# Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting

124 Worcester Street · Central City · Heritage NZ list 306
https://www.chch.live/place/279
Locality record: [Central City on the register](https://www.chch.live/history/central-city)
Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-street
What else stood here: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53119060594027&lon=172.63939953339906
On a walk: [The boulevard](https://www.chch.live/walks/worcester-boulevard)

## The encyclopaedia on it

The Trinity Church or Trinity Congregational Church designed by Benjamin Mountfort, later called the State Trinity Centre, is a Category I heritage building listed with Heritage New Zealand. Damaged in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and red-stickered after the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the building was threatened with demolition like most other central city heritage buildings. In June 2012, it was announced that the building would be saved, repaired and earthquake strengthened. The building, post its church status, has housed some commercial operations, including the State Trinity Centre; 'The Octagon' (2006–2010); and later, following earthquake repairs, a business called 'The

— Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Congregational_Church%2C_Christchurch), a tertiary source

## Documents tied to this place

*These are leads, not evidence — search results nobody has read yet.* The first 10 of 39 are listed.
- Latest Locals. (Star, 18 June 1892) (1892-06-18T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18920618.2.36
  > …evening mr i j t smith will conduct service in hay ward hull sumner in the evening at the trinity congregational church the r-v sidney baker will conduct both morning and evening services at the bipti…
- Scaffolding on Trinity Congregational Church (2016-05-16T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/brendonhaughey/ccl-cs-21346
- Former Trinity Congregational Church (2011-06-06T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/evasullivan/ccl-cs-19592
- TO-MORROW'S CHURCH SERVICES. (Otago Daily Times, 21 March 1896) (1896-03-21T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18960321.2.44
  > …n 8 am matins and litany 11 am preacher rev canon robinson everisong 630 preacher rev e m trinity wesleyan church mr w wwdrop evening rev w c oliver evening subject f patriots and workers1 all saints…
- Former Trinity Congregational Church earthquake damage (2010-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/timbaird/ccl-cs-47255
- Former Trinity Congregational Church earthquake damage (2010-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/timbaird/ccl-cs-47259
- Former Trinity Congregational Church earthquake damage (2010-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/timbaird/ccl-cs-47263
- Trinity Congregational Church (2017-05-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/docross/christchurch2017/ccl-cs-109834
- OPPOSED TO FORCE (Evening Post, 04 October 1927) (1927-10-04T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19271004.2.78
  > …the education committee of the house of eepresentatives to-day by representatives of the congregational and methodist churches mr e p hudson motueka presided and other members of the committee presen…
- Trinity Church (Octagon Restaurant) with Earthquake Damage (2012-06-03T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/contributions/ccl-cs-123117

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting?**

A place on the record in Christchurch Central City, at 124 Worcester Street — Heritage New Zealand list no. 306.

**Where is Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting?**

124 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City — [on the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53119060594027,172.63939953339906,17)