All Saints' Church, Taiping

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All Saints' Church
Malay: Gereja Para Santo
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All Saints' Church in Taiping, Perak, the oldest Christian church in Malaysia.
All Saints' Church, Taiping
04°51′29.52″N100°44′39.552″E / 4.8582000°N 100.74432000°E / 4.8582000; 100.74432000
Location17-A, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak
Country Malaysia
Denomination Anglican
Churchmanship Evangelical Anglicanism
History
Founded1886
Consecrated 1887
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) D. Lefroy
Architectural type Gothic
Administration
Synod Diocese of West Malaysia
Province Province of South East Asia
Diocese Diocese of West Malaysia
Archdeaconry Lower North Archdeaconry

The All Saints' Church is a church in Taiping, Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It was the first church in the Federated Malay States, founded in 1886 (consecrated in 1887). Located on Taming Sari main road, the church sits in the outskirts of Taiping.

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The church features a timber facade and gothic architectural design, with a small adjacent cemetery. Its cemetery is laden with beautifully crafted tombstones of European settlers and young servicemen who did not make it home.

It is considered one of Malaysia's precious heritage sites.[ citation needed ]

History

The history of the church can be traced from 1883 when Col. R.S.F. Walker presided over a meeting to arrange for funds to be collected to pay for the stipend of a clergyman. [1]

Designed by Australian architect G. A. Lefroy and built on a site donated by W.V. Drummond, a planter from Shanghai, the wooden church structure is made of meranti panels with hardwood frames, and a louvred tower with four tubular bells.

All Saints' Church remains largely unchanged from the early days of its existence. Perhaps the most striking feature of the church is the stained glass window installed in 1911, which survived World War II intact.

All Saints' is among only a handful of churches in Malaysia that still use the pipe organ. It is only used on special occasions and the servicing alone costs about RM10,000 annually.

Developments

Over the years, the church has undergone some repair work with the most recent restoration effort including the replacement of its leaky roof with Berlian Shingle wood from Sarawak. The new roof is a replica of the original structure.

A new multi-purpose hall was scheduled to be completed in 2008, with toilet facilities, administrative office, choir rooms, library, vicarage quarters and main hall that can accommodate about 350 people.

The church is currently in the midst of setting up a network to locate relatives of those buried at the All Saints' cemetery.

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References

  1. Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: Volume 64. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 1891. Retrieved 3 March 2011.