CHRONOLOGY OF PIONEER CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH BUILDING
End of 1904 church obtained ten acres of land for construction, with another three acres adjacent land for cemetery ground.
Mid of 1905 - construction work began - cost $900
1906 - the building was burnt down owing to a wild fire
1907 - church rebuilding - cost $1600
1910 - church renovation - cost $650
1927 - new church building built in the shape of the cross, in use until today.
posted by Sitiawan Settlement Museum | 9:27 PM
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In 1957, Headmaster Rev. Eugene McGraw bought a telescope. In 1958 many ACS Form V classmates and I spent some rewarding hours up on the roof of the bell tower of the Pioneer Church stargazing.
Does any one have history or documents regarding the first pastor, Rev. Ling Chen Mei (Lin Chin Mi)?
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