Pics of the Malaysian churches!

Lemme start with one of Asia's oldest church built on 1753

Christ Church Melaka

http://www.charles.ca/myweb/Malaysia/Melaka/MelakaChurch.jpg

http://www.reisereporter.de/Bildarchiv-Malaysia/Melaka/Malaysia-Melaka-Christ-Church-02.JPG

http://www.myphotographs.net/malaysia/malay035.jpg

There's a catholic church nearby to this red Dutch church. I think it's Portuguese in origin. Let me find some pics.

There's a catholic church nearby to this red Dutch church. I think it's Portuguese in origin. Let me find some pics.


You mean the St. Francis Church? :?


Here's a pic I took last year of the church:


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/melaka/st_francis/dscn6788.jpg

St John Cathedral, KL

http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/klchurch1.JPG

St Anne's?

http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/klchurch2.JPG

Interesting! Nice to see the different styles of the churches from different periods

St Anne's?

http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/klchurch2.JPG

This is St. Anthony's Church (Robertson Road). :)

There's one more gothic influenced church in Brickfields, The Holy Rosary Church, also very pretty. ;)

This is St. Anthony's Church (Robertson Road). :)

There's one more gothic influenced church in Brickfields, The Holy Rosary Church, also very pretty. ;)


yea......The Holy Rosary Church is muh fav! .......I like it for being quite ornate :okay:

ANyone got any picture of St. Mary's at Dataran Merdeka? I like its neo-Gothic architecture and it is the oldest church in KL ;)

Thanks , argory ;)

Holy Rosary, KL(can find side profile pics or not?)

http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/klchurch5.JPG

St Mary's Cathedral, KL
http://www2.seasite.niu.edu/PicDB/Mala/01070.jpg

How about the Minangkabau influenced church which is Malaysia's largest? Cannot find info lar

Cathedral of The Assumption, Penang 1860

http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images15/cathdpg.jpg

St. Peter's Church - Malaysia's oldest Roman Catholic church built in 1710 ! :eek:

Here's some lousy pictures of the church I took ( I was driving and taking these pics at the same time....... :D )


http://ftp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/melaka/st_peter/IMG_7386.JPG

Here's another one ( I made another round to take this one :D ) ....oh and by the way...this chuch predates the Melaka Christ Church and it is also built by the Dutch ;)

http://ftp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/melaka/st_peter/IMG_7387.JPG

St. John's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Kuala%20Lumpur/KLNov2004066-skc.jpg

...took this picture today. Interestingly, the twin towers of the cathedral were one of the tallest structures around in 1950's Kuala Lumpur.

Awesome take guys!
Argory, which camera are you using? :)

Awesome take guys!
Argory, which camera are you using? :)


Thanks Baq! Mine is a Kodak CX4230. A very basic camera. :)

Love the blue sky :)

ok here's the church I'm longing to see!

St Anne's Bukit Mertajam Churchfrom webshots

http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/malachurch2.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/malachurch3.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/malachurch4.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/malachurch.jpg

St John's Church, Ipoh, Perak1910
http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images10/stjoniph.jpg

Wesley Church, Seremban, 1920
http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images11/wesleser.jpg

Interestingly, the twin towers of the cathedral were one of the tallest structures around in 1950's Kuala Lumpur.

That's a staggering thought! :eek: Amazing how your city must have changed since that time! :okay:

Thank you, gents, for this thread! I really appreciate it. :) I love churches, and it's just fascinating for me to see how Europeans built their churches far away from home and looking just like those in their own countries.

St John's Church, Ipoh, Perak1910
http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images10/stjoniph.jpg

Wesley Church, Seremban, 1920
http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images11/wesleser.jpg

wei, :redx:

Too bad you're getting the :redx: effect, TYW! :(

The Wesley Church looks Anglican and has some red Chinese (?) writing beneath its roof cross. St. John's is primarily made of brick (I think) and has six wooden doors/entrances along the side of the church.

Too bad you're getting the :redx: effect, TYW! :(

The Wesley Church looks Anglican and has some red Chinese (?) writing beneath its roof cross. St. John's is primarily made of brick (I think) and has six wooden doors/entrances along the side of the church.

hey, i see it now. didn't know why i got the :redx: just now. i tried "show picture" but it didn't work just now.

