But the story of the parish began at least four decades earlier with itinerant ministers holding woolshed services.
And for all of the past 144 years, the district's Presbyterians and Anglicans have enjoyed a close relationship, with Wanaka's Anglicans naming their own church after Scotland's St Columba and eventually buying the original St Andrew's Church building to add on to their own.
Today, the Presbyterian congregation continues to enjoy a prominent place in Tenby St, leading its worship from a large, open-plan church, on the original St Andrew's church site.
In Tarras, Hawea Flat and Luggate, the Presbyterian churches are also at the heart of society and used by other denominations.
History re-enactments will be a feature of tomorrow's special service.
"It's really getting quite exciting. The history is quite fascinating and very unusual," centenary convener Loris King said.
