| St Andrew's Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
 Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in 2009 | |
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| 45°52′55″S 170°29′45″E / 45.88184182750472°S 170.49586656792272°E | |
| Location | Corner of Carroll and Melville Streets, Dunedin |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Denomination | Presbyterian (1870–1978) Word of Life Pentecostal Church (1978–2000) Coptic Orthodox Church (2000 to the present) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | R. A. Lawson |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1870 |
| Designated | 25 November 1982 |
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was a prominent church in Dunedin, New Zealand. Designed by pre-eminent Dunedin Robert Lawson it was constructed in 1870 to serve a rapidly developing area of the city which became notorious for its slum housing, poverty and crime which led to it being referred to as the "Devil's Half-Acre" from 1873 onwards. The church is best known for its long time crusading minister the Reverend Rutherford Waddell. Waddell's 'Sin of Cheapness' sermon which was a landmark in New Zealand's social and labour history was delivered from its pulpit. It eventually closed as a place of Presbyterian worship in 1978 and after briefly serving as a place of worship for the Word of Life Pentecostal Church it was purchased by the Coptic Orthodox Church in 2000, who renamed it the Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church.
The building is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 structure.[1]