Founded in 1889,[3] TACMC is the first Chinese Methodist Church to be established in Singapore.[4][1][5] It has stood on Telok Ayer Street for more than a hundred years.[3]
The church later underwent restoration works which started in October 1993 and were completed in August 1995 at a cost of S$3 million.[3][1] Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church later built a branch church on Wishart Road, off Telok Blangah Road.[8] Its new building, with an 800-seat auditorium, was completed in 2004[3] and it is presently known as Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (TA2 Sanctuary). The church's Chinese and Hokkien services have been conducted at this church since 2005, while English and afternoon Hokkien services are conducted at the main church building on Telok Ayer Street (TA).[1]
The membership of the church now numbers over a thousand, comprising the congregations attending services in Hokkien, Mandarin and English.[9] The church's music programme, which started in 1935, boasts six all-volunteer choirs — three adult, one youth, and two children's choirs. TACMC's Honorary Music Director is Dr. Emilia Wong; the church's senior pastor is Rev. Chua Ooi Suah.
ArchitectureEdit
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The pulpit used by Dr. John Sung, an evangelist from China, when he conducted revival meetings in the church in 1935.The church has a five foot way on its west side, making the building a part of the surrounding streetscape.
ReferencesEdit
^ abcd"Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Our Heritage". TACMC.
^"Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church, Google map". Google Inc. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ abcd"Methodist church a refuge during WWII, The Straits Times, 8 December 2016".
^ abc"Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church". Urban Redevelopment Authority.
^"Clans of Chinatown, The Business Times, 21 October 2017".
^"Chinese Annual Conference". The Methodist Church in Singapore.
^"Wishart Road's sleepy neighbourhood wakes up to curious find, The Straits Times, 10 October 2014".
^"Church which early Chinese migrants could call home, The Straits Times, 10 August 1989". p. 4.
News articlesEdit
"Methodist church a refuge during WWII". The Straits Times (online). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
"Six of Singapore's 71 national monuments are on Telok Ayer Street". The New Paper (online). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
Further readingEdit
Edwards, Norman; Keys, Peter (1996) [1988], Singapore – A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places, Singapore; Kuala Lumpur: Times Books International, ISBN978-981-204-781-6.
Lee, Geok Boi (2002), The Religious Monuments of Singapore, Singapore: Landmark Books, ISBN978-981-3065-62-8.
Lau, Earnest (2008). From mission to church : the evolution of the Methodist Church in Singapore and Malaysia, 1885-1976. Singapore: Genesis Books. ISBN9789814222426.
VideoEdit
直落亚逸礼拜堂的起源和发展 • The Beginning & Development of Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church www.YouTube.com
直落亚逸堂 • 上帝与我们的故事 TELOK AYER CMC • OUR STORY WITH GOD www.YouTube.com
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church.
Official website of the Methodist Church in Singapore
Official website of Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
Official website of the Chinese Annual Conference
Infopedia
October 23, 2023
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Ayer MRT station 2 Telok AyerChinese Methodist ChurchChurch view from Telok Ayer StreetTelok AyerChinese Methodist Church1 16 42 49 N 103 50 49 20 E 1 2784694 N 103 8470000 E 1 2784694 103 8470000Location235 Telok Ayer StreetSingapore 068656Country SingaporeDenominationMethodistMembership1 000 Websitewww wbr tacmc wbr org wbr sgHistoryFormer name s Hokkien Church Telok Ayer Church Chinese Methodist ChurchFounded1889 134 years ago 1889 Founder s Dr Benjamin F West 1 ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationNational MonumentDesignated1989 34 years ago 1989 Architect s Swan and MaclarenClergySenior pastor s Rev Chua Ooi SuahNational monument of SingaporeDesignated23 March 1989 34 years ago 1989 03 23 Reference no 21Founded in 1889 3 TACMC is the first Chinese Methodist Church to be established in Singapore 4 1 5 It has stood on Telok Ayer Street for more than a hundred years 3 TACMC is presently affiliated to the Chinese Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in Singapore 6 It was gazetted a national monument by Singapore s Urban Redevelopment Authority on 23 March 1989 4 7 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 References 4 News articles 5 Further reading 6 Video 7 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church TA2 Sanctuary on Telok Blangah Road Singapore Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church was gazetted a national monument by Singapore s Urban Redevelopment Authority on 23 March 1989 4 7 The church later underwent restoration works which started in October 1993 and were completed in August 1995 at a cost of S 3 million 3 1 Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church later built a branch church on Wishart Road off Telok Blangah Road 8 Its new building with an 800 seat auditorium was completed in 2004 3 and it is presently known as Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church TA2 Sanctuary The church s Chinese and Hokkien services have been conducted at this church since 2005 while English and afternoon Hokkien services are conducted at the main church building on Telok Ayer Street TA 1 The membership of the church now numbers over a thousand comprising the congregations attending services in Hokkien Mandarin and English 9 The church s music programme which started in 1935 boasts six all volunteer choirs three adult one youth and two children s choirs TACMC s Honorary Music Director is Dr Emilia Wong the church s senior pastor is Rev Chua Ooi Suah Architecture EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2022 nbsp The pulpit used by Dr John Sung an evangelist from China when he conducted revival meetings in the church in 1935 nbsp The church has a five foot way on its west side making the building a part of the surrounding streetscape References Edit a b c d Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Our Heritage TACMC Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Google map Google Inc Retrieved 28 October 2019 a b c d Methodist church a refuge during WWII The Straits Times 8 December 2016 a b c Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Urban Redevelopment Authority Clans of Chinatown The Business Times 21 October 2017 Chinese Annual Conference The Methodist Church in Singapore a b List of Singapore s National Monuments PDF Urban Redevelopment Authority Wishart Road s sleepy neighbourhood wakes up to curious find The Straits Times 10 October 2014 Church which early Chinese migrants could call home The Straits Times 10 August 1989 p 4 News articles Edit Methodist church a refuge during WWII The Straits Times online 12 August 2016 Retrieved 28 October 2019 Six of Singapore s 71 national monuments are on Telok Ayer Street The New Paper online 4 January 2016 Retrieved 28 October 2019 Further reading EditEdwards Norman Keys Peter 1996 1988 Singapore A Guide to Buildings Streets Places Singapore Kuala Lumpur Times Books International ISBN 978 981 204 781 6 Lee Geok Boi 2002 The Religious Monuments of Singapore Singapore Landmark Books ISBN 978 981 3065 62 8 Lau Earnest 1994 Lest we forget 1894 1994 Singapore ISBN 9810062672 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Lau Earnest 2008 From mission to church the evolution of the Methodist Church in Singapore and Malaysia 1885 1976 Singapore Genesis Books ISBN 9789814222426 Video Edit直落亚逸礼拜堂的起源和发展 The Beginning amp Development of Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church www YouTube com 直落亚逸堂 上帝与我们的故事 TELOK AYER CMC OUR STORY WITH GOD www YouTube comExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Official website of the Methodist Church in Singapore Official website of Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Official website of the Chinese Annual Conference Infopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church amp oldid 1170224585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
