Wesleyan Church, Addington. This church—the twin centre of the Christchurch South Circuit—was originally established by the Free Methodists, who commenced services in the district prior to 1860. The congregation afterwards migrated to the corner of Harman and Selwyn Streets, where half an acre of land was purchased for £100. A church, which soon became a hive of Christian industry, was erected in the sixties. In 1872 it was enlarged, the total cost of the building and the enlargement having been about £1000. The Sunday school was worked with great vigour, and in a few years the large building fronting Selwyn Street was erected. Subsequently a good parsonage was built on the Harman Street frontage, and rooms for separate classes were added to the schoolroom. The church has been enlarged from time to time; first it was lengthened, then a transept was added, and afterwards extended at the rear to form an organ chamber. The total outlay on buildings has been about £3000. There is a large congregation and, the number of Sunday school scholars is over 300.