A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Mary's Church in Merivale.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Mary's Church in Merivale.
Cordoned off church in the central city.
The St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church and School, with some cracking on the footpath in front of the church.
St John's Presbyterian Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The ground around the church is strewn with masonry that has fallen from the church's walls and collapsed tower.
St John's Presbyterian Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The ground around the church has been strewn with masonry from the church's walls and collapsed tower. The spire of the collapsed tower has fallen in front of the church, which has been enclosed by a safety fence.
Damage to the church hall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The gable end of the brick building has collapsed.
Cracks in the plaster on the ceiling of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Damage to the church hall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The apex of one of the building's gables has collapsed.
Damage to the roof of the church hall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, cordoned off with security fencing.
Damage to the Knox Church. The walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact. A small film crew is filming in front of the Church.
Cracks in the ceiling and wall inside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
The roof of St John the Baptist Church on Latimer Square. Masonry has tumbled into the building, tearing a hole in the roof and exposing the inside of the church.
A photograph of the cracks in the masonry of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A booklet compiled in 2011 by Fiona Summerfield, containing stories from the Parish of Burnside-Harewood, and the liturgy from a memorial service held one week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Church in Lyttelton after 22-2-11 EQ".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house in Linwood. The front wall of the church has collapsed inwards, exposing the interior of the church, now full of bricks.
A photograph submitted by Francis Vallance to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Supporting the crumbling remains of St Mary’s Anglican Church in Merivale".
Damage to a church, with a plaque reading "Remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth".
Damage to the facade of a church in the central city.
An information board outside the Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton.
A sign outside St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square advertising new venues for church services.
A video about the experiences of church goers after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Many of the congregations have had to find temporary facilities after the earthquake damaged their churches. The video includes an interview with Bishop Barry Jones from the Roman Catholic Church. Jones talks about the miracle that nobody died in the earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The only church still standing in Lyttelton. The church is located on Winchester Street".
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The inside of St Bartholomew's Anglican Church in Kaiapoi, the oldest surviving church in Canterbury. It was designed by Benjamin Mountfort and completed in 1855".
A crane sitting beside the fence cordoning off the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In the foreground stones from the Christ Church Cathedral have been laid out on pallets.
Damage to the interior of a back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Deep cracks can be seen in the plaster on the wall.
Parts of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ, which have been wrapped in brown paper and stacked on the church floor to be transported.