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Town founder Robert Wood donated an acre of Land for the site of Greenwood's first church. The Sacred Heart church is built in victorian gothic style, with pointed windows and an intricately carved Bell tower crowned by crosses.
Upon completion the church was officially set up as a parish on Christmas day in 1900. The first church service took place in the not yet finished church on June 26, 1898 by Father Palmer. Greenwood's Sacred Heart church was originally established as a mission under the order of Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The newspaper of the day boasted a seating capacity of 500 people. (In truth it could seat approx. 125 people) |