Close to becoming a reality!

Were you or one of your loved ones married in the Green Cathedral?  Have you farewelled a loved one, friend or member of your community there? Perhaps it was your workmate or best friend? You can be part of its ongoing story and its future by donating to the Tiona Chapel. 

The Tiona Chapel will stand as a companion to the Green Cathedral; expanding it’s ministry and accessibility to this sacred site. We are excited that it is close to becoming a reality!

We invite you to be a part of its story

To help with our goal, we’d love for you to donate what you can afford. Click below to donate now!

Give directly - 100% of this donation will go towards the Tiona Chapel building project by Community of Christ. Funds raised over and above the target will be put aside in an endowment for the building, ensuring it is well maintained and purposed into the future.

Tiona Chapel Updates

From this aerial drone shot we clearly see the roof is on.

These two photos give a better view of the sides and internal parts of the building and their level of completion.

Tiona Chapel is approximately 65% complete and after nearly 20 years since it was first envisaged in the original Lease for the property, it is now months away from completion with a forecast completion date of mid 2024 and then we will get to apply for an occupation certificate.

What’s left to do?

• Courtyard ceilings
• Courtyard floor slabs
• Electrical fit out
• Sanitary and servery plumbing fit out
• Rainwater garden, downpipes and gutter leaf guard
• Servery and office Joinery
• Fire shutter installation
• Upper wall fire cladding and lining
• Congregation area bulkheads and ceiling framing and lining
• Fire system
• Building ventilation systems (office & congregation area air conditioning, servery ceiling fans)
• Sanitary ventilation system
• Communications systems fit out (satellite wi-fi, visual display, sound system, hearing loop system, security)
• Congregation area floor polishing and sealing
• Painting external and internal
• Driveway and pathways
• Carpark lighting
• Landscaping

Community of Christ are a people who embrace the sacredness of creation. It is clear to us that the Spirit felt at Tiona has connected humanity through the ages. We believe that building the tiona chapel will enable the community to experience the Divine presence that resides here, and indeed, everywhere.

We invite you to be a part.

When you sit in the Green Cathedral, there is a sense of nature’s grandeur; where earth, wind and water combine under the sun’s flickering fire, cascading through the leaves of the sacred forest canopy. Palms rest gently above the congregation, a symbol of the amazing grace we humbly receive. Whether you are there alone, or enveloped by a large gathering, the Green Cathedral is a space for you to reflect.

This image is the inspiration for the Tiona Chapel. As the palm fronds stretch out from the centre trunk, we the community reach out to those around, bringing us together as one people - one community. Tiona Chapel will help us bind together to learn and experience more about what community looks like and provide a space where love and compassion can be expressed freely. 

As the glass doors slide open and the rafters reach up to grab hold of the light, the space is filled with something humankind cannot create alone. The open nature of Tiona Chapel links you with the forest, connecting with elements of the Divine to bring you into harmony with God and each other. Open all year ‘round, Tiona Chapel is a multi-purpose space with the specific purpose of embracing the blessings of community. 

The logo for Tiona Chapel is also inspired by the cabbage palms that surround the area.