Century of Grace

‘Century of Grace’ – is the most accurate theme for the 100th Year Celebration of Tamil Methodist Church, Tamil Settlement, Ipoh. The theme describes clearly the foundation of this mega church with its mega structure. Indeed Tamil Methodist Church, Tamil Settlement is a pride of the Tamil Annual Conference (TAC) of Methodist Church in Malaysia. This church is also known as the biggest Tamil Church both in terms of its building structure and membership. The Church is made up of more than 1000 full members.
The year 1908 marks the beginning of a ministry among some Indian migrant workers who were brought in from Thirunalveli, India by the British government to work in the plantation areas here in Ipoh. Those migrants workers were our forefather who started worshipping God in a small village called Tamil Settlement in Buntong, Ipoh. In fact, the place was named after the Tamils who arrived and settled therein as plantation workers.
The above picture shows a majestic church building. However, the beginning of this church was filled with lots of tears, sorrows, poverty and many struggles. The Tamil migrants toiled very hard on a foreign land to meet their basic needs to live. Their lives were filled with limitations. But, in the midst of all these limitations and struggles of life, these faithful Christians never ceased praying and worshipping God in this area. God in His mercy and abundance of grace blessed this Church over the years.
Today, the Church stands tall as the largest Tamil congregation in whole of Malaysia because of God’s grace. It was through His grace the Church was founded, and it was His grace that caused it to grow and multiply in number, it was His grace that raised many Pastors and Conference leaders from among its members and it is also His grace that this year we are celebrating the 100th year anniversary of the Church. Indeed, ‘Century of Grace’ is the perfect theme to describe God’s faithfulness over His people in Tamil Settlement.