Tourist to Pilgrim

The St Andrews Isle. In 1978, St Andrews Church combined with First Church and several of the furnishings in the north -eastern corner of the sanctuary come from there. In recognition of this move, the Isle on the northern side of the church was renamed the St Andrews Isle. First Church is then the keeper […]

The Memorial Window Originally the window featured simple geometric designs as in the southern window opposite. Following the Great War of 1914-18 this memorial window was commissioned and later installed in 1923, having been crafted in London. The lists of those who were connected to first church and died in the war can be seen […]

The Organ. For almost 40 years, first church worship was conducted with an unaccompanied singing of the biblical Psalms. This was the hallmark, Presbyterianism, the world over. The remnants of which can still be heard on the singing of The Old Hundredth, which states back to Calvinist Geneva, Salta, and the well-known 23rd Psalm, the […]

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The Tapestry. In 1990, to mark the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand, the women of First Church collaborated on the stunning tapestry that hangs on the southern wall of the sanctuary. It took 19 women a total of 6 ,000 hours over six years to complete the work. […]