Rangitikei Parish which includes St Thomas' is a large rural parish situated south of Mt Ruapehu and west of the Rangitikei River. St. Thomas was built in 1877 at a cost of 590 pounds. Consecrated by Bishop Hadfield, the architect was Charles Tringham. Mid-Victorian Gothic with tower, apse and sanctuary and built with totara pegs and dowels, rather than nails.

Frederick de Jersey Clere as the Diocesan Architect designed the steep-roofed St Michael and All Angels. It was consecrated on 2 May 1895. Situated 1601 Makino Road, Feilding