| A memorial to the pioneers of the Mackenzie, the Church of the Good
Shepherd, lies on the shore of Lake
Tekapo on Pioneer Drive. For years church services were held at the
various station homesteads in the Mackenzie. In 1933 some residents wrote
the Anglican Vestry asking for a church to be built and backed their
suggestion with generous promises of money and land. Mr. George Murray
donated the land. The foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Gloucester in
January 1935 and seven months later dedicated in August 1935. Built from lakeside stone and oak with a clear glass window to allow a
view
of the blue lake. |
