St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church

Although large numbers of Serbian settlers have been living in New Zealand since 1948, it wasn't until 1967 that the inaugural Saint Sava Church Community was established.

In 1968 the Community bought the former Catholic Church in Island Bay and Father Dušan Kuridža was appointed as the first parishioner. After repair and renovation of the temple, the Divine Liturgy was for the first time served in front of the farthest Altar from the Motherland on 14th September 1969.

Since that time, the Serbian community has been gathering in Saint Sava’s church preserving Serbian tradition and culture.