A NEW CHURCH

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 902, 20 February 1930, Page 12

A NEW CHURCH

ST. COLUMBA’S PARISH INTENDS BUILDING PRESENT SITE TOO NOISY St. Columba’s Anglican Parish. Grey D>nn, intends building a new church ■very shortly and at 7.30 o’clock this evening a meeting of parishioners will be held in the church hall to authorise the calling for tenders. - r J i £ ar > tb S- Rev. It. H. Hobday. explained tld s morning Vi the S!te ot the present building at the corner of Surrey Crescent and Melbourne Load had, of recent year*! become unsuitable lor a church on ac-' count of the noise from the street. section was given to the parish hiJ le la ! e » Ir ’ J ’ Williamson and had been part of the Surrey Hills Estate m . which he had an interes-t. The original building, St. Columba’s Hall was built in 1910. >

Tll e forming of the concrete road tile extension of the tramlines and the growth of traffic from the North of late ?, ea1 '® hav . e ca «sed a marked increase in street noises which are disturbing to a church, said Mr. Hobday. “The e £*: fore decided to ask the Auckland Diocesan Synod for permisSl< property.” that’thS'* 8 Eran s ed - with the proviso that the amount realised should be on another site and the erection of a suitable building. from Ch th« property has been acquired from the St. John’s College Trust S° ard ’ W situated near the junction of the Zoo and Grey Lynn tramlines in Surrey Crescent and is In til ea, about one acre. 'I lie plans for the new church have tec" M? Pa D d «ie diocesan archil, Mr ’. Fatterson. and the building is to be in brick and canahle of seating about 250 persons P wUh Pr TWe ‘° a fOl later if needed. “J*® of the present church proof o, i lsed . approximately £ 5.670. o*o sum £1 ' 4 40 has been expended wm tl 6 new sectlon - and this, together With expenses attendant to the deals has reduced the amount available for £4 000 W to something below of cermio Weve T with the addition the 14 non mS lron * oth «r sources, reached' 0 " laik wiH be be A hem e tm eeti " S ° f Parishioners to o© held this evening the plans will ing d the U c S ! , e n- Wit ? a view to authorising the calling for tenders.