 The replacement of the rear wall design was intended to be temporary to alleviate costs and was to be eventually rebuilt as designed - a priority subordinated by the damages requiring repair following Cyclone Winifred.The building was opened and the memorial tablet unveiled on 4 November 1961 by Rev AL McKay as Moderator of the newly formed Presbytery of Carpentaria (separated from the Presbytery of Townsville in August that year).The building as reported in the local press at the time was in the form of a traditional tent, constructed of fabricated steel "A" frames with the main church floor being supported on the cross arm of the "A" with the hall below.