A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

26 October
Our first service was conducted by Rev Thomas McKenzie Fraser at the London Missionary Society’s chapel, which was located at the junction of North Bridge Road and Bras Basah Road.

6 May 1865
ORPC was granted the land where the church currently stands.
1 August 1877
The foundation stone of the church was laid.
November 1878
Church services were moved to the new church building.
During the Japanese Occupation, most members who were European expatriates had left due to the war or were prisoners-of-war (including our minister, Rev RM Greer). The church was looted in the initial days of the British surrender. During the occupation, services were halted and the church building was used as an issuing store for Japanese civilians.

30 August
Sunday School re-opened with two children.

14 April
The first Mandarin service was held at ORPC on Easter Sunday.
12 April
ORPC left the London North Presbytery and joined the Synod of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore and Malaysia.
18 April
The Mandarin congregation officially joined ORPC.
1 October
For the first time, women were ordained as elders in ORPC. Our first two women elders were Elder Rhoda Harriet Bradshaw and Elder Jane Standifer Thomas.

2 February
After an extensive widening and modernisation of the church was done for the past year, a dedication service was held for the modernised church building.

9 May
The first Indonesian service was held at ORPC.
14 June
The German Congregation (German-speaking Protestant Congregation in Singapore) began holding services in ORPC.
6 May

Inaugural service of Ghim Moh Preaching Station was held.

A major addition and alteration project was undertaken to transform the Sunday School Hall (1953) and offices into a chapel to seat 120 persons, and construct the Dunman Building.

1 January
The Mandarin congregation became independent and is now known as Providence Presbyterian Church.
2 July
Bukit Batok Presbyterian Church (ORPC’s daughter church) held its inaugural service.
21 July
Bukit Batok Presbyterian Church held its inaugural service as an independent member church of the English Presbytery.
ORPC embarked on a 5-year plan to become a Disciple-Making Church, to know Christ and to make Him known.