Pending the appointment of a Presbyterian minister, in 1867, newspaper announcements detailed arrangements for Sabbath services to be conducted by the ministers of the English and Wesleyan Churches, the Rev A. D. Faunce (Anglican) and the Rev H. W. T. Pincombe, and will commence on the 16th September 1867,1Braidwood Independent (NSW : 1867), Saturday 7 September 1867, p 4 at the Union Church.
In December 1869,2Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (NSW : 1864-1881), Wednesday 22 December 1869, p 4 a Wesleyan tea-meeting was held at their chapel, Newtown, which was well attended. The Rev Mr Danne addressed the assembly. It was the first anniversary of the erection of the building.
In April 1871 the Stations of the Ministers of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in New South Wales3Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842-1954), Friday 7 April 1871, p 3 detail Edward J Rodd in Araluen. However by May 1872, The Wesleyan Chapel (or what is termed the Union Church) has no stated minister; ‘the Rev Mr Rodd having left the Valley, and is now stationed at the North Shore; the newly appointed minister for Braidwood, Mr Hobson, officiates occasionally‘.4Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850-1875), Monday 13 May 1872, p 2
In 1905 it was reported that ‘Mr Thomas, the Wesleyan Minister, has fulfilled his term of three years coming to the Valley. He has been appointed to Nowra.’5Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal (NSW : 1888-1954), Wednesday 5 April 1905, p 2