Reference NumberARC-0229CreatorHoly Trinity Anglican Church (Lawrence)DescriptionThe collection consists of marriage, baptismal, burial, service and confirmation registers, and Vestry and Church Committee minutes, correspondence, annual reports and financial records. Ladies' Guild records, publications, maps, plans and photographs are also included.
Many of the registers, in particular, contain records relating to churches in nearby districts, including Waitahuna, Waipori, Greenfield, Clydevale, Beaumont and Roxburgh.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyThe Holy Trinity Anglican Church was officially opened in 1871. Prior to that, Anglican services had been held in the Wesleyan church or in the local school since 1867. The Parochial District of Tuapeka was established around the church in 1872. A new red brick church building was built and consecrated in 1925. The church closed on 11 January 2015.
Together with St John's in Milton and St Paul's in Kaitangata, Holy Trinity made up the Milton-Tuapeka Anglican Parish, which was established in 1973.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Lawrence), Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Lawrence) : Records. Hocken Digital Collections, accessed 03/11/2024, https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/60836