Global InformationKampong Kapor Methodist Church information
| Kampong Kapor Methodist Church (Bishop Bickley Memorial) | |
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 Church view from Kampong Kapor Road. | |
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| 1°18′27″N 103°51′15″E / 1.30737°N 103.85410°E | |
| Location | 1 Kampong Kapor Road, Singapore 208673 |
| Country |  Singapore |
| Denomination | Methodist |
| Website | www |
| History | |
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| Founded | 25 January 1894 |
| Founder(s) | Sophia Blackmore Cpt. Rev. William Shellabear |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Swan and Maclaren |
| Style | quasi-Art Deco |
| Groundbreaking | 1928 |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Administration | |
| Division | Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Rev. Tay Kay Leong (Pastor-in-Charge) |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Anthony Phua |
Kampong Kapor Methodist Church (Abbreviation: KKMC) is located on Kampong Kapor Road in Singapore's Little India district.[1] The church is approximately 300 metres from Jalan Besar MRT station.[2]
Founded in 1894, KKMC is one of the first Peranakan churches and the fourth Methodist church to be established in Singapore. During its early years, the church catered to the Peranakan or Straits-born Chinese, with services conducted in Baba Malay in a building located on 155 Middle Road. In 1930, the church moved to its present site on 1 Kampong Kapor Road, where it now offers a variety of services to different ethnic groups.
The church building on Kampong Kapor Road was given conservation status by Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority in 1989;[3] its earlier building on 155 Middle Road was awarded historic site status in 2000.[4] The church celebrated its hundredth anniversary in January 1994.
- ^ "Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Google map". Google Inc. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Google map". Google Inc. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Little India (History)". Urban Redevelopment Authority.
- ^ "Church to car workshop... to historic site, The Straits Times, 27 January 2000". p. 53.