Friends of Saint Mary of the Angels Charitable Trust - history
St Mary of the Angels Church
Wellington's first Catholic church, the Chapel of the Nativity of our Lord (also known simply as Fr. O'Reily's Chapel), was erected in 1843 on nearly the exact site that St. Mary of the Angels Church now occupies.
Read about the changes and progress over nearly 170 years to the Churches that have graced the site.
See a brief history of St Mary of the Angels »»
Friends of Saint Mary of the Angels Charitable Trust
The Friends of St Mary of the Angels Charitable Trust grew out of the merger and consolidation of several fund raising organisations within the Parish of St Mary of the Angels in the late 1990's.
The Trust's sole objective is to raise funds necessary for the restoration and preservation of the historic St Mary of the Angels Church.