
Mrs Rebekah Goh, eldest granddaughter of Mr Chan Cheng Siong 曾生相 and Mr Teo Kong Wah 张光华
1. On 9 January 1924, Bishop G.H. Bickley presided over a grand groundbreaking ceremony attended by hundreds, including church leaders and the Chinese community.
2. In 1885, Methodist missionaries Rev. W. F. Oldham and Dr. J. Thoburn arrived in Singapore, initiating Methodist work in the region. By 1889, the Malaysian Missionary Society was formed, with Dr. Benjamin West leading Chinese ministry efforts.
3. The church expanded its site through negotiations with Gan Eng Seng School. Originally purchased for $3,600, the project cost $75,000, funded through American Missionary Society, Methodist Publishing House, and local donors like Eu Tong Sen, Oei Tiong Ham to name a few.
4. The “Zinc Hut” and New Church Construction (1913–1923)
5. Bishop Edwin F. Lee (1928–1948) and Rev. Hong Han Keng(1933–1961) shaped TACMC and Singapore’s Methodist community.
6. Key Methodist Leaders (Group Photo)
6a. Local Church Executive Committee (LCEC) in the 1950s
6b. Dr. Gwee Ah Leng and Mr Lim Yeow Tong
7-9. Path to Autonomy (1933–1976)
- 1936: Malaya Chinese Mission Conference formed
- In 1968, in order to seek self-reliance, the Methodist Church in Malaysia and Singapore established the Chinese Annual Conference
- In 1976, after the CAC of Singapore and Malaysia split, TA became the largest and oldest Chinese Methodist Church of the CAC in Singapore.
1. 建堂盛大仪式1924 年 1 月 9 日,比克利会督主持了一场盛大仪式,数百名教会领袖和华人社区代表出席。
2. 1885 年,卫理公会传教士(Rev. W. F. Oldham)和 Dr. J.Thoburn 抵达新加坡,开启了本区域的卫理公会事工。1889年,马来西亚差会成立,由卫士德医生(Dr. B. F. West)负责华人福音工作。
3. 教会通过与颜永成学校的协商扩大了场地。最初以 3600 元购地,最终耗资约 7.5 万元建成, 其中包括本地慈善家如余东旋,印尼富豪等人的慷慨捐助。
4. 1913 年, Rev. Sullivan 代购得直落亚逸街与丝丝街交界处地块,搭建了一座砂厘屋顶的临时礼拜堂。1923 年,教会筹款兴建新堂,由新加坡著名建筑事务所 Swan & Maclaren‘s DenisSantry 设计,法国公司(Brossard & Mopin)承建。这座四层建筑现为新加坡第二十一座受保留国家古迹。
5. Bishop Edwin F. Lee,1928–1948 任职与方汉京牧师(1933–1961 担任直落亚逸堂主任牧师)共同塑造了 TACMC 及新加坡卫理公会的发展。
6a. 1950 年代堂会执行委员会(LCEC)执事会负责教会行政决策,包括财务、牧师任命及外展事工。
6b. 魏雅聆医生与林耀东先生: 分别为首位执事会主席是平信徒,和首位会友领袖。
7-9. 自治之路(1933–1976)
- 1936 年:经美国总会批准成立”马来亚华人教区会议”
- 1968 年:1968 年, 为寻求自立, 马来西亚与新加坡卫理公会成立了华人年议会。
- 1976 年:新加坡卫理公会(MCS)完全独立,TACMC 加入其华人年议会(CAC)成为新加坡第三古老华人公里公会卫理公会直落亚逸礼拜堂,但属CAC体系下最悠久,现今任是规模最大的华人卫理公会礼拜堂。
