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2 unusual facts about Auckland Baptist Tabernacle


Auckland Baptist Tabernacle

One of the elders of the Baptist church who championed the construction of the Auckland Tabernacle was Charles Blomfield.

The Auckland Baptist Tabernacle is a heritage-listed church located near the corner of Queen Street and Karangahape Road, at the edge of Auckland central business district in New Zealand.



see also

Metropolitan Tabernacle

The Auckland Baptist Tabernacle in New Zealand was constructed in 1886 when Thomas Spurgeon (a son of Charles Spurgeon) was the minister.

Richard Barcham Shalders

The pulpit of Auckland Baptist Tabernacle went on to be occupied by famous Baptist preachers such as Thomas Spurgeon, son of the great Charles Spurgeon, and also Joseph Kemp, founder of the New Zealand Bible Training Institute (now Laidlaw College).