St. Barnabas Church, Fendalton, is a modest wooden building, with bell tower, and was originally built as a chapel-of-ease to St. Peter's, Riccarton. Fendalton was formed into a separate parish in 1883. The first incumbent was the Rev. I. Chaffers Welsh, who officiated for four years, and was succeeded by Canon Stack, who was incumbent till 1893, when the present vicar took charge. The church has seats for 220 persons, and the ordinary Sunday and weekly services are held. The parish is singular in having only one church and one clergyman. St. Barnabas has a fine pipe organ, which cost £400, and a well-trained choir. There is a public school which is attended daily by the vicar, and a Bible class has been daily held for the last eighteen years, with the very best results. The Sunday school has an attendance of about ninety-five pupils, who obtained the golden certificate awarded in 1901 for the largest average points in the examinations.