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| Tamil Methodist Church Melaka | |
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Gereja Tamil Methodist | |
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| Affiliation | Methodism |
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| Location | Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia |
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| Type | church |
| Completed | 1908 |
The Tamil Methodist Church (Malay : Gereja Tamil Methodist) is a church in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. [1] [2]
The church was built in 1908 and initially known as Kubu Methodist Church. [3] As the congregation grew bigger, space became an issue. In 1954, the Peranakans and English-speaking expatriates built a new church at Tengkera Street. In 1955, Mandarin-speaking Methodist moved to their own church at Tan Chay Yan Street, leaving the church to become the spiritual home for Tamil and English-speaking congregation.
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