George Cathedral
http://www.bennenk.com/Maleisie/images/19960814-41%20Penang%20Georgetown%20St.%20George%20the%20Martyr%20Church.jpg

Designed by George Drumgoole Coleman (GD Coleman)? :?

Designed by George Drumgoole Coleman (GD Coleman)? :?

Its an Anglican church dedicated to St. George actually.

The Armenian church in Singapore (St. Gregory, I think) looks quite simmilar. :)

Built in 1888

St Michael's Church Sandakan

http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images11/stmicsbh.jpg

looks like a cottage!! cute ;)

wesley methodist church from moving car :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/tanyw/WesleyMethodistChurch1.jpg

wah so cute lah the church small but has grand style :D

Found this pic by Oliver Laumann and Irmgard Laumann.

The KL Wesley Methodist Church, nicely tucked in at Petaling Hill. Quite an unusual angle of the KL skyline, ya...

http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~net/images/malaysia/kuala-lumpur/img_0005.jpg

Looks like a small model! :D

Found this pic by Oliver Laumann and Irmgard Laumann.

The KL Wesley Methodist Church, nicely tucked in at Petaling Hill. Quite an unusual angle of the KL skyline, ya...

http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~net/images/malaysia/kuala-lumpur/img_0005.jpg


Just wonder that why Pudu bus station no station of STAR linked to...!

Penang

http://www.sandham.com/images/Malaysia/Agfachrome/Image30.jpg

St Anne Church, BM

http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/2782/st_anne01.jpg
by YahWen Ho

This church was founded by Father F.P Sorin, a French Roman Catholic missionary in 1888. In the 1900s, word started to get round that vows had been fulfilled and miracles performed which were attributed to St. Anne.

This led to the Feast Day of St. Anne becoming the occasion for a major annual pilgrimage in which thousands take part from all over the region and even from as far away as Australia. Today, the Feast of St. Anne held towards the end of July is a nine-day affair, the climax of which comes at the end with a spectacular candlelight procession.

There is now a larger new St. Anne’s Church some two km away, but for the festival the old church remains the focal point.

Both churches are located in town called Bukit Mertajam at mainland Penang. Please visit this church if you do drop by Malaysia.

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I like this picture and I hope you like it too.

Cheers!

Built in 1888

St Michael's Church Sandakan

http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images11/stmicsbh.jpg

Which state is Sandakan in? :?

^ Sabah, East Malaysia

CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

http://img162.exs.cx/img162/289/churchoftheimmaculateconceptio.jpg

close up
http://img162.exs.cx/img162/7320/churchoftheimmaculateconceptio1.jpg

A beautiful little gothic church in the heart of KL ~ The Holy Rosary Church.

The facade
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Holy%20Rosary/Picture047-skc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Holy%20Rosary/Picture048-skc.jpg

The interior
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Holy%20Rosary/Picture056-skc.jpg

Side view
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Holy%20Rosary/Picture057-skc.jpg

Steeple detail.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Holy%20Rosary/Picture058-skc.jpg

Wah......nice pictures Argory! :okay:

....and very nice sky ;)

^Thanks Sze, it took a nice 34º C to get it that blue! :D

^^^ So hot meh? :D And I could also still see the moon! :eek:

Found this pic by Oliver Laumann and Irmgard Laumann.

The KL Wesley Methodist Church, nicely tucked in at Petaling Hill. Quite an unusual angle of the KL skyline, ya...

http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~net/images/malaysia/kuala-lumpur/img_0005.jpg

wat is the architecture style for wesley church and who was the architect?

