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St Andrew’s Church
Spiritual life
“I never weary of great churches. It is my favourite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral,” said celebrated 19th Century novelist Robert Louis Stevenson.
There is certainly no shortage of those in this region – whatever your religion. Churches, temples and places of worship abound – Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist (just five of the mainstream Christian denominations) a member of one of the inter-denominational churches, or a devotee of any other religion. New residents will love All Saints Church in Howick. Completed in November 1847, it is one of the oldest churches in New Zealand. The Fo Guang Shan Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in the country. Designed in the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty, it took seven years to build and now stands tall on Stancombe Rd in Flat Bush. Featuring a large Buddha statue and a twotonne bell, the mission of the temple is to promote Humanistic Buddhism but it is also open to and intended to benefit nonBuddhists.
ST PAUL’S IN THE PARK ANGLICAN CHURCH
141 Chapel Rd, Flat Bush
A church for our community
