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Used 2B a Church Micro #0101 Multi-Cache

Hidden : 11/3/2019
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This collection of caches has nothing to do with the Church Micro series in the UK. Given that the Australian 2016 census indicates that No Religion and Jedi Knight are the fastest increasing classifications of the optional religion question "What is the person's religion?" it is not surprising that there is surfeit of empty churches that have been repurposed.

 

The Cross Roads Uniting Church was built by the Wesleyan Methodists in 1875 and is situated on the main Moonta-Kadina Road, approximately 1 kilometre from Moonta.

Cross Roads originally had three Methodist churches: a Primitive Methodist (1872), a Bible Christian (1873) and a Wesleyan (1875). The congregations combined in 1900, with the Bible Christian building continuing as the church; however, following a tornado in 1973 which destroyed the Bible Christian church and damaged the Primitive Methodist church, the congregation relocated to the former Wesleyan church. The Wesleyan church now continues as the Cross Roads Uniting Church, while the Primitive Methodist church has been sold. The Wesleyan church had also previously been used as the Cross Roads branch of the Moonta Mines Institute for a period from 1902.

Earlier in 2019 the regretful decision was made by the remaining members of the congregation that it was no longer viable to maintain a congregation at Cross Roads and so the time had come to amalgamate with Moonta Uniting Church. The last service, a Thanksgiving service was held on Sunday 11 August 2019 and as yet no decision has been made regarding the use or sale of the property.

At the listed coordinates you will find a foundation stone.

UPDATE January 2021 Foundation stone has been removed so you are now looking at the digits on the left hand door which can be seen from the road.

Using the digits of the number on the door AB you can determine the location of the geocache a short walk away.

S34° 03.(A+2)(B-A)(A-1)' E137° 36.B A (B-5)'

Checksum = 25.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)