Mission Hall Centennial Celebration 2015

On the eve of the one-hundredth anniversary of its erection, the Centre held a celebration in recognition of the restoration of the historic Glenfield Mission Hall; and its building in a single day. Present were descendants of the original architect and builders, the restoration project group, families and persons who had a close association with the building, the Staff, Executive and Governance of the Centre, invited guests including the Kaipatiki Local Board, Methodist and Anglican Church, Glenfield College, Mayfield Scouts, Kaipatiki Community Facilities Trust, and the local Member of Parliament. There were speeches, songs, stories, the unveiling of a plaque, the re-gifting of the WW1 memorial tablet, and the cutting of a cake. The next day, the Centre opened for a Market Day to mark the event of the centennial and to give the public of Glenfield the opportunity to come and view the building in all its restored glory.

Glenfield Mission Hall Builders 4 September 1915

WW1 Memorial Tablet – commemorating the sons of local families.

Presented to John Eldridge, resident of Glenfield Road.

George Charles Butt, local storekeeper, Glenfield

Mannequins on loan from Kaipatiki Local Board

Glenfield Mission Hall

Memorabilia loaned for the event: photos and marriage certificate of Margaret Benton (nee Timmins) who married at the Mission Hall; Sunday School puppets made by teacher Mrs Esther Hewitson; books and Sunday School Union Diplomas presented to Henry Beacock and Carol Malmo

Mrs Esther Hewitson – Anglican Sunday School Teacher. Hand made puppets made by Esther, and used by her Sunday School pupils to perform the nativity and fairy tales.