There are little old churches like this dotted all over the country. This one in Peria is St Barbabus church and is about 30 minutes from Mangonui. It is a category 2 on the historic places trust list and was built by the local community for the Reverend Renata Tangata who was ordained at St Paul's Cathedral in Auckland in 1867.
By 1912 the church had become too small for the growing congregation and a new one was built to replace it which was dedicated as St Barnabas and opened by Bishop Crossley on March 26 1912 - this is the church that is there today. Information by Stuart Park - thank you.
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15 comments:
Such a cute little church.
Wonderful.
such a charming place.
Quite a facade for this church
Understandable why they needed a bigger one, but Happy they saved the old one though.
A lovely church.
...I love this church.
Very little churches are made of wood in Finland.
Many of them has burned down for one reason or another.
This one looks mighty fine. Would love to see it´s interior.
A lovely wooden church and we'll kept cemetery. Good photo. It looks peaceful
Charming, and nice that it's been kept in good condition (by the looks of it).
Lovely photos.
A beautiful little church.
Nice! This reminds me of the churches I used to see when I lived in Pennsylvania.
Love that church. Haven't been back since it was deconsecrated for renovations, over 10 years ago I think. Must go back one day.
Such a pretty little church Glad it is still there. Have a lovely week ahead.
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