In 1912, the Epworth League (now known as the Methodist Youth Fellowship) was established. Rev Underwood was instrumental in starting the Tamil Boys School in 1885 and Tamil Girls’ School (now known as Methodist Girls’ School) in 1887.īy 1889, the congregation grew too large for its chapel and moved to Short Street. This then became the second Methodist Church in Singapore. The Tamil Methodist Church was thus established with Underwood as her pastor. In 1887, a Tamil preacher, C W Underwood, was recruited from Jaffna, Ceylon, to work with the Tamil people. By the end of 1886, regular Sunday and weekday services were being held in Tamil. In September 1885, with his fluency in Tamil, Oldham began holding regular Sunday services in the prisons for the incarcerated Tamil prisoners. A Tamil speaking Englishman, William Oldham had a strong yearning to bring the Gospel to the Indians in Singapore. Oldham, accompanied by Rev and Mrs James Thoburn, arrived in Singapore on, to pioneer the Methodist work here. Touch for map.God laid the foundation for the Tamil Methodist Church in Singapore when in 1884, the South Indian Annual Conference appointed William F Oldham as a Missionary to Singapore. Marker is at the intersection of Middle Road and Waterloo Street, on the left when traveling north on Middle Road. A significant historical date for this entry is January 22, 2000. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. When it moved to Kampong Kapor and is now known When it was officially inaugurated as the MalayĬhurch in 1894, it became the first Straits Chinese It housed the Methodist Girl’s School untilġ900 and was shared with a group of Straits Chinese formed Methodists to use it from 1885 until it was formally transferred Made possible by Charles Phillips, its trustee. Young men gathered for recreational activities and daily worship Was first known as The Christian Institute. It remained here until 1929 when it moved to Kampong Kapor and is now known as the Kampong Kapor Methodist Church., National Heritage Board Unveiled on 22 January 2000 by Bishop Wong Kiam Thau Methodist Church in Singaporeīuilt between 1870 – 75, the Middle Road Church It housed the Methodist Girl’s School until 1900 and was shared with a group of Straits Chinese formed by Methodist missionaries in 1890., When it was officially inaugurated as the Malay Church in 1894, it became the first Straits Chinese Methodist Church in Singapore. He invited the Methodists to use it from 1885 until it was formally transferred to them in 1892. Here, young men gathered for recreational activities and daily worship made possible by Charles Phillips, its trustee. Built between 1870 – 75, the Middle Road Church was first known as The Christian Institute.
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