JAMES IRWIN

Interviewer: Rebecca Amundsen

Abstractor: Robyn Powley

Interview: 26 August 2012

TRACK 1

00:00 Interview introduction – Background noise explained EASTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH

00:33 JAMES – Born in 1946 in LOWER HUTT – Mother CONSTANCE KATE SALISBURY – her family were Poultry Farmers - Father HAROLD IRWIN – Bee Keeper - in his 60s when JAMES was born - one sister – Details

01:32 Family moved to NAPIER 1959 – HIGH SCHOOL – trained as an ENGINEER – VICTORIA UNIVERSITY, WELLINGTON – CHRISTCHURCH – WELLINGTON – GISBORNE – Details

01:55 BAPTIST CHURCH – Moved to GISBORNE – YOUTH GROUP – MINISTRY ‘CALLING’ 1968 – Describes

03:44 BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE - AUCKLAND – First church OTOROHANGA – Describes

05:08 NORTH INVERCARGILL BAPTIST CHURCH - GLENGARRY BAPTIST CHURCH – NORMAN McINTOSH – DES JONES – CALLED to the South 1979 – Details

07:04 JOINT DEACONS – differences between the two churches – Explains

09:12 Situations of NORTH CHURCH – MANSE - GLENGARRY CHURCH – Explains

10:22 Recalls - First impressions of GLENGARRY (District)

11:19 AMALGAMATION of the two churches – MEMBERS MEETING – Explains

15:00 End of Track 1

TRACK 2

00:05 AMALGAMATION agreed – MEMBERS MEETING – 1982 – Details

00:32 Changes in Service Format – GEORGE AND BRENDA HICKS - LOU BOONE – HOBBIES CLUB – Describes

02:45 ART CLUB – Part-time INDUSTRIAL CHAPLAIN – Men’s Dinner – Young People’s Bible Class – Describes

04:38 End of Track 2

TRACK 3

00:07 Recalls various people who attended NORTH and GLENGARRY CHURCHES – hitch hikers – NORMAN McINTOSH

03:54 Recalls the change in church service format

04:55 End of Track 3

TRACK 4

00:01 Recalls NORMAN McINTOSH – helped strengthened JAMES’ faith in GOD – DES THOMPSON (SP)

02:28 OTAGO UNIVERSITY – teaching INFORMATION SCIENCE 1990 – DUNEDIN

03:40 End of Track 4

TRACK 5

00:02 MINISTERS’ ASSOCIATION – COUNCIL OF CHURCHES – combined services – BILL ADCOCK -CHURCH OF CHRIST – NOEL BUTLER - PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Explains

02:06 End of Track 5