I wrote and illustrated Country Churches of New Zealand. It was published in 2002 by New Holland, Publishers and is still on sale in bookshops. The publishers have kindly agreed to me re-publishing some of the book’s images and descriptions in this blog.
WAR MEMORIAL CHURCH, WAERENGA
There are two memorial tablets in the Taniwha and Waerenga UndenominationalWar Memorial Church. The first lists the names of 44 men of whom 14 died serving in WorldWar I; the second honours 57 men who fought in World War II - seven of whom did not return.
These tablets go a long way to explaining why such a substantial country church should exist in the middle of sparsely populated north Waikato farmlands.
Mr Ivan Hall, an architect turned farmer, drew up the plans, and the building and materials were largely donated by the local community. The church opened in May 1928 for all denominations but when I visited in 2000 only Anglicans were using it regularly.
© DON DONOVAN
donovan@ihug.co.nz
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