(1875-1999) | 2003). Archdeacon Alfred Nesbit Brown begun holding local services in 1838. In 1872 the site for a new church was chosen and building completed in 1875. Three years later lightning struck, and the belfry was destroyed. Then, 123 years after it was consecrated, the church was destroyed by an arsonist. In 2003 a new church opened on the site.
Map No. 68.
215 Devonport Rd (west),
Tauranga, 3110
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