Wairarapa Churches

Celebrating 140 years, July 2011 First Church from the corner of Jellicoe and Weld Streets

The Anglican Church of St Andrew, in Dublin Street, Martinborough, was built in 1883 by William Benton and designed by Frederick de Jersey Clere . I t has a Category II heritage listing, number 1313 .

St Aidan's from Castlehill Road Opened in the early 1900s, when Alfredton was a thriving community, St Aidan's Church has been central to successive generations of farming families. St Aidan's can be found about 100 metres up the Castlehill Road, just off State Highway 52 ( map ).

Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah The Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah sits on a little hill beside the Homewood Road. at Okautete, Homewood.

View of St John's from the east. The little Anglican church of St John the Evangelist on a rise above Homewood Road ( map ).

Sadly, St Andrew's Church was burned to the ground during the night of 22 November 2021. West end of the church, from the road. St Andrew's Anglican Church at Whareama sat proudly at the intersection of the Blairlogie-Langdale and Homewood Roads. Church, showing porch and window detailing After serving the Whareama community for 100 years, significant repairs and restoration work was carried out in 2009, ready for the next 100 years.  This view shows the west end and porch. The stone Baptismal Font, which formerly sat in the garden beside the church porch.  The font was largely undamaged by the fire in 2021.  Beautiful detailing in the bell tower. View of the church from the road The altar, showing the wood-paneled sanctuary Nave Stained glass behind the altar (east end), presented by Mrs Morrison History In 1901, with services being held in the Whareama schoolroom - where they were running out of room - a