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St James Anglican Church, Māngere Bridge
St James Anglican Church is a List of category 2 historic places in Auckland, category II heritage listed Anglicanism, Anglican church in Māngere Bridge (suburb), Māngere Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand. Built in the 1850s it is the only remaining stone Selwyn churches, Selwyn church in Auckland. History St James Anglican Church and the surrounding cemetery are located in Māngere Bridge on land formerly occupied by Tāmaki Māori (Waiohua and later Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāti Whātua). In 1837 Ngāti Mahuta were gifted land by Ngāti Whātua, later establishing a defensive settlement for Auckland. In 1849, the land where the church now sits was granted by Governor George Grey, for the purpose of settlement of Maori from the Waikato. It is recorded that the building project was managed by Arthur Purchas, Rev Arthur Purchas, who served as architect, and Tāmati Ngāpora. This venture was recorded to be co-funded by Bishop Selwyn and local Māori. The church was built and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Most are members of national or regional Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, one of the largest Christian bodies in the world, and the world's third-largest Christian communion. When united and uniting churches, united churches in the Anglican Communion and the breakaway Continuing Anglican movement were not counted, there were an estimated 97.4 million Anglicans worldwide in 2020. Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The provinces within the Anglican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
