ST. LUKE'S, CHURCH, ROTORUA.

Waiapu Church Gazette, 1 June 1933, Page 5

ST. LUKE'S, CHURCH, ROTORUA.

A FORWARD MOVE. At the General Synod held m Wellington, m 1928, a resolution was passed approving of a proposal by Archdeacon Chatterton for a general appeal for assistance to enable the •Church people m Rotorua to make more adequate accommodation for the large number of visitors to Rotorua at certain times. It was thought at first that a new Church should be built, but since then conditions have made this an impossibility, and for some time to come an enlargement of the present Church is the only solution. There are many people throughout the Dominion who know something of Rotorua and probably of its difficulties. About £200 over and above what we have m hand will be needed to carry out the scheme that the Vestry has approved which will include not only the enlargement but also the very necessary heating and other improvements which are long overdue. Our Diocesan, Missionary and local requirements which are heavy, have m these depressed times made it impossible to undertake this effort before, but we now feel that the time has come when we should delay no longer, and as we have m view not only the spiritual needs of our own residents, but of many from other parts who visit us, •and wish to take advantage of the services of the Church, we ask if some of these will share with us this -venture of faith, so that it may become an accomplished fact without unnecessary delay. Donations may "be sent to either of the following: — F. W. CHATTERTON, Vicar, W. W. P. HALL, Treasurer, Amohau Street, Rotorua.