^^ I think you call that Neo-Gothic ;) I dunno bout the architect but this church is completed in 1917 if I am correct :)

Catholic church in Ipoh, St Michael's I think. From ipohtalk. (http://ipohtalk.com/ipohtalk/posts/427.html)
http://penangpage.com/pics3/churchipoh2x.jpg

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (since 1902) in Kuala Lumpur. This charming looking church is hidden amidst a lush setting along Jalan Raja Chulan.

http://www.dekmal.com/Kirche2.jpg

^^ Yup.......I like how St. Andrew's are set against a backdrop of the lush tropical greens :okay: My aunt goes to this church ;)

Sze, you've been inside St. Andrew's? Was wondering how the interior looks...;)

Anyway, this is the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Klang. It was recently featured in the book, Landmarks of Selangor. :)
http://membres.lycos.fr/morisse/klang/klang4g.jpg

Looks like Wesley KL and Wesley in Singapore. :eek::D

and also Wesley Penang =)

Hmm... they belong to same denomination of Christianity?

Nope... Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic church. There is a convent school next to the church as well, also with nice architecture. ;)

Sze, you've been inside St. Andrew's? Was wondering how the interior looks...;)




Nope...haven't been inside before....perhaps I should ask my aunt one day to bring me there hehehe :D

It looks very English-village like! :D
Very nice environment!

Penang's 1st ever chapel!

http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/9281/chap7ky.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^

I like that, simple but homely

Yeah, post interior pics please. TQ

^^ boi.. that chapel waz build inside the wall(fort) that means it might hav been build round 1800 somethin rite..??

Those are great looking churches. Any pictures of new churches built in the 70s, 80s or 90s??

Bukit Mertajam Churchfrom webshots. Built in 2002. Inspired by Minangkabau Architecture

http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/malachurch2.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/malachurch3.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/malachurch4.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/malachurch.jpg

True Jesus Church (Sibuga ) Sandakan - Built in 1987
http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/269/chrcsan2ei.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

True Jesus Church (Elopura) Sandakan - 1997
http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/8906/chrcsan21as.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Agape Gospel Assembly Negri Sembilan, built in 1999

http://www.agapeassembly.org/images/cover1.jpg

All Saints Cathederal KK, built in 80's

http://www.antioch.com.sg/my/asc/church1.jpg

http://www.antioch.com.sg/my/asc/PhotoALLSaintsService1.jpg

CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MALAYSIA
CHINESE CONGREGATION
KOTA KINABALU, built in 80's

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7047/ccmclikas8ds.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I think literally those built in PJ are like less than 40 yrs old :)

This church is very close to Plaza Rakyat. It was closed for some renovation work and recently re-opened. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Picture019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Picture022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Picture018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Picture012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Picture013.jpg

http://www.penangtrinity.org/gallery/ml_5.jpg

Is that highrise part of the church?

^^It looks like a part of it, but have to confirm with our Penangites. ;)

Church of St. Francis Xavier, Melaka.

http://planet.time.net.my/CentralMarket/melaka101/xavierch.jpg

Is that highrise part of the church?


I believe so cause I saw the cross at the top of it ;)

Is that highrise part of the church?

yep, it's part of the church's expansion project which was completed last year.

Dataran St Anne @ Bukit Mertajam taken by Wang HL of flickr.com

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/9458/churchpenangtc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Also Dataran St Anne by 5xmom of flickr.com

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2185/churchpenang2fc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Trinity Methodist Church, Ellis Road,
Kuching, Sarawak.
Built in 2005.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5664/office011bfl8.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7023/office012bkx7.jpg

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http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2472/office014bpw3.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4734/office016bry5.jpg

This is the catholic church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Puchong, completed already and was opened a few months back. However, there is only a small artist impression of the church from the website.
http://www.olgpuchong.org/images/church_drawing.jpg

This is an artist impression of the proposed Putrajaya Catholic Church:
http://www.catholicchurchputrajaya.org/images/artistimpressionchurch.jpg

This is an artist impression of the proposed Putrajaya Catholic Church:
http://www.catholicchurchputrajaya.org/images/artistimpressionchurch.jpg

wow, this one is nice!...btw, do malaysia has any...mormon churches?..or the baha'i place of worship?

wow, this one is nice!...btw, do malaysia has any...mormon churches?..or the baha'i place of worship?

I am not sure about Mormon (Latter Day Saints) churches though...and the Bahai faith is completely different. :) But I have certainly met quite a few Bahais.

There are many protestant denominations in Malaysia apart from the Catholic Church, which was the earliest from a historical perspective - starting in Melaka during the Portugese colonisation. The bigger denominations (Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, etc.) came in during various stages of the colonial periods (the Dutch and the English).

