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Trinity Parish Timaru
The first of the Presbyterian Churches in the Timaru community, established originally in the centre of the town in a large classical styled building. As the town grew and the town centre lost residents to the suburbs the church decided to relocate to a suburb where with a high precentage of young families there was a major opportunity for Christian outreach. The church operated from the Trinity Hall in 1953 and continued in the main church building after its completion in 1966.
Trinity West Church on the corner of Church Street and Avenue Road, formally the Timaru Congregational Church, became part of the Trinity Parish when many of the Congregational Churches joined the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. It provides a smaller church and hall on a prominent site on a relatively central thoroughfare from the west of Timaru to the town centre.
The Assembly of God leased the Trinity College Road Hall. Trinity had some use of this facility by arrangement, and the Assembly of God were granted use of the main church when they required more space for large events.
Trinity West Church on the corner of Church Street and Avenue Road, formally the Timaru Congregational Church, became part of the Trinity Parish when many of the Congregational Churches joined the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. It provides a smaller church and hall on a prominent site on a relatively central thoroughfare from the west of Timaru to the town centre.
The Assembly of God leased the Trinity College Road Hall. Trinity had some use of this facility by arrangement, and the Assembly of God were granted use of the main church when they required more space for large events.
Trinity Parish Timaru. Presbyterian Research Centre, accessed 26/07/2026, https://pcanzarchives.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/125749
