St. Luke's Anglican Church, built in the Gothic style, was designed by Dunedin architects Edward Rumsay and Adam Jackson in stages between 1865 and 1913. It holds architectural, historical, and spiritual significance, standing as a notable landmark in Oamaru.
This key monument of the city offers religious services, children's programs, and community activities. It is the first church built in stone in Oamaru (using local stone from the region).
It houses significant memorials from wars involving New Zealand, including stained glass windows dedicated to the Boer War, as well as stained glass and woodwork commemorating the First and Second World Wars.
New Zealand was actively involved in three major conflicts, consistently supporting the British Empire and then the Commonwealth. It sent military contingents as early as the Boer War (1899-1902), and then massively deployed troops during the First and Second World Wars.