Wednesday, 22 April 2009

- APPEAL LETTER : 新圣殿建筑工程

敬致全体会友、主内弟兄姐妹及朋友们:

愿恩惠和平安从我们父神和主耶稣基督归于您。
我们希望引起您对我们建堂计划的关心,包括增建一座新圣殿、一所拥有三间课室和一间多元途课室的宗教教育楼。我们极希望您能用几分钟的时间来阅读这份简讯,以达致更佳的理解并给于我们大力的支持。
我们原有的圣殿建于1969年,我们非常感谢当年的会友与朋友们的信心、异象和捐款,他们当中许多至今还有在我们中间。当时,他们有信心和异象建造「比需要还大」的圣殿,回想起来它的确在许多方面丰富与改变了我们的生命。若说教堂只是我们敬拜、教导及栽培基督教伦理与价值的地方,这是低估的说法。对我们多数人来说,教堂已成为了「第二个家」,一个能够将伤心「藏」起来以及一个让我们与其他弟兄姐妹渡过青少年成长岁月的地方。还记得乒乓球、羽毛球、排球,和足球游戏在教堂范围内进行吗?或在教会图书馆或旧牧师屋内进行的小组阅读吗?不像在城市的教会,事实上,我们能够使用许多活跃的时光并且可以说在乡镇教会如三一堂中成长。相信我们的教会在我们的心中有特别的地位,常提醒您对基督的爱以及基督对您的爱,而您今日的成就,在某个程度上,是格尼市三一堂的存在所带给您的祝福,特别是当时教会会友与朋友们所撒下信心的种子。
就因被这些先前的教会会友与朋友们所表现爱心和信心的行动而鼓励和激励,我们看到扩建教会建筑物的需要,一方面要满足目前的需要,另一方面能为将来的后代来预备和建造。
事实上,目前的圣殿能容纳270人,每逢节期感恩崇拜、其他崇拜或庆典时已容纳不下了。2008年新年感恩崇拜人数是856人、2008年圣诞感恩崇拜人数是411人,以及2008年复活节崇拜人数是314人。而去年每主日崇拜平均出席人数是224人。再者,我们幼儿园的课室和设备随着时日的增加也逐渐破旧了。
若您尚未知道:早在1988年我们已计划增建一座多元用途礼堂和一所宗教教育所暨牧师楼(以下称为「原先建筑工程」),但此计划因为需要向有关当局申请改换土地用途而耽搁,即把两张「农业」地契转为「宗教建筑」用途之后才可以进行原先建筑工程。
我们欢喜让您知道,于2008年2月份有关当局最终批准我们的申请,并批发给我们一张「宗教建筑」用途的永久地契。哈利路亚,赞美主!
因着以上所述的因素,我们觉得更需要新建一座圣殿(不再是一座多元途礼堂),以及数间课室。全体执事一致通过议决修改原先建筑工程,取而代之的是以下的建筑工程。

1) 一座一层半的圣殿,附加一间婴儿室和一间会议室,圣殿第一层(包括婴儿室和会议 室)可容纳约600人以及第二层类似「戏院」的半楼(Gallery)可容纳约200人;
2) 3间30尺X 20尺的课室;
3) 一间60尺X 20尺的多元途课室(中间作可以折叠的活墙,如有需要可变成2间课室)和
4) 一间厨房

