Below are links to pdfs of some of our key historical records including

• Annual reports
• Issues of the parish magazine "The Messenger"
• Histories of St Johns and people and organisations associated with the parish

St John's War Dead  An account of members of the Congregation who lost their lives in wars.

ANNUAL REPORTS - These are all the annual reports we can find either at the Church itself or at Alexander Turnbull Library. If you have one that we do not list we would very much like to have a copy (except for 1989-2001 which we have yet to upload)..

Click here for an index of deaths recorded in the Annual Reports

THE MESSENGER - the parish's quarterly magazine

HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS - significant publications from St John's past

Diamond Jubilee souvenir - 60th anniversary of St Johns

St Johns through 100 years - the centennial history of St Johns

A history of the ministry of Rev James Moir - St John 's first minister

Rev James Gibb: Patriot into Pacifist - St John's third minister

The 50th anniversary of the Young Men's Bible Class

The 1974 report on the historic buildings at St Johns

The order of service for a range of historic services between 1903 and 2004

A 1960s booklet about the church

History of St John's

A very professional history, with good illustrations history of St John's, "Church Standing Tall", was published for our 150th anniversary in 2003, authored by Scott Thompson.  If interested in obtaining a copy, please contact the St John 's office at 04 385 1546 or email: enquiries@stjohnsinthecity.org.nz .