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A crowd attends the opening of the community centre attached to the Trinity Methodist Church in Cuba Street. Opened by visiting Reverend R. Thornley (president of the New Zealand Conference of the Methodist Church), the ceremony coincided with the 70th Anniversary of the old church in Cuba Street (demolished in 2003 after being deemed an earthquake risk). Other speakers included the Mayor, G. M. Rennie, Trust Treasurer A. S. Trevithick, J. G. Benjamin of Church of Christ, Rev. J. M. Blight of District Churches and Circuit Steward A. H. Fisher jnr.

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Object type
Image
Relation
2023-12
Date
July 20, 1963
Digitisation id
2023S_2023-10_040387
Format
Slide
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"Other"

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