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Waikumete Chapel of Faith


This baby was built in apparently 1886 and is on the grounds of Auckland's Waikumete Cemetery. It was built by a man named Ebenezer Morris who emigrated to NZ in 1877. He also had other business in the Kaipara district of Matakohe plus Auckland and Thames. It's named the Chapel of of Faith and was originally as a mortuary chapel but is now being hired out for spiritual events, christenings, weddings, funerals and prayer meetings.

On the day we visited it was closed so all I could get was a photo of the outside.
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Andy said…
For it's age it looks fabulous.
10 January 2019 at 23:48
PerthDailyPhoto said…
Such a pretty 'baby' Amy, wonderful to see how beautifully this sweet chapel is being looked after ✨
11 January 2019 at 00:39
Sharon said…
It looks so incredibly tidy! It almost looks like it was just built yesterday.
11 January 2019 at 03:59
William Kendall said…
I like it. It's got a distinctive simple beauty to it.
11 January 2019 at 05:52
Susan Heather said…
It looks a pretty building. Haven't been to Waikumete.
11 January 2019 at 08:02
Bill said…
A pretty church that is well loved and taken care of.
11 January 2019 at 08:55
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Such a handsome little church.
12 January 2019 at 16:54
Graham Edwards said…
It is very odd the things one remembers. I don't think I've been inside it but I do recall who I was with and that we saw a kingfisher perched nearby.
12 January 2019 at 23:11
betty-NZ said…
Gorgeous find. Too bad you couldn't get inside. Thanks so much for linking at My Corner of the World.
13 January 2019 at 18:59
Billy Blue Eyes said…
What a beautiful little church
13 January 2019 at 22:24
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