Four generations of the 83-year-old Oamaru woman's family have been married by the church and she is the longest-attending member of the congregation.
Mrs Cleverley was not sure about the first time she attended church.
"It was probably as a baby," she said.
But ever since she can remember, she has been a regular churchgoer there.
Her grandparents, Jane and Malcolm McFadgen, were married in 1889 by the church's first pastor, Rev Dewdney.
That was not in the church in Severn St, but at the bride's parents' farm at Enfield.
Her parents, Emma and Ervan Cayford, were married in the church, and she and her husband Noel Cleverley tied the knot there in 1946.
Then came the turn of Mrs Cleverley's two daughters - Christine, who married Peter Keen and Jennifer, who married Tony Hales.
The oldest church member at the celebrations was 94-year-old Averil Omnet, who is at Iona Home.
There were 106 registrations for the anniversary, including one from 91-year-old Anita Crozier, from Auckland, who is the daughter of Rev J.T. Crozier, pastor from 1934 to 1940.
Two former pastors also attended - Andrew Pound, who served from 1986 to 1990 and Bruce Mackay, pastor from 1991 to 2008.
The church is at present without a pastor, but is in the the process of appointing one.
The Oamaru Baptist Church was formed in 1883 at a meeting at Oamaru's Athenaeum, attended by 23 people.
In 1889, a church was built in Severn St at a cost of 775.
The church built a manse in Eden St in 1957 and, in 1963, added a hall to the rear of the church.
In 1969, and again in the 1990s, the interior of the church was renovated.
On Saturday after registration, photographs spanning the decades were on display and, on Saturday night, there was a celebration dinner.
Yesterday, a church service was held.
