ber ra ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Captain ▁Cook ▁C res cent , ▁opposite ▁Man uka ▁O val ▁and ▁the ▁Man uka ▁sh ops . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁parish ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁district ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Re id ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁a ▁cor rug ated ▁iron ▁hall ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Can ber ra ▁at ▁East la ke ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁King ston ) ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁work men ' s ▁cam ps . ▁The ▁hall ▁was ▁much ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁a ▁regular ▁con greg ation ▁gathered ▁there ▁each ▁Sunday ▁with ▁a ▁Sunday ▁school . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁cho ir , ▁football ▁and ▁cr icket ▁teams ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁con greg ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁a ▁building ▁fund ▁was ▁comm enced ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁site ▁and ▁permanent ▁church . ▁However , ▁as ▁this ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁de pression , ▁progress ▁was ▁slow . ▁A ▁design ▁by ▁Sydney ▁architect s ▁B urch am ▁Cl amp ▁and ▁Son ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁W . ▁J . ▁Perry , ▁a ▁parish ion er , ▁successfully ▁tender ed ▁to ▁construct ▁it . ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General , ▁Baron ▁G ow rie , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁The ▁church ▁was