Christ Church
Christ Church is New Zealand's oldest surviving church, located in the village of Russell. The Anglican church was built in 1835 by Gilbert Mair under the supervision of Charles Baker, and originally held services in both English and Māori.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: building in Far North District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Christ Church, Russell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Russell Museum and Pompallier House.
Russell Museum
Museum
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Russell Museum is situated 120 metres west of Christ Church.
Pompallier House
Historic building
Photo: Zaqrfv, Public domain.
Pompallier House is a nineteenth-century building located in Russell, New Zealand which once served as the headquarters to the French Catholic mission to the Western Pacific. Pompallier House is situated 200 metres southwest of Christ Church.
Flagstaff Hill
Peak
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Flagstaff Hill overlooks the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Directly north of the small historical village of Russell, the flagstaff on the hill played a significant role in early relations between the local Māori of the Ngāpuhi iwi and early British colonials.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell and Paihia.
Russell
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russell is a charming, elegant township in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. A short passenger ferry ride across the bay from Paihia and the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, this historic town is one of the earliest European settlements in New Zealand, dating back to the early 19th century.
Paihia
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paihia is an historic town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. It has numerous sights and activities, and stunning views of the bay.
Waitangi
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waitangi is a locality on the north side of the Waitangi River in the Bay of Islands, 60 kilometres north of Whangārei, on the North Island of New Zealand. Waitangi is situated 4 km west of Christ Church.
Christ Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.2632° or 35° 15′ 48″ southLongitude
174.12357° or 174° 7′ 25″ eastInception
1835Open location code
4VPPP4PF+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 156937962OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q23641174
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Indonesian—“Christ Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “基督教堂”
- Indonesian: “Christ Church, Russell”
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