0 s , ▁the ▁church ▁saw ▁its ▁first ▁Asian ▁past or . ▁It ▁was ▁rep aint ed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁road way . ▁An ▁upper ▁room ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁church ▁tower ▁for ▁past ors ▁to ▁rest . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁church ▁began ▁on ▁an ▁extension ▁programme ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁by ▁installing ▁air - condition ing ▁and ▁increasing ▁its ▁se ating ▁capacity . ▁The ▁nave ▁and ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tr anse pt ▁were ▁extended . ▁However , ▁this ▁comprom ised ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁cross ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁L - shape . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁ 4 - store y ▁educational ▁block ▁with ▁a ▁concert ▁hall ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 - level ▁bas ement ▁car park ▁was ▁added . ▁The ▁ro set tes ▁on ▁the ▁walls ▁were ▁changed , ▁while ▁the ▁ro set te ▁in ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁was ▁preserved . ▁This ▁extension ▁project ▁cost ▁$ 1 . 2 ▁million ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁a ▁bapt ism al ▁hall ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁the ▁San ctu ary , ▁along ▁with ▁bas ement ▁rooms ▁and ▁a ▁Pla za ▁( W es ley ▁Pla za ). ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁a ▁ground bre aking ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁extension , ▁which ▁was