Te Aroha Co-operating Parish

Our History

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45 Years!

On 7 May 2023, we celebrated 45 years as a Co-operating Parish. Guests from far and wide joined with the local congregation in a celebration service on Sunday morning. Lunch followed the service.
On the left, a photo of the congregation on Sunday morning was taken by Peter Kampenhout.

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Our History

Although our parish was born in 1978 when the Methodist and Presbyterian parishes in the town came together to worship as a single congregation, the two churches had a long and important role to play in the town going back more than 100 years earlier. 
This photo, taken on 7 May 2023, shows four previous Ministers who served at St. David's - Doris Elphick, Alice Hill, Trevor Bennett, and Scott Wishart.

WDP ladies

World Day of Prayer

This photo shows a group of ladies in their "mother hubbard" dresses with items from Vanuatu - the country which prepared the World Day of Prayer Service.