A family passionate about saving a historic church on Marlborough's east coast are in no rush, with fundraising efforts still "ticking along". St Oswald's Anglican Church has been off limits since the November earthquake and its future remains uncertain six months later. READ MORE:* Damaged church north of Kaikōura to be saved* Family rallies to save historic church damaged in earthquake* Family pray for engineer's report to save historic church from wrecking ballLeicester Murray, the grandchild of Charles and Jessie Murray, said they weren't working to a timeline with the church. The Nelson Anglican Diocese, who previously ran the church, offered the building back to the Murray family following the earthquake. The Nelson Diocese had indicated there was "no pressure" on the family to rush the fundraising and repairs, Murray said.

Source: Stuff May 18, 2019 23:48 UTC