Quake-hit Seddon church holds sale

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RAISING MONEY: Jo Spooner, left, and Rob Cameron hold a stained-glass window, one of the items from Seddons St Andrews Presbyterian Church auctioned off on Saturday.

A wooden toilet seat was among items up for grabs from a demolished Seddon church at the weekend.

An auction was held on Saturday in Seddon to sell items and memorabilia that belonged to St Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

The church first opened in 1965 and was demolished on July 27 after suffering earthquake damage last year.

More than 80 items were up for grabs, including furniture, an electric organ, light shades, the wooden toilet seat, rimu door frames, and other parts of the building.

About 25 people turned up to bid on the goods, with more than 50 items sold.

Awatere Christian Joint Venture management committee chairman Rob Cameron said the biggest surprise sale was the light shades, two of which went for $100.

The stained glass windows also fetched a good price, however the church had put some of the windows aside to include in a new church they are hoping to build.

The auction was another step forward for the church, Cameron said. "This earthquake demolition has been going on a fair while now," he said.

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