St Columba Church, Otumoetai

St Columba Church, Otumoetai, 1969
Colour transparency from the Gale Collection, Ref. 0976
Image courtesy of Tauranga Heritage Collection

This is St Columba Church on Otumoetai Road. It is near the Cherrywood shops. My Dad went to Sunday school here. I think this photograph was taken not long after the Church was opened.

St Columba Church, Otumoetai, 2015
Photo by Charlie Colquhoun

The church doesn’t look too different. I think the colour of the roof has changed because it is more than 50 years old. A footpath has been added since the photo was taken and the trees have grown a lot.