"It has been absolutely amazing, the generosity of people," he said.
Mr Munro said the overall restoration work, including on the church spire, had been completed in late July, and he was pleased the scaffolding had now been removed.
"It’s wonderful to have it down."
Some important events were planned at the church in September, and removing the scaffolding would provide better public access to the church before those events, including services, he said.
Staff from Dooleys Masonry in Oamaru had done a high-quality restoration job, and another phase was beginning, with the end of that project.
Church finance chairman Les Green was "pleased and relieved" the restoration project was over, although some bills had yet to come in.
"I’m really pleased. It’s been a lot of work," Mr Green said.
It had also been a "lot of work" for church volunteers, including members of the church’s finance committee.
The church was grateful for the strong financial support it had received, including $125,000 from the Community Trust of Otago, $100,000 from the Dunedin City Council’s Heritage Fund, and other sums, including the AAW Jones Charitable Trust ($30,000) and the Alexander McMillan Trust ($50,000).
In April, Mr Green indicated that about $400,000 had been raised to meet the restoration costs, and he was optimistic that a further $200,000 could be raised to meet remaining costs to complete the project.
Given the size of the job, it had been necessary to allow a substantial contingency fund, he said this week.
But it now seemed likely that overall costs would be somewhat lower than initially projected, and could be closer to about $530,000 than $600,000, he said.
Some more money was still needed, but he was hoping that church volunteers could soon say: "We’ve made it".
