The church features a timber facade and gothic architectural design, with a small adjacent cemetery. Its cemetery is laden with beautifully crafted tombstones of European settlers and young servicemen who did not make it home.
The history of the church can be traced from 1883 when Col. R.S.F. Walker presided over a meeting to arrange for funds to be collected to pay for the stipend of a clergyman.[1]
Designed by Australian architect G. A. Lefroy and built on a site donated by W.V. Drummond, a planter from Shanghai, the wooden church structure is made of meranti panels with hardwood frames, and a louvred tower with four tubular bells.
All Saints' Church remains largely unchanged from the early days of its existence. Perhaps the most striking feature of the church is the stained glass window installed in 1911, which survived World War II intact.
All Saints' is among only a handful of churches in Malaysia that still use the pipe organ. It is only used on special occasions and the servicing alone costs about RM10,000 annually.
Developmentsedit
Over the years, the church has undergone some repair work with the most recent restoration effort including the replacement of its leaky roof with Berlian Shingle wood from Sarawak. The new roof is a replica of the original structure.
A new multi-purpose hall was scheduled to be completed in 2008, with toilet facilities, administrative office, choir rooms, library, vicarage quarters and main hall that can accommodate about 350 people.
The church is currently in the midst of setting up a network to locate relatives of those buried at the All Saints' cemetery.
^Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: Volume 64. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 1891. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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saints, church, taiping, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, de. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources All Saints Church Taiping news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The All Saints Church is a church in Taiping Larut Matang and Selama District Perak Malaysia It was the first church in the Federated Malay States founded in 1886 consecrated in 1887 Located on Taming Sari main road the church sits in the outskirts of Taiping All Saints ChurchMalay Gereja Para SantoAll Saints Church in Taiping Perak the oldest Christian church in Malaysia 04 51 29 52 N 100 44 39 552 E 4 8582000 N 100 74432000 E 4 8582000 100 74432000Location17 A Jalan Taming Sari 34000 Taiping PerakCountryMalaysiaDenominationAnglicanChurchmanshipEvangelical AnglicanismHistoryFounded1886Consecrated1887ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect s D LefroyArchitectural typeGothicAdministrationSynodDiocese of West MalaysiaProvinceProvince of South East AsiaDioceseDiocese of West MalaysiaArchdeaconryLower North Archdeaconry The church features a timber facade and gothic architectural design with a small adjacent cemetery Its cemetery is laden with beautifully crafted tombstones of European settlers and young servicemen who did not make it home It is considered one of Malaysia s precious heritage sites citation needed Contents 1 History 2 Developments 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe history of the church can be traced from 1883 when Col R S F Walker presided over a meeting to arrange for funds to be collected to pay for the stipend of a clergyman 1 Designed by Australian architect G A Lefroy and built on a site donated by W V Drummond a planter from Shanghai the wooden church structure is made of meranti panels with hardwood frames and a louvred tower with four tubular bells All Saints Church remains largely unchanged from the early days of its existence Perhaps the most striking feature of the church is the stained glass window installed in 1911 which survived World War II intact All Saints is among only a handful of churches in Malaysia that still use the pipe organ It is only used on special occasions and the servicing alone costs about RM10 000 annually Developments editOver the years the church has undergone some repair work with the most recent restoration effort including the replacement of its leaky roof with Berlian Shingle wood from Sarawak The new roof is a replica of the original structure A new multi purpose hall was scheduled to be completed in 2008 with toilet facilities administrative office choir rooms library vicarage quarters and main hall that can accommodate about 350 people The church is currently in the midst of setting up a network to locate relatives of those buried at the All Saints cemetery See also editChristianity in MalaysiaReferences edit Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Volume 64 Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1891 Retrieved 3 March 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title All Saints 27 Church Taiping amp oldid 1177162705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
