Acland was active in the Anglican Church , a member of the synod for many years and licensed as a lay reader . In 1866 , he donated land for a church where four children who died in infancy were buried , including two of the Acland children . Emily Acland laid the foundation stone in December 1868 and the first service was held in the church on 30 May 1869 by his father in law . The church , which has capacity for 80 people , was consecrated on 12 December 1869 . Its name , the Church of the Holy Innocents , was chosen in reflection of the four infants buried in the location . The stained glass window in the wall behind the altar was destroyed in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake , only months before the church was due to be earthquake strengthened . John and Rosemary Acland , descendants of JBA Acland who still live at Mount Peel , pulled every splinter of stained glass out of the rubble that they could find . This will allow a stained-glass artist , Graham Stewart , to restore the window
2010 Canterbury earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
John Acland (politician)