The stone church replaces a wooden one, which was built in 1885. The St Andrew’s church of today is considered one of the finest Anglican churches in New Zealand.

Colonel Cowie Nichols and his brother Cyril made the building of the church possible. The Colonel laid the foundation stone on April the 30th, 1938 and the church was consecrated on December the 16th 1939.

The exterior stone which is a warm, rusty brown, came from the Kuriheka Estate which is seven miles away, and the grey plinth stone came from the Kelcher property  three miles away.

The whole interior of the church is made with pink buff Oamaru stone. The glazed shingled tiles of the roof came from Sydney, and range from dark red to black.

© Hayley F.

Maheno School 2007

Introduction

I chose this topic because I was really interested in it. I live in Maheno and I find the Church amazing to look at -don’t you?

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church

Maheno, North Otago, NZ.

Photos courtesy of Miss Gordon

Brass lecturn.

Owl carving on the end of a pew.

The war memorials for WWI and WWII.

The large east window, a memorial to the Teschemaker family, depicts The Glad Tidings To The Shepards Of Bethlehem. The west window provided by Colonel Nichols, portrays the slaying of the dragon by St. Michael. All the furniture is made of oak. The carvings in wood and stone are the fine work of Mr G F Gurnsey. The pipe organ, built in Christchurch is a very fine instrument with electric action.

East-facing window.

West-facing window.

Beautifully carved interior

doors to the church.

Virtually maintainance free! The outer doors occasionally need painted. All other materials withstand the conditions well.

The tall bell tower.