1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁named ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church . ▁Its ▁con greg ation ▁then ▁mostly ▁consisted ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁and ▁English - spe aking ▁government ▁officials ▁that ▁were ▁based ▁in ▁Singapore . In ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Sir ▁John ▁Anderson , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement s , ▁granted ▁a ▁▁ 3 8 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁foot ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁at ▁Fort ▁C anning ▁for ▁a ▁church ▁to ▁be ▁ere cted ▁on ▁a ▁hill , ▁" on ▁the ▁Tang lin ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁the ▁church ▁at ▁Cole man ▁Street ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Ang lo - Ch inese ▁School ▁( be coming ▁its ▁hall ) ▁and ▁money ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁church . ▁Anderson ▁personally ▁laid ▁the ▁corner stone ▁with ▁an ▁ins cribed ▁silver ▁t row el ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁After ▁completion , ▁the ▁first ▁worship ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁comp ound ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁and ▁formal ▁dedic ations ▁were ▁done ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁by ▁Bishop ▁William ▁Old ham . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Wes ley ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁after ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Method ism , ▁John ▁Wes ley . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 2