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Wesley Methodist Church is the oldest Methodist church with an English-speaking congregation in Singapore. The second Methodist Church to be built in Singapore, it is located at 5 Fort Canning Road, Singapore 179493. ==History== Early in 1885, Rev. William Fitzjames Oldham was appointed to head the work of the Methodist Church in Singapore. He arrived with Dr. James Mills Thoburn, and together they conducted a series of evangelistic rallies in the Town Hall (later the Victoria Memorial Hall). It was here that the first Methodist Church in Singapore was established. The Church met weekly in the Town Hall until December 1886 when it moved to a building in Coleman Street (later to become the Anglo-Chinese Primary School's hall). The Church was then known as The English Church.〔.〕 In early 1907, Sir John Anderson, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, granted a piece of land at Fort Canning (today's site) for a church to be erected. This was in recognition of the church's contributions in the fields of missions and education. Under the leadership of Rev. A. J. Amery, the new building at Fort Canning was completed and named the Wesley Methodist Church.〔 Wesley's growth was interrupted during the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II. Her building was stripped and used as an ammunition depot. The only items belonging to the church which survived the war was a badly damaged Hammond organ, the lectern, the marble baptismal font and the stained glass windows. The church was rededicated on Easter Day in 1948.〔 In 1977, major renovations were carried out to meet Wesley's expanding ministry and growth. Another extension project was embarked upon in 1988 to keep pace with the rapid increase in membership and ministry.〔 The church completed another extension and renovation project in 2013, and recently embarked on another project to refurbish the sanctuary.〔.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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