There is also a smaller Mar Toma and Syrian Orthodox community (from Kerala, India) in Malaysia.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/395482185_acbc2ba3d5_b.jpg

This church is easily one of the oldest (if not the oldest) in Kuala Lumpur. The Anglican Church dedicated to St. Mary, was completed in 1895 and is of an early English Gothic architecture designed by AC Norman, a government architect at that time. It was actually a replacement for an older wooden church built in 1887 on Bukit Aman (then known as Bluff Hill). Among the notable personalities who have attended mass here include Queen Elizabeth II. :)

for more of it's history, please visit the following site:
http://www.stmaryscathedral.org.my/index_files/Page871.htm

wow, this one is nice!...btw, do malaysia has any...mormon churches?..or the baha'i place of worship?

There are some Mormon places of worship, but not registered church i believe, they operate in shoplots or houses. I have been invited to one in PJ but dun really remember where exctly as I didn't go. There is another one in Penang along wif a Jehovah Witness place of worship. If you want a direction, just ask those white boys who are alwiz around major cities wif bicycles and some books, thy are Mormon evangelists.

As for Baha'i...there are many, for Penang, the centre is in Gottleib Road, in an office building fronting Penang Chinese Girl's School.

Finally managed to get an interior picture of St. Mary's KL

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/506783978_8a6165b558.jpg

This is the catholic church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Puchong, completed already and was opened a few months back. However, there is only a small artist impression of the church from the website.
http://www.olgpuchong.org/images/church_drawing.jpg

wow...very futuristic. ^^ btw,anyone have pics of orthodox church?

^^ Nice church in Putrajaya.
Very futuristic.

I heard about the world's largest church in Shah Alam ? When will it be built

I am not sure about Mormon (Latter Day Saints) churches though...and the Bahai faith is completely different. :) But I have certainly met quite a few Bahais.


There was a Bahai student in my secondary school :) in KL .

One of the many churches nestled in KL's Brickfields enclave.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2816819562_e1f85c3d4c.jpg

With the bell tower
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2818041184_a00c32db30.jpg

Steeped in history, the church is situated quite grandly on a hill (Petaling Hill) overlooking the old part of town. The first building was built in 1899 at Malacca Street (Jalan Melaka).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2816815038_c8f5fc1734.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2816810566_1f9160920f.jpg

no update anymore malaysia's churches pictures?

taken from flickr
St Thomas' Cathedral, Kuching
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/2461659138_1cd1df3092.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3503075093_eff94f9709.jpg
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St Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3503884258_b674960a76.jpg
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http://bennyliew.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ml2.jpg
Infront

http://geopolder.com/images/ft/enersonswed1.jpg
inside

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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MTsUjTsloTM/SfW5riqtedI/AAAAAAAAAsA/1DT1-5_dcNk/s1600/DSC06388.JPG

http://william78.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/st-paul_001.jpg?w=281&h=423

http://william78.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/st-paul_002.jpg?w=252&h=379

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3447441254_18158eafd1_o.jpg

http://www.limjoanne.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/St.%20Michael%20Church%20Penampang.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CmbRDI2DSE8/S-KMuK3HJQI/AAAAAAAAAC0/fyQaTWOjVj0/s1600/DSC00122.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u8spGukPeiM/SrvIM_7u7KI/AAAAAAAAALs/MfSahrmSqQM/s1600/St%2BMichael%2BChurch%2BPenampang.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u8spGukPeiM/SrvEIlKHkTI/AAAAAAAAALU/ofhiSwranFs/s1600/Feast%2Bof%2BCorpus%2BChristi%2Bat%2BSt%2BMichael%2BChurch%2B-%2B1965.jpg
(Feast of Corpus Christi at St. Michael Church - 1965)

no update?

