Saint George's Church, Singapore

Saint George's Church (

Constructed between 1910 and 1913, the church was built for the British troops stationed in Tanglin Barracks which was once the General Headquarters of the British Far East Land Forces.

The church's community comprises members from

St. George's Church is a parish of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore. The present vicar is Revd. Canon Dr Lewis Lew.^[5] He is supported by Revd. Paul Tan (Auxiliary Priest).

The previous vicars of the church include Revd. Mark Roland Dickens, Revd. Canon Philip Sinden, Revd. Mervyn Moore (acting vicar), Revd. Loren Fox, Revd. Paul Corrie, Revd. John Benson, Bishop Dudley Foord (interim, vicar), Revd. Bruce Winter, and Revd. Bob Robinson.

History

Origins of the Church building – Serving the British military in Singapore

St. George's Church was constructed from materials imported from England and cost £2,000 to build.

The land was formerly used as a

The current building dates back to 1910 but there was an earlier St. George's built in 1884 near the site of the present church. Both churches were built for the British troops quartered at Tanglin Barracks which was once the General Headquarters of the British Far East Land Forces. After the British forces withdrew from Singapore in 1968, the place was used by Singapore's Ministry of Defence as its headquarters before it moved to its new premises in Bukit Gombak

From Military to Civilian Church

St. George's became a civilian church after the

Major Ivan Lyon Memorial

On the outside of the church is a memorial tablet to Major Ivan Lyon D.S.O. M.B.E., who was killed on his second commando raid on military shipping in the Singapore Harbour in October 1944. At the time of the raid, Singapore was more than 1,000 miles inside Imperial Japanese-held territory.^[8]

Services

There are three regular services conducted on Sunday. All involve lay participation.

• a more traditional
  Anglican
  liturgy, with hymns from Common Praise, happens every morning.
• an informal service with a mix of modern songs and hymns, suitable for families; Holy Communion on the third Sunday of every month or at specific during Holy Week.
• an informal service; Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month, happens on afternoons after the Japanese service.

The

• Anglicanism
• Anglican Communion
• Anglican Diocese of Singapore
• Bishop of Singapore
• Book of Common Prayer
• Christianity in Singapore
• Church of England
• Saint George: Devotions, traditions and prayers

References

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint George's Church, Singapore.

• Anglican Theology, Chapman, Mark. Bloomsbury T&T Clark, (5 April 2012;
  ISBN 978-0567008022
  )
• Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction, Chapman, Mark. Oxford University Press, 1st edition (15 July 2006;
  ISBN 978-0192806932
  )
• Anglicanism, Neill, Stephen.
  ISBN 978-0195200331
  )
• Singapore's 100 Historic Places, National Heritage Board (2002), Archipelago Press,
  ISBN 981-4068-23-3
• Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places, Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996), Times Books International,
  ISBN 9971-65-231-5
• The Religious Monuments of Singapore, Lee Geok Boi (2002), Landmark Books,
  ISBN 981-3065-62-1

• "St George's Church: A sanctuary in war and peace". The Straits Times (online). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
• "100-year-old tree gets the axe after safety inspection". The New Paper (online). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

External links

• St George's Church – Official site
• Saint George’s Church, Singapore www.YouTube.com
• 3D tour of Saint George’s Church, Singapore