St James Anglican Church

Nau mai, haere mai

Welcome to Saint James Anglican Church, Māngere Bridge. We belong to Te Takiwa o Manukau.

Te Takiwa o Manukau refers to the group of tikanga Māori Anglican churches across the southern Auckland region of Manukau.  ​

"Our karakia and our people trace their whakapapa back to Rangihoua, to Oihi Bay, where the gospel was first preached in Aotearoa. ​ " -Te Takiwa o Manukau ​ website


St James - A Bi-Cultural Church

St James was built in the 1850's by tangata whenua, with rock carried down from Te Pane o Mataoho/Māngere mountain. Rev Arthur Purchas and Tamati Ngāpora worked together to see the project completed. The church has since withstood a contested history over the last 165 years through the challenges and changes of migration and colonisation. The urupā which surrounds the church is a sacred resting place for tangata whenua and is overseen by Waikato-Tainui. The church and urupā stand as both testimony and reminder of the importance of bi-cultural partnership in our communities. 

Presiding Priest at Saint James: Reverend Mark Barnard