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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Cargill Road Church

Cargill Road Church , South Dunedin. This church is the centre of the most extensive circuit in Dunedin, as it stretches from far up the Taieri Plain, to the Otago Heads. Caversham and South Dunedin were united in 1882, when the property on which the Sunday school now stands was acquired, and the Opoho church removed to it. During later years the necessity for a more commodious building was felt, and a corner section immediately opposite was purchased. The plans of the present brick church were adopted; the memorial stone was laid on the 8th of July, 1893, and the church was opened in 1894. The building, which is capable of seating 600 persons, was erected at a cost of about £1,100. In 1894 Cargill road was tentatively separated from Trinity church, from which it received a subsidy for three years, and the division was completed in 1897. In 1902 an important branch of the church was started in the rising suburb of Musselburgh, a mile and a half distant, and in 1903 a commodious brick parsonage was erected. The circuit is one of the most progressive in the colony. In addition to the superintendent minister, two Home Missionaries are employed.