The Rev Rose Luxford said the church celebrated the milestone from Friday to yesterday by opening up the church to visitors and having a recital and a special Sunday church service.
The church, on Coquet St, was opened to the public for the celebrations to allow people who had never been inside the church to do so, Mrs Luxford said.
''We thought it seemed a good opportunity for them to have a look around,'' she said.
Tuvaluan and Samoan members members of the church had been practising for a recital on Saturday morning, and sang a hymn at the Sunday service, Mrs Luxford said.
The Sunday service saw Mrs Luxford joined by former church reverends Kim Bathgate, Peter MacKenzie and Colin Hay.
Mrs Luxford said the church had a rich history.
The first Oamaru Presbyterian church was constructed in 1865, but regular sermons had been preached from 1863 at the Hassells woolstore, Mrs Luxford said.
''It was a strange-looking church ...
they demolished that one and built the new one over the foundations,'' she said.
The second, current church was built in 1875, she said.
''We're looking back but we're looking forward and celebrating what we've got at the moment.
''It's good to have these high moments in the life of a church,'' Mrs Luxford said.
By David DeLorean.
