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Anglican Parish, with churches in Redwood and Belfast, Christchurch Finding faith We know there are many people who have questions about Faith, and have never walked into a church, or had any experience of belonging to a Christian community. Stepping towards this is your first step in discovering a new life pathway, and if you have questions, we are happy to help answer some of these questions. We look forward to meeting you and journeying together. Contact Us Vicar: Rev. Victoria Askin Parish Office 237 Main North Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051 P: 03 352-1366 Peoples Warden: C Eaton Vicar's Warden: J Lipsys For emergency accommodation please contact City Mission: Ph 03 365 0635 or email https://www.citymission.org.nz/contact Please use this form to contact us. Office 9.30am to 12.30pm Weekdays on 03 352 1366 Submit Thanks for submitting! Venue Hire St Silas Church welcomes those celebrating special occasions, such as weddings, accommodating upto 130 guests, for the service and/or offering use of the Hall for refreshments afterwards. St Silas also welcomes those families farewelling loved ones on their final journey. The Auditorium has a modern audio visual setup with a Data Projector and screen in fixed position. The Tech Desk supports a 16 Channel Sound mixing desk, with options for playing DVD music or Online music through speakers. There are multiple microphones available. The Hall and Small Meeting Room The Hall is suitable for a variety of activities. It is used for functions, sports groups e.g. 1 badminton court, table tennis, dance activities such as line dancing, and other functions such as quiz nights, and social events. There are 8-10 round tables and chairs for seating. The Kitchen is connected through a door and servery hatch. While not a commercial kitchen, it is well equipped with table place setting for 80, a zip, a steriliser, modern pie warmer, oven and microwave. The small meeting room is suitable for up to 20 people, with comfortable corner sofa, TV and HDMI connection available. St Davids Church, Belfast St Davids Church was built in 1903 with a beautiful wooden structure. The church has seating for approximately 80, with wooden pews for seating. A full refurbishment with new carpet, lighting, and other features was completed in 2020. The complex is wheelchair accessible and there is a carpark behind the complex. Inside View There is a modern audio visual setup with a large TV front and back. The Tech Desk supports a 6 Channel Mixer, with 4 microphones linked thru a snake, and one handheld wifi microphone. The Tech Desk allows setup of laptop to project both to front and back. An electric piano, music stands and other gear is also available. Inside the church The setting offers a beautiful and serene atmosphere for a variety of gatherings. For more information about the background of St Davids, please see our other Heritage pages on this site.

St David's, Belfast is a beautiful heritage building - designed by Samuel Hurst Seager. 1902 St Davids Anglican Church - Belfast Northwest Christchurch Anglican Parish St Davids Anglican Church is located at 829-831 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch. The church, designed in 1902, and officially opened in 1903, replaced an earlier structure built in c1855. The church has significance as the site of one of the city’s earliest places of worship; as a site of Anglican worship in the present church for over a century, as a fine early Arts and Crafts church, and one of the few churches designed by prominent architect Samuel Hurst Seager. Built as a memorial to the early settlers of Belfast, there is a need to retain the cultural, spiritual and architectural significance of this building and preserve it for future generations.

Heritage - Social History of St David's Church, Belfast, Christchurch Heritage Significance Assessment St Davids Anglican Church is listed as a Group 1 Heritage Item in the City Plan, and as a Category II Historic Place by Heritage New Zealand (Registration Number 3810). Category II is given to places of ‘historical or cultural significance or value’. St Davids Anglican Church has historical and social significance as the site of one of the Christchurch’s earliest churches, and a centre of parish life in the present church for over a century. The building also has significance as an indicator of the growth of Belfast in the late nineteenth century. The first Anglican Church, which also served as a school, was built in c1855 in an area then known as Purarekanui, but which was renamed Belfast in the 1880’s. Known as the Main North Road Church or St Johns, this church formed part of the Papanui Parish for nearly 50 years. With the opening of the freezing works and other associated industries from the 1880’s however, the population of the district grew and Belfast was constituted a parish with its own minister in 1899. Although the old church was extended around this time, it proved inadequate, and vestryman William Nicholls, proprietor of the Kaputone Wool Scour, provided 100 pounds to start the building fund and this was added to by sacrificial fundraising by parishioners until there was sufficient funds to build the current St Davids church. Architect Samuel Hurst Seager, who had designed Nicholl’s own home Spring Grove was commissioned to design the new church, initially proposed to be brick, but constructed in timber because of financial constraints. St Davids, as it was renamed by parishioners, was opened in 1903 and consecrated in 1912.

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