9 , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁church , ▁mostly ▁foreign ▁military ▁personnel . ▁With ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁members , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁Wes ley ▁Hall ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁dedicated ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁hall ▁were ▁renov ated , ▁where ▁new ▁lights , ▁pul pit , ▁floor ▁t iles ▁and ▁a ▁Hamm ond ▁electric ▁organ ▁were ▁added . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Wes ley ' s ▁growth ▁was ▁interrupted ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁of ▁Singapore ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Her ▁building ▁was ▁stri pped ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁am mun ition ▁dep ot ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁re - formed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁despite ▁the ▁poor ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁Items ▁that ▁surv ived ▁the ▁war ▁were ▁the ▁st ained - glass ▁windows , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁for ▁safe keep ing , ▁a ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁Hamm ond ▁organ , ▁don ated ▁lan tern s ▁and ▁the ▁mar ble ▁bapt ism al ▁font . ▁On ▁E aster ▁Day , ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁a ▁re - ded ic ation ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁after ▁extensive ▁renov ations . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5