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Mark and Trish Stevenson are about to begin restoring the 127-year-old church which sits in a paddock near the road on their family farm.
Mark and Trish Stevenson took just minutes to choose a spot for a church on their farm, but the journey through red tape to get it there lasted years. After 127 years at Otakeho on SH45 in South Taranaki, St John the Divine Anglican church has just been moved 12km to the Stevenson’s family farm at Pihama.
Trish Stevenson
The church was moved on two trucks from Otakeho to Pihama, 12km away. The church, which closed a few years ago, will be restored – starting with a new roof and paint job.