St. Paul's Church, Auckland
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Saint Paul's Church on Symonds Street in Auckland
, New Zealand
, is an historic Anglican church near Auckland University.
, and the original wooden building was the first church built in the city of Auckland. A larger, temporary wooden church was built on the same site in 1884.
The third and current building is registered as a category I historic place. Designed by William Skinner, it was located on a more central site, the corner of Symonds and Wynyard streets. Only part of the design was constructed due to limited funds, but the permanent chancel was added between 1915 and 1936. The bell tower and spire have never been completed, although it was given consideration in 1945 as a war memorial project.
In the 1960s the Pentecostal movement began to have a strong influence on church theology and teaching.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, is an historic Anglican church near Auckland University.
History
The church was established in 1841 by Governor William HobsonWilliam Hobson
Captain William Hobson RN was the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi.-Early life:...
, and the original wooden building was the first church built in the city of Auckland. A larger, temporary wooden church was built on the same site in 1884.
The third and current building is registered as a category I historic place. Designed by William Skinner, it was located on a more central site, the corner of Symonds and Wynyard streets. Only part of the design was constructed due to limited funds, but the permanent chancel was added between 1915 and 1936. The bell tower and spire have never been completed, although it was given consideration in 1945 as a war memorial project.
In the 1960s the Pentecostal movement began to have a strong influence on church theology and teaching.