Penang First Assembly of God

Penang First Assembly of God (20 March 2013)


Penang First Assembly of God (GPS: 5.42047, 100.31649) is a church along Macalister Road, in George Town, Penang. Also called simply as Penang First, it traces its roots to the 1950s, when American missionary Evelyn Hatchett began evangelical work by conducting Sunday School at a house at Thorpe Road. With the number of believers grew, she also established other church services. Other missionaries also joined in the effort and Penang First became one of the first Assembly of God churches to be established in the country.

In the early days Penang First did not have a permanent church building. Believers would meet at various locations in George Town. The sudden demise of Sister Evelyn Hatchett in 1961 became a blessing to the believers, as it moved foreign Christians to raise funds for Penang First to purchase its premises at 286 Macalister Road. This remains the main premise of the church, in addition to another site in Green Lane called Hunza Sanctuary, the premises at Macalister Road was the main premise of the church until the completion of Penang First MMC, a multi-purpose ministry complex at Bandar Sri Pinang in 2018.

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The nearest bus stop along Macalister Road is served by Rapid Penang bus 10 and 304.

Penang First Assembly of God is on the Map of Jalan Macalister, Penang

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