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Opening of St Matthews Anglican Church, Courtenay
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TitleOpening of St Matthews Anglican Church, Courtenay
DescriptionPeople gather around St Matthew's Church, Courtenay for its dedication in 1937. The church was consecrated the following year.
Original title: 'New Anglican church at Courtenay, Canterbury, dedicated by Dean Julius.'
Original description: 'The new church, St. Matthew's (sited where Halkett and Woolshed Roads meet) is of reinforced concrete with a stucco finish and is beautifully furnished. The congregation at the dedication numbered three times the capacity of the building, so that most of those present followed the service by means of loudspeakers in the grounds.'Date1937SourceSupplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 29 September 1937, p.55
DescriptionPeople gather around St Matthew's Church, Courtenay for its dedication in 1937. The church was consecrated the following year.Original title: 'New Anglican church at Courtenay, Canterbury, dedicated by Dean Julius.'
Original description: 'The new church, St. Matthew's (sited where Halkett and Woolshed Roads meet) is of reinforced concrete with a stucco finish and is beautifully furnished. The congregation at the dedication numbered three times the capacity of the building, so that most of those present followed the service by means of loudspeakers in the grounds.'
Date1937SourceSupplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 29 September 1937, p.55Connections
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Taken FromAuckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19370929-55-01
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Opening of St Matthews Anglican Church, Courtenay (1937). Selwyn Stories, accessed 15/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/7060