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St David's, Belfast is a beautiful heritage building - designed by Samuel Hurst Seager. 1902 St David's Anglican Church - Belfast Northwest Christchurch Anglican Parish St David’s 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.

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Available for baptisms, weddings, funerals and social events. St David's Church, Belfast St David's 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 David's, please see our other Heritage pages on this site. For more information regarding hire fees, bond, and availability please contact us using the form below, or ring the Office 9.30am to 12.30am on 03 352 1366. Submit Thanks for submitting!

Heritage St David's Church Belfast, Christchurch Thank You Built as a memorial to the pioneer settlers of Belfast, the Northwest Christchurch Anglican Parish recognised the need to retain the spiritual, historical, architectural and cultural significance of this building, and to preserve it for future generations. To this end, an extensive refurbishment of St David’s has now been completed and we wish to express our grateful thanks to the Christchurch City Council Heritage Division and the Environment and Heritage section of the Lotteries Commission for their Heritage Grants, the Phillip Brown Trust, the AAW, and individuals who made donations towards the project. Our grateful thanks also to the Anglican Diocese and CPT for their assistance. Without all your support we would not have achieved the extensive Scope of Works set down in the planning stages. We are delighted with the outcome and wish to thank all those involved in the project. Lisa Hurley (LH Design), John Smith (Plans/Drawings), Andy Douglas (Builder), Andy Burnett (Builder), Jason Ward (Painter/Interior Timber Refurbishment), John Perry (John Perry Electrical), Steve Hermens (Lighthouse Lighting), Victor Stewart (Stewart Stained Glass Ltd), Kay Nelson (Trinity Glass), Tracy Fayey (Floorpride), David Toland (Floorpride), Jill Jarvis (Irvine Flooring), Mike Connolly (4 Seasons ChCh Ltd), Mark Reid (Canterbury Scaffolding), Jacqui Beaton (Impressive Kitchens), Kyle Marshall (Haase Marshall Drainage) and Brian Walker (Spiderban). To the team that managed the project – Anne McMaster, Joanne Latham, Barbara and John Clark, Dorothy Bradley, and Gary Golding, Murray Trimmer and Ian Bisman during the early planning stages. Thank you to the many parish helpers who shifted pews, replanted gardens, and to the congregation of St David’s that have met at St Silas while the work was done. We want to open our doors to you as our community, to come and visit St David’s and join in on any of our services and activities, or book a special occasion. We look forward to welcoming you at St David’s in the near future. Donations for St David's may be made by Direct Credit to Northwest ChCh Parish account: 12-3149-0348631-01 Particulars: Your Name Code: St David's Project For tax purposes, if you are not a member of the parish, please contact the Treasurer for receipt.

Heritage - Social History of St David's Church, Belfast, Christchurch Heritage Significance Assessment St David’s 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 David’s 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 David's 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 David’s, as it was renamed by parishioners, was opened in 1903 and consecrated in 1912.