Church College of New Zealand

Church College of New Zealand was a private secondary school in Temple View, Hamilton, New Zealand, that was operated by the Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was closed at the end of the 2009 school year. Construction of the Church College of New Zealand began in 1952. In 1955 the LDS Church announced that it would construct a temple in Hamilton. The president of the LDS Church at the time was David O. McKay, and he initially went to New Zealand to downsize the whole building programme. After visiting the project, McKay was so impressed with what he saw and felt he decided to add two more buildings to the school construction, which today are called the David O. McKay...