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)

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.

This charming old church is a favourite for weddings being on the popular strip of Melbourne Street…read morewhere many a trendy fellow and lassie met at a night club over a few drinks. It is an old heritage listed church because of it's age and historical significance in the area. There is a school attached at the rear which no longer acts as a school, but is also part of the original (now) heritage site. It is very popular for weddings, but it does have a real life as an actual church in the area as well. David McCall is the priest and they have a Sunday service each week with a sung Eucharist, which is rather special and enjoyable if you enjoy that sort of thing.

St Mary's Church in Stanley Street North Adelaide is the third oldest surviving Catholic church…read morebuilding in the city of Adelaide. It was originally built as both a school and a church in the 1870's by the Sisters of St Joseph which was Mary Mackillop's order. Refurbished both inside and out in 2000 - 2001 today St Mary's is a very popular wedding venue. What many people love about this little church is that it does have that old fashioned school house look about it while being lovingly renovated to both retain its old fashioned charm and keep up with the times. In the late 1800's, what is now a very ritzy part of North Adelaide was then known as Irishtown where a large population or Irish Catholics lived. Many were poor and this was the local school for many Irish Australian children. By 1890 school enrolments for St Mary's were 167 which is a lot given the size of this quaint little building. St Mary's continued to operate as a school right up until 1973. When it was restored at the turn of this most recent century, much of the interior was upgraded. Interestingly though the interior had been restored in the 1960's and then again following the Second Vatican Council when things like moving the altar closer to the congregation were done. This is a beautiful little church and if you're into Adelaide history, you should pay a visit.

I've always heard strange things about this church, with their passionate attendees, wild parties,…read moredevoted pastors and religious leaders and unique beliefs. I honestly don't follow too much religion, I am Catholic but I don't go to church or have anything to do with religion, nor a specific opinion really. My partner went along to an event with a friend once, and he said it was definately an experience.. Have you seen the movie Saved? I picture it being somewhat like that. Their advertisements and marketing seem to be very loud, over the top, extreme, devout and meaningful. They include songs, games, videos, concerts and other festivities into their service, which run daily in the morning and some nights. There are also services in the city and up north. Go along and see for yourself if religion is your thing, I'm sure it would be a memorable experience, whether you enjoy it or not.

Paradise Community Church seems to be one of those places that either does it for you, or it's the…read moreantithesis of what you're looking for in a church. For me, as a regular churchgoer, Paradise isn't what I'm after - I'm quite comfortable with a good, lively youth service at a 'regular' church, but Paradises 'performances' are one step further than I'm willing to go with my worship. That said, Paradise certainly reaches a lot of people each week - if you're looking for an in your face, over the top 'religious' experience, here's somewhere you can get it - personally I'll stay somewhere I'm one of the congregation, not one of the crowd. They do put on a great Christmas spectacular - lights, music, and a funfair of sorts - oh, yes, and a 'live' nativity scene - all topped off with a fireworks display at the end of the evening - worth a visit if nothing else.

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.

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

St Andrew's By The Sea is possibly the most well known church in Glenelg. Situated half way down…read moreJetty Road on the way to the beach it is an very popular church for weddings. In fact if you walk by most Saturday afternoons in the warmer months, you're sure to see a bridal party emerge from inside. Sounding quite Scottish with its current name, it was known in the 1970's as the Jetty Road Uniting Church after the amalgamation of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches but the name was changed in the late 90's to its current official name of St Andrew's Uniting Church Off to the side of the church and around the back is St Andrew's Hall which serves a variety of functions in terms of the church's community outreach. St Andrew's Hall is home to the Op Shop on Tuesdays between 10am and 1.30pm. Tuesday evenings between 6pm and 7.30pm, the Hall becomes Mary's Kitchen and serves hearty meals to those in need. On Thursday's between 3.30 and 5.00pm its kids' time and the Hall becomes Andy's Place. The entrance to St Andrew's Hall is through the courtyard on the right hand side of the church. St Andrew's itself is a striking looking church with its façade and belltower overlooking the Jetty Road shopping precinct. Interestingly the cost to build the church back in 1880 was 6,900 pounds. I wonder how much it would cost to build a similar building in today's money.