[1] The church was closed in September 2010 and the Hororata congregation use the heritage-listed St John's Hall for services.

[3] The building was later moved across the road to its present day location for the construction of the current stone church.

Before construction was started, samples of the stone were sent to England for testing and were pronounced to be of excellent quality.

[4] The church suffered major damage during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, causing the bell tower to partially collapse into the nave and surrounding gravestones.

The church's organ, which was originally installed at ChristChurch Cathedral had been totally destroyed.