This baby was built in apparently 1886 and is on the grounds of Auckland's Waikumete Cemetery. It was built by a man named Ebenezer Morris who emigrated to NZ in 1877. He also had other business in the Kaipara district of Matakohe plus Auckland and Thames. It's named the Chapel of of Faith and was originally as a mortuary chapel but is now being hired out for spiritual events, christenings, weddings, funerals and prayer meetings.
On the day we visited it was closed so all I could get was a photo of the outside.
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For it's age it looks fabulous.
Such a pretty 'baby' Amy, wonderful to see how beautifully this sweet chapel is being looked after ✨
It looks so incredibly tidy! It almost looks like it was just built yesterday.
I like it. It's got a distinctive simple beauty to it.
It looks a pretty building. Haven't been to Waikumete.
A pretty church that is well loved and taken care of.
Such a handsome little church.
It is very odd the things one remembers. I don't think I've been inside it but I do recall who I was with and that we saw a kingfisher perched nearby.
Gorgeous find. Too bad you couldn't get inside. Thanks so much for linking at My Corner of the World.
What a beautiful little church
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