East Taieri Parish

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Name EntryEast Taieri ParishReferenceP*19022Date1854-2000DetailMinisters of this parish:

Will, Rev. William 1854-1899;
Hall, Rev. James Brankstone 1900-1903;
Kinmont, Rev. Alexander Williamson 1903-1918;
Brown, Rev. W. W. 1919-1920;
McCosh, Rev. David 1920-1927;
Watson, Rev. Alan Cameron 1927-1932;
Francis, Rev. Stuart Cyril 1932-1937;
Read, Rev. Stanley Charles 1938-1944;
McIntosh, Rev. Wilford George 1940-1945 [Locum Tenens];
Warin, Rev. Wyvern Herbert Dawson 1945-1953;
Mathews, Rev. John Guscott 1953-1976;
Willsman, Rev. Peter Humphrey 1977-

1849 Rev Thomas Burns' first visit to the Taieri: conducts a service at Maori Village near Taieri Ferry.
1851 Rev W. Nicholson holds a service at a Taieri homestead attended by 13 people while visiting Dunedin. Francis McDiarmid and William Jaffray represent Waihola and Tokomairiro as Elder and Deacon.
1853 School built as preaching station on church site.
1854 East Taieri established as the second parish in Otago including Waihola and Green Island. William Will inducted February 19. Services conducted at West and North Taieri.
1855 First manse
1859 Decision to build new church on church site.
1864 Green Island separated from East Taieri
1865 Allanton Church opens
1866 Manse enlarged
1870 East Taieri church opened
1877 Decision to rebuild manse on church site
1893 Instrumental music introduced in worship
1895 Church Praise hymnbook introduced
1901 Two elders and two deacons introduced for Allanton congregation
1904 PWMU founded
1907 Practice of individual cups at communion introduced
1911 Building of church hall begins
1913 Electric lighting installed in church
1946 Seat rents abolished.
1958 First women deacons
1963 First women elder
1971 Parish Council formed
1979 Envelope system of giving introduced
1984 Report on church buildings
1991 Annual Pastors' Conference
1996 Peter Willsman inducted as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church
1998 Allanton Church closed 11 October
2004 Saddle Hill integrated with East TaieriRecollect CollectionOtago/SouthlandEast Taieri Parish Last edited by: Jennifer Jeffery

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