KKMC 117th Anniversary: recommended reading material

Kampong Kapor Methodist Church celebrates its 117th Anniversary today with a service that features all 4 of Singapore's official languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English.

Explore the rich heritage of this church through the following books that are available in the church library:

Lest We Forget
by Earnest Lau and SE Jesudason
Call number: 260.2 LAU

Read the story of the first 100 years of KKMC in this beautifully prepared hardcover commemorative book.

Sophia Blackmore in Singapore
by Theodore R Doraisamy
Call number: 267.3 DOR

Called by God to be a missionary far away from her home, Sophia Blackmore is the founder of MGS as well as one of the pioneer members of this church.

William Shellabear: A Biography
by Robert Hunt
Call number: 267.3 SHE

William Shellabear: soldier, missionary, founder of the printing press that later grew to become what is now MPH, Malay scholar and pastor of this church.

Memoirs of the late Rev. Goh Hood Keng
compiled by Rev Wong Hoon Hee
Call number: 267.3 GOH

The longest serving pastor of this church, Rev Goh Hood Keng, served at KKMC faithfully for over 30 years. In his own words, his one dominating passion was to “preach Christ and Him crucified”