This is the original building which housed the Methodist Church when it first started in the 1940s. The Tamil and Chinese congregations were here first before the English one. And the first Pastor for the Chinese congregation was a lady by the name of Rev Madam Tan Phaik Geok. Rev H. Emerson Abram, a missionary pastor was the first resident pastor for the English speaking congregation in 1963. The first pastor was Rev Wong Onn Tow who would come once a week from Penang in 1962.
Construction on the present premise which we are leaving started in 1963. The land was purchased by the Tamil Methodist Church around 1949.
It was completed in 1965.
The Dedication service was conducted by the then Bishop F. Lundy a year after the completion of the building.
This shot was taken in 2006. It's a more comfortable place now, fully air-conditioned. We're leaving behind a premise which has been a place of fond memories.
And this will be our new home.
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my father was there to bid farewell to madam Lim Swee Meng, He was sitting next to the late Mr. Ng Huat Kim.
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