The Parish of the Pines

The true story of Frank Higgins, whose large heart and courage would bring hope and reformation to the dark world of the Minnesota lumber camps and birth the largest parish known to man: The Parish of the Pines.

Ablaze

In November 1947 forty-one people died in a massive blaze that gutted the huge Ballantynes Department Store complex in the heart of Christchurch’s business district. This is the tragic story of New Zealand’s worst fire disaster.