Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Wesleyan Mornington Church is the headquarters of the circuit of that district. In 1876 a site was purchased on Richmond Hill, where a church was erected. The building, though unpretentious, was neat and comfortable, and was opened on the 10th of September, 1876, by the Rev. Dr. Stuart, Rev. A. R. Fitchett, and Mr. Lees. It was erected at a cost of £410, and a year later £262 was spent on its enlargement. In 1895 transepts were added to the church, at a cost of £175, and seats provided for a hundred additional worshippers. Since that time a neighbouring site has been secured, and the erection of a brick church is now (January, 1904), in contemplation, nearly two-thirds of the cost being in hand.