The first Wesleyan Methodist Church at Warooka, or 'Hardwicke Bay,' as it was initially known, was opened in 1874. It was named 'Mount Hardwicke chapel.' In 1907 it was decided to build a new church, and tenders were called. The minutes of a meeting of members of the church for 25 February 1907 record the names and figures for tenders received for the building of the new church. These include: Charles Fischer 470 pounds, G.F. Whitcher 398 pounds, J. Milton 337 pounds, Bogisch Brothers 294 pounds and O.G. Gulin 387 pounds. Messrs Bogisch Brothers of Port Wakefield were the selected builders, the plans were drawn by the Rev. C. Martin. The amount did not include bricks, mortar and labour supplied by church members.