St Barnabas Church is a historic

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church in

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, Auckland, New Zealand. Originally built in 1848 it was later moved to the current site. Subsequent expansions have significantly altered the church to where now the majority is brick with a small wooden nave of the original serving as the nave to it. It is registered as a category 2 building with

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History

St Barnabs' Church was originally constructed in 1848 at Point Dunlop, east of

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. It was designed by

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as one of the original Selwyn churches. In 1866 the

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was widened to the point of the transepts, it was also lengthened on one side. In 1877 the church was moved to the current site in Mount Eden. The church was part of the Parish of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The first service was held on a Sunday, 6 October 1878. In 1886 the church was enlarged for a growing congregation. In 1897 nearby land was purchased for a Sunday school and

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. In 1903 a brick rebuild started, but never completely finished and the nave of the old church remains. In 1932 a

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was added. The vicarage was sold in 1952. In 1964 a war memorial

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was erected.

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* {{Albert-Eden Local Board Area Albert-Eden Local Board Area Churches in Auckland 19th-century Anglican church buildings in New Zealand 1847 establishments in New Zealand Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic places in the Auckland Region Listed churches in New Zealand 1840s architecture in New Zealand Selwyn churches Churches completed in 1847