Mākara Churches Open Day

Two historic churches will be open for visitors to look through, with people there to talk to about the buildings and some written information about the history of the buildings. St Patrick's, a Roman Catholic Church, is 150 years old this year. It has several stained glass windows that depict families in the area who settled here in the 1800's. The church is now used for weddings and funerals and has been deconsecrated. St Matthias is an Anglican Church that was rebuilt in 1914 to replace the original building that was built in the 1800's. It was designed by the architect F de J Clere and is an actively used church with services held bi-monthly. It has a cemetery in the grounds with old graves where early residents were interred.