St James Anglican Church

Nau mai, haere mai


Welcome to Saint James Anglican Church, Māngere Bridge. We belong to Te Takiwa o Manukau.

Te Takiwa o Manukau refers to the group of tikanga Māori Anglican churches across the southern Auckland region of Manukau.  ​

"Our karakia and our people trace their whakapapa back to Rangihoua, to Oihi Bay, where the gospel was first preached in Aotearoa. ​ " -Te Takiwa o Manukau ​ website


St James - A Bi-Cultural Church

St James was built in the 1850's by tangata whenua, with rock carried down from Te Pane o Mataoho/Māngere mountain. Rev Arthur Purchas and Tamati Ngāpora worked together to see the project completed. The church has since withstood a contested history over the last 165 years through the challenges and changes of migration and colonisation. The urupā which surrounds the church is a sacred resting place for tangata whenua and is overseen by Waikato-Tainui. The church and urupā stand as both testimony and reminder of the importance of bi-cultural partnership in our communities. 

Presiding Priest at Saint James: Reverend Mark Barnard


Morning services

Service begins at 9:30am  - Holy Communion with Kids church

Final Sunday of every month - All ages service ​



Evening services

Creative bilingual worship 6:30pm
on the 4th Sunday of the month



"We look back at the fulfilment of promises to David and Abraham, and because of that we too can have confidence in the promises God has made us his people now, that they will come about in his good time"

Ven. Dr. Lyndon Drake
Archdeacon of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Hono mai / Connect with us

Rev. Mark Barnard

mark@st-james-nz.org


Address

31 Church Road, Māngere Bridge
Auckland 2022, NZ

Follow us online -