SERVICE AT BETHESDA KATONG CHURCH.
View of Bethesda (Katong) Church at junction of Carpmael and Pennefather Roads.The building was completed at end of 1936 and the land on which the church still stands was a gift from Wee Thiam Seng (grandfather of Mrs Lee Kuan Yew). It is the first "branch" of the Brethren church in Singapore, the first main church being Bethesda Chapel at 77 Bras Basah Road. The history of the Brethen church here can be traced back to the mid 19th century when Philip Robinson, co-founder of Robinson and Company, first arrived.
07/04/1963
PCD0169 - 073
T2002,11094
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View of Bethesda (Katong) Church at junction of Carpmael and Pennefather Roads.The building was completed at end of 1936 and the land on which the church still stands was a gift from Wee Thiam Seng (grandfather of Mrs Lee Kuan Yew). It is the first "branch" of the Brethren church in Singapore, the first main church being Bethesda Chapel at 77 Bras Basah Road. The history of the Brethen church here can be traced back to the mid 19th century when Philip Robinson, co-founder of Robinson and Company, first arrived.

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