Masland Methodist Church, Sibu, Sarawak

by David Ling
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_euI6n_vKUdU/SneOyL9467I/AAAAAAAAFSs/PNO9c4N7ybo/s720/DSC_0660.jpg

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by dongcheng
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cOcIUjj-pzQ/ShlRQz0DR6I/AAAAAAAAA6Y/CyR0rUzHGYo/s400/IMG_0450.JPG

by Menglei Wong
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DOi96n_L20I/ShqpmOPXwkI/AAAAAAAALF8/eMNiG5Dq0aY/s400/DSCF0740.JPG

Ching Kwong Methodist Church, Kuching, Sarawak

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5791/ck1sa3.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/522889519_6419049a8e.jpg

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http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4640/ck2un0.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/3793/ck4rt6.jpg

Sources:
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18125&p=258329&viewfull=1#post258329

http://wilsonchin.blogspot.com/2007/05/night-of-sacred-music-ching-kwong.html

City Harvest Church Kuala Lumpur

http://www.chc.org.my/images/about1.jpg

http://files.myopera.com/holee0101/blog/P1040722.JPG

http://files.myopera.com/holee0101/blog/P1040726.JPG

Glory Christian Centre Kota Kinabalu

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/48243862.jpg

http://cdn.geolocation.ws/geolocation_media/panoramio/04824/p-048243883.jpg

http://www.gcc.org.my/photo_gallery/2012/20120225%20HMMOE%20-%20Ps%20Yoong/images/003.jpg

St Faith's Anglican Church, Kuching, Sarawak

My photos

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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.432053340159453.103171.121378987893558&type=3
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CCCC, Bukit Jalil

Taken by Lim SK http://www.flickr.com/photos/lim2009/

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TxeP8mMqMaM/T41WQx9jdzI/AAAAAAAAAzg/JLur108MRVc/s1600/Updates-201203a.jpg

Malaysia opens Southeast Asia's Largest & "Most Modern" Church today...

This is the main auditorium with a 5,000-seater... the church has many halls with a total size of over 600,000 square foot of internal space.

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/48073_239237942888723_1061288478_n.jpg

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/72742_236362519842932_1668487196_n.jpg

In the backdrop few days ago ::: during rehearsal for the Heaven & Earth Rejoice! Musical Event which was held today.

http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/734401_237243439754840_994098352_n.jpg



This year's Easter is quite significant to Malaysia. Why?

1. My Government celebrates almost its 2nd year of official "political" ties with the Vatican City; and
2. Marking the opening of Southeast Asia's Largest Church outside of Kuala Lumpur.

http://christianitymalaysia.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CCC_View2-e1364558760722.jpg


Since this is an interesting news, I'll post in full...


As SEA’s biggest church opens, Christians dismiss Malaysian Muslim backlash
The Malaysian Insider | By Boo Su-Lyn | March 31, 2013
Article >>> http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/as-seas-biggest-church-opens-christians-dismiss-malaysian-muslim-backlash/

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Malaysian Pentecostal church Calvary Church brushed off fears of a potential backlash from Muslims, even as it celebrated Easter today at its newly opened building here that is touted to be the largest in Southeast Asia.

The RM200 million 600,000-square-feet building dubbed the Calvary Convention Centre (CCC) in Bukit Jalil boasts a 5,000-seat auditorium, as well as a multi-purpose hall, classrooms, lecture halls, a nursery and other spaces that will be converted into retail stores and cafes.

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The exterior of the 600,000-square-foot Calvary Convention Centre (CCC). — Picture by Saw Siow Feng

“What is there to feel threatened about? It’s a landmark that shows Malaysia is truly a land that’s multi-cultural,” Calvary Church associate pastor David Seah told The Malaysian Insider today, after the Easter service this morning that was attended by some 3,000 people.

“I don’t foresee any potential backlash,” he added.

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The 3,000-strong congregation sings worship songs to a 120-strong choir and a band with drums and electric guitars. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng

Some Muslims expressed on their blogs in 2011 uneasiness with the size of the CCC, saying that it was a threat to the position of Islam as the country’s official religion and that it might be used to convert Muslims.

But Seah stressed that Calvary Church did not proselytise Muslims, saying: “When we gave out tracts, we told members not to put them in Muslim homes.”

The Pentecostal church pastor said that the construction of CCC on commercial land began in 2007 and was completed this year, noting that it would be able to accommodate its 3,000-strong congregation that was previously spread out in Damansara Heights, Damansara Perdana and Cheras.

