St Paul's Anglican Church, Papanui

St Paul's Anglican Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in the suburb of Papanui, Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. The church was listed as a Category II heritage building by Heritage New Zealand on 9 December 2005.

St Paul's Anglican Church
St Paul's, Papanui
St Paul's Church in 2013
43°29′49″S 172°36′23″E
Address1 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch, South Island
CountryNew Zealand
Language(s)English; Spanish
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipEvangelicalism
Websitestpaulspapanui.org.nz
History
StatusChurch
Founder(s)The Canterbury Association
DedicationPaul the Apostle
Events2011 Christchurch earthquake
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Benjamin Mountfort
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1877
Specifications
MaterialsTimber
Administration
ProvinceAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
DioceseChristchurch
ParishSt Paul’s Papanui
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev Dr Tim Frank
Designated9 December 2005
Reference no.7635

History

St Paul's Anglican Church was built in 1877 and replaced an earlier church built on the site in 1852-3 to serve the settlers who clustered around the stand of bush in the Papanui area, now a suburb of Christchurch. Designed by Benjamin Mountfort in the Gothic Revival style, the building was commissioned by The Canterbury Association.[1]

The timber church was badly damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. After an extensive restoration process the church was reopened in September 2013.[2]

Ernest Rutherford married his wife here in 1900.[3]

St Paul's graveyard

The graveyard at St Paul's Church is the last resting place for numerous notable Cantabrians including:

References

  1. "St Paul's Anglican Church and Graveyard". New Zealand Historic Places Trust. 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. King, Caroline (13 November 2012). "Repairs for St Paul's Papanui". The Press. Christchurch. p. A6. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. "Family history in from the cold". The Press. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Brittan, Guise". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. Greenaway, Richard L. N. (June 2007). "St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery Tour" (PDF). Christchurch: Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  6. McGeorge, Colin (1 September 2010). "Foster, Thomas Scholfield –". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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