The first church on this site was built in 1853 and apparently had backless seats.
It was first used on the 19th of August, 1854.
It was o long low building and had a long path leading up to it from the road that was lined with trees.
Also it had roons attached for the clergyman to live in and was used for worship for 18 years.
A Mr. W. O. Cautley donated the land for the church and the street alongside it is named after him.
On December 15th, 1855 the church became the second parish of Nelson in the NZ Diocese, the Cathedral being the first.
The present building had it's foundation stone laid on
the 9th of October, 1871 by the Bishop of Nelson and by July 31st the next year it was consecrated.