Calvary Church senior pastor Rev Dr Tan Sri Prince Guneratnam wept when he took to the podium to deliver his sermon on Easter, the most important day on the Christian calendar that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

“We are here. We made it,” said Guneratnam in a trembling voice, before wiping his eyes.

Some church members reportedly accused Guneratnam in 2008 of mismanaging funds and expressed concern over the rising cost of the CCC project, which was originally estimated at RM50 million, leading to a long dispute that split the church.

Guneratnam urged the congregation today to make an Easter donation, besides contributing their regular tithes of 10 per cent of their income, pointing out that the church still had loans to pay.

“God can provide your needs,” said Guneratnam, as cloth bags were passed around the congregation to collect the money.

He told The Malaysian Insider after the service today that CCC was not built as a threat to the Muslims, or to proselytise them, but to facilitate the church’s activities.

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Calvary Church senior pastor Tan Sri Prince Guneratnam tells the congregation that they’re at the CCC because of God’s faithfulness. Picture by Saw Siow Feng

Associate Pastor Stephen Kum similarly doubted that Muslims would oppose the building of the CCC.

“There’s freedom of religion in this country,” Kum told The Malaysian Insider.

“We’re not here to provoke, we’re not here to make a statement. We’re just here to be a church. We’re growing,” he added.

Calvary Church publicity coordinator Chua Suat Khim pointed out that the church was forced to rent various stadiums previously to host Easter and Christmas events.

“We had difficulties. They cancel our programmes sometimes...we felt, in the long run, it’s better to build,” said Chua.

The two-hour Easter service at Calvary Church featured a full-fledged band with drums and electric guitars, as well as a 120-strong choir, that led the congregation through several songs before Guneratnam’s sermon.




Calvary to present story of Easter through special musical in its own new church premise
The Star | Thursday March 28, 2013

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Uplifting performance: The musical promises impressive staging designs, heartwarming songs and captivating dances.

EASTER is observed all over the world, though not everyone knows the story behind this special day. If you are keen to find out about Easter, catch Heaven & Earth Rejoice!, a musical presentation by Calvary Church, Kuala Lumpur.

The musical will run tomorrow at 8pm, as well as on Saturday and Sunday at 5pm.

For the past 27 years, Calvary Church has presented musicals on Easter and Christmas every year. This year’s show, however, promises something different.

Instead of using a rented venue, this musical will be held in Calvary’s very own, recently completed building, the Calvary Convention Centre (CCC) in Bukit Jalil.

In preparation for Heaven & Earth Rejoice! and to raise awareness of the completion of the CCC in the surrounding neighbourhoods, Calvary and more than 300 volunteers distributed handbills and leaflets to homes within a 5km radius of the CCC in Bukit Jalil.

Heaven & Earth Rejoice! depicts the story of Jesus Christ and his life on earth. From the majestic throne of heaven and the manger in Bethlehem to the streets of Jerusalem and the cross on Golgotha, the musical will showcase the perennial Easter story through impressive staging designs, heartwarming songs and captivating dances. The musical will feature songs packed with uplifting melodies such as Go Change The World, Trust His Heart and Glory Glory.

The 270-strong cast of actors, singers and dancers will bring this timeless story alive in the CCC’s 5,000-seater auditorium.

To help the audience understand the relevance of the Easter Story, the church’s senior pastor, Rev Tan Sri Prince Guneratnam, senior pastor of Calvary Church, will deliver hope-filled messages every night.

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Official Church & Easter Website

>>> http://www.calvary.org.my/
>>> http://www.easter.org.my/


Calvary Church Kuala Lumpur gets ready to soft-open its doors this Easter weekend
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Calvary Convention Centre, Bukit Jalil

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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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St. Michael Church, Penampang, Sabah

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St. Michael All Angels Church, Sandakan, Sabah

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St. Francis Xavier Church, Melaka

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St. Paul's Ruin Church, Melaka

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St. Peter's Church, Melaka - Oldest Catholic Church (1710)

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Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Klang

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St. Louis's Church, Perak

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Taken over the weekend St Marks Seremban.