Churches.........Central Districts....
Bunnythorpe - Wesleyan- Methodist
Ministers
1887-89 William TINSLEY
1890 James A. TAYLOR
1891-93 William KEALL
1892-93 J. ELLIS
1894-96 F QUINTRELL
1894-96 William LEE
1896 TR RICHARDS (While W Lee was in England)
1897 John A. LUXFORD CMG
1898-99 William H BECK
1900-03 T NEWBOLD
1900-03 Samuel LAWRY
1904-05 Joseph H MATHER
Trustees (First) 1887 Mr J DIXON; Mr D
MATHESON; Mr R PROCTER; Mr F JEFFERIES; Mr M BEAZER; Mr W
MASTERS; Mr E CLEVELY; Mr D STEWART;
1906: Mr J PRINT; Mr H LITTLE; Mr L LASSEN; Mr C JANSEN; Mr J
FOWLER;
Foxton - Union Parish - Methodist
Ministers
1874-76 John STANDRIN:
1876-77 Peter W JONES
1878 James CLOVER
1879 R MCLEAN
1880 J.H. LUKE
1881-82 R. B. HORSELEY
1883 - 85 J CLOVER
1886 H CLARKE
1887 J OLPHERT
1888 W HARRIS
1890 J OLPHERT
1891-92 R RAINE
1893 G GRINDLEY
1894 F W BOYS
1895-97 S BARRETT
1898-00 W WOOLASS
1901-04 W HARRIS
1905 J FEATHERSON
1906-7 J SOUTHERN
1908-10 P. J. MAIRS
Levin - St. Johns Methodist
Section donated by Richard PROUSE; Church built by Peter
ARCUS. Opening ceremony was 14 July 1895 and presided over by Rev
G S HARPER. The Rev JR CLARK of Otakiwas in charge of the
circuit. A choir or men and women from Rongotea and Sanson sang.
Robert RAINE 1889 from Otaki
Arthur ASHCROFT 1891 from Otaki
James Richard CLARK 1892 from Otaki
William DAWSON 1896 from Otaki
Harold E BELLHOUSE 1898
Samuel HD PERYMAN 1900
James WRIGLEY 1903
T Francis JONES 1908
William TINSLEY 1913
Palmerston North - All Saints
Clergy
Rev H BEVIS - 1875 - 1877
Rev J A NEWTH 1879 - 1880
Rev J L KEATING 1881 - 1882
Rev W E L Carus-Wilson 1882 - 1883
Rev W A LEECH 1883
Rev HE Copinger 1884 - 1887
Rev Cannon H B HARVEY 1887 - 1895
Rev H F HUNT 1895 - 1901
Archdeacon C C HARPER 1901 - 1910
Rev H ROSHER 1911 - 1915
Asst Clergy(Ordained)
Rev HP RAIKES 1891 (Temp)
Rev R YOUNG 1893 - 1896
Rev P EAREE 1896 - 1897
Rev H FITZ-WILSON 1898 - 1902 & 1940 - 1944
Rev FG NELSON 1901 - 1902
Rev JR DEWING 1902
Rev SJ HANDOVER 1902 - 1903
Rev HW KLINGENDER 1904 - 1907
Rev G STEPHENSON 1904 - 1909
Vicars Wardens(1882 - 1890 omitted)
GM SNELSON 1875, 1879-1881, 1884-1885
PE WARBURTON 1876
F BRYANT 1888 - 1891
A SKERMAN 1892 - 1898
J L BARNICOAT 1899-1904, 1906 - 1908
LA ABRAHAN 1905
K WILSON 1909 - 1912
Peoples Wardens
RN KEELING 1877 - 1881
PE WARBURTON 1878
? MITFORD 1879 - 1880
J H HANKINS 1884-1885, 1888
RS ABRAHAM 1889
WT WOOD 1891
F BRYANT 1892- 1898
W LAMBERT 1899
K WILSON 1900-1907
Rongotea - Lutheran
Pastor T HEINE 1878 (German)
Pastor J MEYER 1882 (German)
Pastor KLITSCHER 1900
Pastor WINKLER 1903 - from America
Pastor HASSOLD 1905 - from America
Rongotea - Wesleyan Methodist
Sunday School Superintendant VC RANSOM 1881
Trustees 1890's GIFFORD, HUNT, KNIGGHT, SANSON, TUCKER:
Rongotea - Assembly Of Bretheren
Congregation included
William ANDERSON 1890
James CHRYSTALL 1890
Mr ROWE, & Sons Thomas, Nicholas & 2 others
Sarah BUCHANAN, cousin of ROWES
CH HINMAN.
Rongotea - Church Of England - Inc. Bulls Sandon & Foxton) - St Simon & St Jude.
INNES - JONES 1890 - 1895
JD RUSSELL 1895 - 1898
RT MATTHEWS 1898-1900
HS LEACH 1900 - 1902
HF WILSON 1902 - 1907
Church built by ROCHELLE & Co of Palmerston North &
volutary labour was supervised by Carl ANDERSON.
Woodville Methodist
Ministers:
1883 JW WORBOYS
1886 J WRIGLEY
1889 EO PERRY
1890 J SAUNDERS
1892 C PENNEY
1895 J WRIGLEY
1897 SHI PERYMAN
1900 G HOUNSELL
1904 WS BOWIE
1907 BH GINGER
1911 W BECKETT
Circuit Stewards
1885 -87 L HAMBLING & T MOORE
1888-91 L HAMBLING & R FENNELL
1892-93 J VILE & R FENNELL
1894 EC COX and HARTSTONE
1895 G GARDINER & ET RENDLE
1896-03 ET RENDLE & R FENNELL
1904-05 L WHITTINGTON & L HAMBLING
1906 L WHITTINGTON & J HARDING
Trustees; 1878; J SOWRY; H HAWKEN: J MORGAN:
H THOMAS: J DRINKWATR: J LLOYD: T MOORE: ET RENDLE: D HUGHES:
Enoch WALKER: 1896 named added, EC COX; R
FENNELL: D BAILLIE: A SOWRY: J RICHARDS: J PINFOLD: CH WORBOYS: W
HARTSTONE Jnr:
Sunday School Superintendants: HAWKEN, MOORE, HARDING, KNOWLES,
GREEN; COX; BAILLIE:
Organists: Mr SHERWIN: Mr EDARDS: Mrs HAMBLING;
Miss Emma WILLEN: Miss Eliza LOVEDAY:
Choirmasters: Mr L HAMBLING; Mr PIKE: Mr AE
LAWRENCE: Mr JV LAWRENCE: