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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Tuesday <strong>October</strong> <strong>31</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 3<br />
News<br />
Church expands<br />
with booming population<br />
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding<br />
HOPE Presbyterian Church will<br />
build a new church in Rolleston<br />
and expand its current home<br />
in West Melton to cater for the<br />
booming population.<br />
“Our congregations in<br />
both places have grown<br />
really significantly since the<br />
earthquakes and it<br />
is part of the whole<br />
thing of migration<br />
from east to west,”<br />
senior pastor Hamish<br />
Galloway said.<br />
The church has<br />
Hamish been working on<br />
Galloway the plans since<br />
2013.<br />
In West Melton its current<br />
church, located on the corner of<br />
Weedons Ross and West Coast<br />
BIG CHANGES: An artist’s impression of the Hope Presbyterian Church’s planned<br />
redevelopment in West Melton (above left) and its new building in Rolleston. <br />
a foyer and cafe area for the<br />
church.<br />
A 8000 sq m block of land has<br />
been bought next to Rolleston<br />
Christian School on Springston<br />
services on a Sunday, while West<br />
Melton has about 60 adults and<br />
between 20-30 children.<br />
Mr Galloway said both<br />
churches also have active youth<br />
Rolleston Rd to build a new groups. He envisions the new<br />
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The plan is for the church wider community seven days a<br />
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to have seating for about 300 week. While the plans have been<br />
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will people, offices and youth<br />
costed at $8.5 million in total,<br />
be redeveloped.<br />
facilities.<br />
Mr Galloway said the church is<br />
A building consent has<br />
Up until now, the Rolleston confident it can bring the cost<br />
been granted for a relocatable congregation has been meeting down.<br />
building to be established on at the Rolleston School hall since The church is planning to<br />
the site holding two classrooms 2010.<br />
fundraise through its own<br />
to cater for children and youth Hope Presbyterian Church congregation and will seek<br />
activities.<br />
also has churches in Hornby funding from the Alpine<br />
On the West Coast Rd side of<br />
the site, a 165-seat auditorium<br />
will also be built along with<br />
and Halket. Its Rolleston base<br />
is estimated to have about 130<br />
adults and 50 children attending<br />
Presbytery and the Presbyterian<br />
Church of Aotearoa New<br />
Zealand.<br />
The church is also looking to<br />
discuss funding options with<br />
the district council and other<br />
possible external sources.<br />
Mr Galloway said the West<br />
Melton relocatable building<br />
should be in place by March<br />
next year, while the rest of the<br />
development would hopefully<br />
be completed by the end of next<br />
year. It is hoped the Rolleston<br />
church will be completed by<br />
2019.<br />
•HAVE YOUR SAY: What<br />
do you think of the Hope<br />
Presbyterian Church’s<br />
investment in the district?<br />
Email your views to georgia.<br />
oconnor@starmedia.kiwi<br />
COW KILLED BY CAR<br />
The Sheffield Volunteer Fire Brigade<br />
was called to an incident<br />
where a cow was hit by a car.<br />
The incident happened at about<br />
2am on Saturday on the Old<br />
West Coast Rd. Chief fire officer<br />
Neville Croy said the cow was<br />
killed on impact.<br />
NEW LIBRARY HOURS<br />
The new district library trial<br />
hours have begun and familyfriendly<br />
activities are planned<br />
for every Saturday at all four libraries.<br />
Libraries manager Vicki<br />
Carlyon said the extended Saturday<br />
hours mean programmes<br />
and activities will be available<br />
in the weekends as well as<br />
during the week. The Time for<br />
Fun activities will differ each<br />
week between the four libraries,<br />
beginning this Saturday. Most<br />
events are for all ages, including<br />
for adults, but children younger<br />
than eight years old will require<br />
active adult supervision. No<br />
bookings required, but spaces<br />
are limited. Suitable for children<br />
of all ages. For more information<br />
on times and dates go to<br />
http://www.selwyn.govt.nz/<br />
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