The Mission to Seafarers: Wellington, NZ
Mission to Seafarers Oceania: 125th Anniversary
In 2024, The Mission to Seafarers marked 125 years of continuous service to seafarers in New Zealand and Oceania.
The celebrations were held during Sea Week; 8-14 July 2024.
There were a number of events, including:
Sea Sunday Service at 10am on Sunday 14 July 2024,
at The Wellington Cathedral of Saint Paul, corner Molesworth & Hill Streets, Wellington.
This was a very special celebration service hosted at the beautiful Wellington Cathedral of Saint Paul. The service was followed by a special 125th Anniversary cake and a rousing performance from the Wellington Sea Shanty singers. On display in the Cathedral were the fully restored historic Bible that was presented to The Mission on its commencement in 1898, and the proposed design for the Seafarers’ Memorial, our 125th Anniversary project. The proposed site was below the Mission to Seafarers’ window on Molesworth Street.
An artist’s impression of the Seafarers’ Memorial designed by landscape artist Ben Hoyle.
Wellington Seafarers Centre Open Day on Sunday 14 July 2024, 2pm-4pm
This was an opportunity to visit the Seafarers Welfare Centre based at CentrePort, 2 Fryatt Quay, Pipitea.
Click here to view the Wellington Seafarers Welfare Centre on Google Maps.
Wellington Maritime Exhibition - 6th to 21st July 2024
This was an exciting exhibition of paintings and sketches of ships, by internationally acclaimed maritime artists Alfred Memelink of Petone and Paul Deacon of Blenheim, featuring historic and modern merchant shipping that has passed through the port of Wellington.
The Exhibition was hosted at Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery in Petone:
Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery
Gallery Hours: Open 10.30am - 4pm Wednesdays - Sunday
Address: 223 The Esplanade, Petone
Phone: 04 979 9889
FREE ENTRY
Queen's Wharf by Alfred Memelink
Alfred Memelink's painting of Queen's Wharf around 1900 depicts the hustle and bustle of the port with the Wellington Harbour Board Head Office and Bond Store in the background.
In the storm by Paul Deacon
A 540 ton barque the Bolton sailed from England on 1 November 1839 and arrived at Port Nicholson on 21 April 1840 with 259 settlers from England. Captain John Percival Robinson was in command. Paul Deacon's painting depicts the Bolton mid ocean sailing through a storm.
If you would like to make a donation towards the 125th Seafarers’ Memorial Project, you can do so here
For further information about the Seafarers’ Memorial Project, please contact:
Reverend Lance Lukin Ph: 022 620 2440
