Skip to main content

Kōrero: Anglican Church

Mothers' Union parade, Christchurch

Image
Mothers' Union parade, Christchurch

The Mothers' Union was the main organisation for lay (non-professional) Anglican women. This is a Mothers' Union parade in Christchurch in the 1930s. The women hold banners identifying the branches of the organisation they belong to. They are led by a deaconess holding a large and ornate cross.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Christchurch Anglican Diocesan Archives

Reference: Mother's Union Papers

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Allan K. Davidson, Anglican Church – Colonial Anglicans, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/27666/mothers-union-parade-christchurch (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Allan K. Davidson, i tāngia i te 23 March 2011.