As for all New Zealanders, Covid-19 turned life upside down for the Pasifika congregations of three small churches in Levin. But the funding boost has provided a renewed sense of optimism for the church-goers.
The Samoan Methodist Church is one of three Pasifika churches in the town that banded together to apply for renovation funding through the government's Provincial Growth Fund.
The $1.5m was shared between it, the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa and the Free Church of Tonga.
