St Andrews Presbyterian Church (172 Hinemoa Street)

The youngest of the first-generation churches of Birkenhead is St Andrews Presbyterian Church across the street from All Saints Anglican Church. Throughout the 1800s, local Presbyterians had to travel to Northcote to attend services of their denomination. In 1908, they agreed on creating a satellite church in Birkenhead. Land was purchased on Mariposa Crescent in 1909 but nothing was done with it. In 1911, a local Presbyterian Sunday School was opened nearby, but still the church property sat vacant. Finally, 14 January 1914, the Northcote Presbytery agreed to divide the parish and build the long-awaited church in Birkenhead.

The foundation stone of the new structure was laid on 14 November 1914 by J. W. Stewart. The completed structure measured 45 feet by 25 feet and could hold 200 adults. The first service in the building was held on 13 December. After operating from that site for 14 years, the entire church was lifted under the supervision of Arnold Paterson and moved to the top of the road at its junction with Hinemoa Street. It reopened at the new site on 9 December 1928. In 1932, the church was dedicated to Saint Andrew of Scotland, and it was substantially enlarged and altered in 1967. St Andrews Presbyterian Church is part of the Onewa Christian Community and maintains weekly services in English and Korean.

Continue north on Hinemoa Street to return to the Birkenhead Library.