The church was named Holy Trinity because Trinity Sunday was the day on which the Archdeacon was ordained, and Trinity Sunday was the last day the Williams family spent at Paihia. The church was extended and a steeple added in 1854.
Planning for the building of a chapel at Pakaraka began in 1850 when Henry and Marianne moved from Paihia, to stay in their son’s house which later became known as ‘The Homestead’. Services were initially conducted in an old barn nearby, while Henry and his sons started to build a church that was designed to form the chancel of a larger structure. The new church was opened on April 23, 1851 amid great celebration.
REF: THE WILLIAMS MUSEUM ⬅︎ Click on the link to read more about the history of this important church....
Planning for the building of a chapel at Pakaraka began in 1850 when Henry and Marianne moved from Paihia, to stay in their son’s house which later became known as ‘The Homestead’. Services were initially conducted in an old barn nearby, while Henry and his sons started to build a church that was designed to form the chancel of a larger structure. The new church was opened on April 23, 1851 amid great celebration.
REF: THE WILLIAMS MUSEUM ⬅︎ Click on the link to read more about the history of this important church....