Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Singapore) Explained

Holy Trinity Church
Country:	Singapore
Denomination:	Anglican
Address:	Hamilton Road, near Little India
Status:	Church
Functional Status:	Active
Founded Date:	1937
Architectural Type:	Church
Completed Date:	1941

Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church on Hamilton Road, near Little India, Singapore.

Overview

The church was built by the Fuzhou and Hokkien congregations after the government took over the original St Peter's Church site at Stamford Road in 1937 to construct the Singapore National Library.^[1] The church continued to host two congregations with separate Fuzhou and Hokkien services led by two priests. The Fuzhou congregation became Singapore's first Chinese-speaking Anglican parish in 1958. The Hokkien congregation was merged with the English-speaking Good Shepherd parish from 1963 then returned to become part of the joint Fuzhou-Hokkien Holy Trinity Parish in 1984.

There are currently two timings for services on Sundays at Holy Trinity Church. English services are at 8:45 am and 11 am, Chinese Fuzhou services are at 8:45 am and Chinese Hokkien services are at 11 am.

Notes and References

Bobby Ewe Kong Sng - In His good time: the story of the church in Singapore, 1819-1978 -1980 Page 170 "In Singapore and Malaya, the three denominations that had any sizeable work among Chinese immigrants were the Presbyterians, ... The Anglican vernacular work came under the auspices of St. Andrew's Mission and was centered largely around St. Peter's Church. ... After the government took over St. Peter's site, both the Fuzhou and Hokkien congregations built a new church at Hamilton Road."