Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore

[1]In early 1907, Sir John Anderson, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, granted a 38,000 square foot plot of land at Fort Canning for a church to be erected on a hill, "on the Tanglin side of the Museum".In 1937, the interior of the church and hall were renovated, where new lights, pulpit, floor tiles and a Hammond electric organ were added.Items that survived the war were the stained-glass windows, which had been removed for safekeeping, a badly damaged Hammond organ, donated lanterns and the marble baptismal font.[citation needed] In 1977, the church began on an extension programme to improve the sanctuary by installing air-conditioning and increasing its seating capacity.[citation needed] To accommodate the large number of worshippers, the church signed a 5-year lease for two floors of office space at the YWCA Fort Canning Lodge.[citation needed] On 28 September 2010, another upgrading project was implemented with a dedication service to create 36,000 square feet of usable space.[4] The building is in a toned-down Gothic Revival style, built of red brick with tracery and mullion details in white stone or stucco.[citation needed] A parsonage was also located next to the church for the pastor’s family to live in and was designed with a colonial influenced style redesigned to accommodate the tropical climate of Singapore.It was a basic rectangular building adjacent to the church that served its simple purpose of a place for meetings, conferences and concerts.
Cornerstone that was laid by the then Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir John Anderson.
Floor Plan of the Sanctuary with original cross highlighted
Architecture Drawing of the Fort Canning Church's Parsonage
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