Waiuku in the News – Church Jubilee

Pioneers entertained during last week’s Jubilee celebrations of the St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Waiuku, Auckland District.
Oldfolks, relatives and friends who attended the reunion held to mark the 50th anniversary of the building of the church. The present minister, the Rev. E. Mowbray-Finnis is the centre of the second row.
Auckland Weekly News 10 June 1931
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection AWNS-19310610-49-1

JUBILEE OF CHURCH.

WAIUKU PRESBYTERIANS.

A thanksgiving service will he held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Waiuku, to-morrow morning, as part of the celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the construction of the church. The Rev. W. J. Comrie will lead the service. On Monday afternoon, a reunion social will be held, at which early members of the church will attend. This will be followed in the evening by a public meeting of commemoration and thanksgiving in the Waiuku Hall. The Rev. E. Mowbray Finnis will be chairman and the speakers will include the Rev. J. H. Roseveare, the Rev. J. Puttison and the Rev. T. E Riddle. Musical items will be given by Miss Moya Cooper-Smith and Miss Minnie West. The celebrations will end with the holding of a communion service on the morning of Sunday, June 7.

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19310530.2.91

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20886, 30 May 1931, Page 12

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