This imposing brick church, known as "The Cathedral North of the River", is the headquarters of Canterbury Presbyterianism. Its cavernous interior is finished in dark timber paneling with a soaring timber-framed roof supported by a forest of carved timber pillars. The somber architecture of the Knox Church is offset by a beautiful stained glass window that makes for a very appealing view. You can also view a blue-braided river flowing down from the mountains across the plains.

The original church buildings were later replaced in 1964 by a modern annex comprising a spacious hall, committee rooms, offices and associated facilities. Since 1880, the mission of the Church has been taken forward by a succession of 10 dedicated ministers supported by resourceful and dedicated congregations.

The Church is no more its walls are broken, and yes it may be only a building but as a friend commented ‘a building that has been wrenched from them without their permission’. Many, many hundred’s if not thousands of people have heard God speaking to them within these walls, and for the members of today their return will be tinged with great sadness.