

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

It's Sunday and you don't want to do anything before 12pm?…read more Don't worry, your day is not wasted, you can still get to church by 12:30pm not for the religious adventures but to explore this amazing building on a FREE guided tour! (Free tours also run on Wednesdays at 11am) Adelaide was the City of Churches before it became the City of Pubs and every Adelaidian should visit St Peter's to find out why. This place is truly spectacular and after going on a tour with a wonderful local guide I can now tell you why... The foundation stone of this beautiful church was laid in 1869 yet the church was not complete with the internal and external facade you see until 1910 (41 years later)! Initially plans for the cathedral were taken from William Butterfield and if these had been followed the cathedral would hardly be recognised as the one we have in front of us today. Instead the plans were interpreted by heavily french influenced Edward John Woods, which is why the gothic looking building stands ominously over King William Rd. One other little beauty in this church is the mix of contemporary and traditional British stained glass windows. Cedar Prest is the well renowned SA artist responsible for the contemporary windows, reflecting the land and symbolic images that represent what us Radelians like to call our home.

It has been ages since I've actually been into the church, despite actually living in Adelaide…read more Actually, I really do appreciate how some of these churches leave the doors open to allow people to wander in and walk around, and this church is certainly no exception (though there is some volunteer sitting there ready to help people out, and to answer any questions). I wouldn't necessarily say that it is impressive, not compared to some churches that I've visited, but for a cathedral in Australia, it still isn't all that bad.

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.