The one-bedroom property - which is a church hall, not a house - is listed for tender with Ray White Ashburton.
People’s warden Trish Robertson said the building had become surplus to requirements, and of late had been used by others in the community such as Allenton School, other educators and organisations.
"It is no longer being used as church and on September 11 we are doing a de-dedication of it," she said.
The service at 2pm will remove its consecration as a church.
It was open to the public, with anyone welcome to attend.
Vicar’s warden Roger Paterson said the building was purpose-built by the church back in the late 1950s. It was one of two similar churches opened at the time.
It was built in 1958 or 1959, he said, of St Peter’s.
"The church built it. There was also one in Chalmers Avenue, which was sold off a few years ago as well.’’
At its peak St Peter’s would have had a regular congregation of close to 100 people.
‘‘We haven’t had regular services there for about four years,’’ he said.
Mr Paterson said the de-dedication service was an open, public service and it was hoped families associated with the church over the years might also attend.
‘‘We hope that one or two of the families, whose say parents who were really regular attenders there might want to come along to it.’’
There had already been contact made from people who had moved out of the area, he said.
St Peter’s was one of three church buildings within the Anglican Parish of Ashburton, making up one congregation.
The others are at St Stephen’s on Park Street in Ashburton, and St Andrew’s on Thomson Street in Tinwald.
Realtor Chrissie Milne said St Peter’s Church is listed as a one bedroom, one bathroom corner property and, as a Residential C zoned site, offered any new owner plenty of potential whether it was as a house dwelling or as a church.
However, any commercial venture such as a business would need resource consent.
The site is a 199m2 building on a 869m2 corner section, and features a large hall room with big windows and original wooden floors.
It has a separate room opening to the hall with bi-fold doors, and two smaller rooms used as offices and store rooms, as well as a porch.
Tenders must be lodged with Ray White Ashburton by September 14 at 2pm.
