Holy Trinity Church, Batu Gajah

Holy Trinity Church, Batu Gajah (18 June, 2011)


Holy Trinity Church (GPS: 4.47929, 101.03247) is the principal Anglican church in Batu Gajah. It is located at Jalan Hospital, across from the Batu Gajah Prison, and a short walk from the Batu Gajah Hospital.

The Anglican movement arrived in Batu Gajah not long after the village was established, and about the same time as the arrival of the Roman Catholics. While it cannot be ascertained for sure when exactly the Anglicans started their earliest mission effort in the Kinta Valley, by early 1884¹, missionary was was being carried out with the support of the Society of Propagation of Gospel (SPG), with the responsibility of overseeing the ministry held by the First Chaplain Reverend A. Markham (1884-1897) of the All Saints Church of Taiping. Nevertheless, the person who established the Anglican church in Batu Gajah is believed to be Reverent F.S.P. Pyemont (1891-1904), also of the All Saints Church.

Land for the proposed Anglican church was granted by the 28th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Idris Murshidul Azam Shah. The first structure may have been erected around 1887, while a more permanent one in 1895. It was the second Anglican Church building in the Federated Malay States after the All Saint's Church in Taiping, and it heralded the penetration of the Anglican faith in the country.

In the early days, most of the worshippers at the Holy Trinity Church were Europeans. But as the locals were converted, the number of Chinese and Tamil worshippers increased substantially, outnumbering the Europeans by 1918.

Today the Holy Trinity Church as been modernised a number of times. It continues to serve the Anglican community of Batu Gajah. Worship services at at 9:00 am on Sundays, while Praise & Worship healing service is at 7:30 pm on Fridays.

Address

Parish of Holy Trinity
70025, Taman Yuk Kwan,
31000 Batu Gajah, Perak.
Phone: 05 366 4714

The Holy Trinity Church is on the Map of Batu Gajah, Perak

360° View of the Holy Trinity Church on Google Maps Street View

Parish of Holy Trinity

References & Further Reading

List of Churches in Batu Gajah, Churches in Perak and Churches in Malaysia

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