Sacred Spaces Of Wellington, Walk Three

Discover histories of faith communities which have served Wellington since the 19th century. Learn about architecture, art, beliefs and rituals distinctive to these traditions.

Walk Three starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday November 2 at St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, Boulcott Street, built in 1922 and fully restored in 2017. The church site dates back to 1843. Next is Wellington Central Baptist Church, which began in 1877 and at its current building in 1941. Central played host to the formation in 1882 of the Baptist Union which now has more than 250 churches around New Zealand.
St John’s Presbyterian, Willis Street, dates from the early 1850s and the heritage church from 1885, with the original town acre providing spaces for community organisations such as the Boys and Girls Institute.

Christian Science, Willis Street, was founded in Boston 1879 and has been in New Zealand since 1914. The walk will finish with refreshments at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Willis Street
Walks are guided by:
Sir David Moxon, from Hamilton, a former Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and a former director of the Anglican Centre in Rome.

Dr Richard Norman, a member of Historic Places Wellington, with experience as a teacher and researcher of management studies.