St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur *This page is for Non-Muslims only* Welcome to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church - The International Church of Kuala Lumpur The story of St. Andrew’s.

Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Kuala Lumpur begins some years before there actually was a church. Presbyterian worship services were inaugurated in Kuala Lumpur in 1902, and for fifteen years were held in several different facilities in the city. Ministers and missionaries from Singapore and Penang led the services. In 1915, the Presbytery of London North formally recognized Kuala Lumpur as a Pre

aching Station under the care of the Session of Singapore. The persistent efforts of the congregation to establish a Presbyterian church in Selangor reached a pinnacle on Wednesday, April 17, 1918, when the church building was opened for public worship. During its first four decades, St. Andrew’s was severely tested by times of extreme financial difficulty at the national and international level. During World War II, the organ pipes, books, Bibles, hymnals, and various worship items were stolen or destroyed. Yet God continued to work out His faithfulness during this time, through local English-speaking Methodists who took over the building for regular worship and prevented further destruction. British forces liberated Malaya in Sept. 1945, and by early 1946 a small group of Presbyterians returned to Kuala Lumpur, launching worship services once again at St. Since that pivotal time of upheaval, the church has continued to progress and grow: an increase in church attendance has led to the addition of a second worship service, amidst new ministries to meet changing circumstances faced by the nation and the inhabitants of its capital city. And our church congregation continues to evolve too, shifting steadily from an ex-patriate majority congregation to a community with more members from Malaysia which still warmly welcomes believers from numerous nations. As we look back on the 100-year history of St. Andrew’s, it is good for us to remember that the success of a church is not determined by its longevity, but rather by our love for God and for one another, by our obedience to our Lord and our service to others.

Address

29/31, Jalan Raja Chulan
Kuala Lumpur
50200

Opening Hours

Monday 09:30 - 17:30
Tuesday 09:30 - 17:30
Wednesday 09:30 - 17:30
Thursday 09:30 - 17:30
Friday 09:30 - 17:30
Saturday 09:30 - 17:00
Sunday 11:00 - 12:30

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+60320311223

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We are a member of the Presbyterian Church in Malaysia (Gereja Presbyterian Malaysia), which is a member and part of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). WCRC has its roots in the 16th-century Reformation led by John Calvin, John Knox, Ulrich Zwingli and the earlier reforming movements of Jan Hus and Peter Valdes. It is the largest association of Reformed churches in the world and the third largest Christian communion or denomination in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Proponents of the Reformed and Presbyterian church governing structure in the 16th and 17th centuries did not regard it as an innovation but as a rediscovery of the apostolic model found in the New Testament, ie that of the original Christians. Who is Saint Andrew? Andrew, like his brother Simon Peter, was a fisherman. He became a disciple of John the Baptist, but when John pointed to Jesus and said, "Behold the Lamb of God!" Andrew immediately understood that Jesus was greater. And, at once, he left to look for Jesus. Jesus knew that Andrew was walking behind Him, and turning back, He asked, "what do you seek?" When Andrew answered that he would like to know where Jesus lived, Our Lord replied, "Come and see." Andrew had been only a little time with Jesus when he realized that He was truly the Messiah. From then on, he chose to follow Jesus. Andrew was thus the first disciple of Christ - the first Christian. Some called Andrew, “The Introductor to Christ,” because he is also the first to have brought others, including Peter, to Jesus. We might also call him the first Christian evangelist. On each of the three occasions that he is mentioned as an individual in the Bible, it is because he was instrumental in bringing people to Jesus. Just as Andrew was the first of the Apostles, so his feast is taken to be the beginning of the Church year. The First Sunday of Advent is defined to be the Sunday on or nearest his feast (although it could equivalently be defined as the fourth Sunday before Christmas)