Knox Church, Christchurch

Knox Church
The shell of Knox Church in August 2013 after the remaining bricks had been removed
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43°31′16″S 172°37′43″E / 43.52111°S 172.62861°E / -43.52111; 172.62861
CountryNew Zealand
DenominationPresbyterian
Websitewww.knoxchurch.co.nz
Architecture
Heritage designationCategory II
Designated6 September 1984[1]
Architect(s)Robert England
Years built1902

Knox Church is a Presbyterian church in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The restored building

The original church was built in 1880 to a design by Samuel Farr. When the attendance increased beyond the capacity of the building, a new church was built in 1902 alongside the first one to a design by Robert England.[2] Located on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street, it was one of Christchurch's historic buildings that was badly damaged during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, but which has been repaired to a design by Wilkie and Bruce Architects using the remaining wooden frame.[3] Other buildings in the Knox complex remained functional.

List of ministers

  • Donald F. MacKenzie (18 December 1946 – 31 May 1951)[4][5]
  • Malcolm Wilson (13 September 1951 – 1966)[6][7]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knox Church, Christchurch.
  1. ^ "Knox Church (Presbyterian)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. ^ "History". Knox Church. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ^ Harvie, Will (22 February 2013). "Knox Church will be rebuilt". The Press. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Call to Knox Church". The Press. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 26468. 9 July 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Church : Ministers, Deaconesses & Missionaries from 1840 : McKenzie to McKirdy". Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Obituary : Very Rev. M. W. Wilson". The Press. Vol. CIX, no. 32048. 24 July 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Church : Ministers, Deaconesses & Missionaries from 1840 : Willetts to Wilson". Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2024.


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