(以下称此作「新建筑工程」)。
随函我们寄上一份新建筑工程的平面图和概念图供作您参考。至于原有的圣殿,当新建筑工程完成后,我们将把它作为副堂,供主日学和青少年崇拜与活动之用。
新建筑工程的建筑费(包括装修费)约需马币两百万令吉(RM2,000,000)。在现今经济放缓的时期,您或许会问这盘大的费用是如何筹得?我们也曾多次问同样的问题,但我们每次所得的答案都使我们相信,此时乃「成熟」时机去进行新建筑工程,这是基于以下的理由:
I. 当经济低弥影响我们财务状况时,能促使我们重新评估优先次序,我们相信此时也是我们将眼目转向神的时候。与其我们太过于注意世上的需求,不如将注意力放在我们与神的关系,以及参与他国度的事工上。总而言之,在马太福音6章33节耶稣曾应许我们:「你们要先求他的国和他的义,这些东西都要加给你们了」;
II. 因着经济放缓,建筑原料的价格开始下跌,这导致建筑费减低;以及
III. 我们当善用目前较「开明和亲民」州政府的政策和立场,对于宗教事务方面可以证实的是他们将新地契的土地转换费(Premium)从RM37,746减至RM1,000,而我们已于2008年十一月支付了。
提供资料让您知道,早在1988年我们已开始为原先建筑工程收集建筑的奉献和捐献(以下称为「建筑金」),到31/12/2008为止约有RM540,000。再者,感谢神的供应和祝福,我们教会过去年日所累积的储蓄存款约有RM500,000,而这笔钱我们也预备用在新建筑工程上。已收到的建筑金和教会所累积的储蓄存款加起来,我们的建筑费其实还不敷RM1,000,000(马币一百万)。不过,我们的目标和希望是能筹获超过马币一百万新建筑工程的建筑金,这样可以为教会留下一些存款。因此,我们邀请并呼吁您参与这个新建筑工程,为这新建筑工程殷勤祷告和慷慨奉献或认献,使这工程能顺利完成,来荣耀神,同时祝福并丰富别人的生命。

您建筑金的奉献或捐献可以一次过支付或分期支付。
您可以透过以下方式支付:
-以现金方式支付(注意:请别以现金邮寄)
-以支票或银行汇票方式支付,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund”
-以现金直接存入银行或转帐方式支付,我们在AmBank 银行的户口名称是“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund”,户口号码是184-001-008503-0。

我们鼓励您认献,请注明认献的总数、分期的数目以及用多长的时间支付。如此能让我们预先知道建筑金的存额,以方便筹募活动及有效评估建筑进展。随函寄上一份认献表格让您填写。若您不愿作出任何奉献或认献,也请您写下您的个人资料(包括地址和电话号码),以便我们进一步联系并提供有关新建筑工程进展和教会其他活动的消息。
我们盼望新建筑工程能在今年动工,并于2010年尾完成。请在祷告中纪念此事。
为了表示我们对慷慨奉献者的感激,并纪念他们所作出的奉献或捐献,我们已作了以下的决定:

- 奉献RM60,000或以上奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在靠近新圣殿讲台的墙上;
- 奉献RM40,000或以上(RM60,000以下)奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在新圣殿第二层半Gallery 入口处的墙上;
- 奉献RM30,000或以上(RM40,000以下)奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在新圣殿第一层婴儿室或会议室入口处的墙上;
- 奉献RM20,000或以上(RM30,000以下)奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在多元途课室靠近入口处的墙上;
- 奉献RM10,000或以上(RM20,000以下)奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在课室靠近入口处的墙上;
- 把所有奉献者(不计其数目)的名字刻在铜板上,安放在圣殿的内墙上。
- 把所有奉献者(不计其数目)的名字刊登在新建筑工程的手册或秩序单的征信录内。
有些会友和朋友们已经开始捐献建筑金来纪念他们已去世的亲人。另一方面,我们也尊重那些不愿显示名字的捐献者。
最后,我们已经决定将今年新年感恩崇拜的奉献归作建筑金。我们希望能达到超过马币一百万(RM1,000,000)的奉献和认献数目。虽看似不易的目标,但我们身为神的儿女,勇于接受此挑战。让我们祷告以至圣灵在我们心里工作和激励我们参与这个新建筑工程。
让我们为自己积财宝在天上,那里没有虫子咬,不能朽坏,也没有贼挖窟窿来偷(马太福音6:22)。还记得约翰福音6章1 至13节中记载有关耶稣以一个孩童的五饼二鱼喂饱五千人的事件吗?那孩童是否将他的食物拿出后而挨饿呢?没有!他们所有人都吃饱,而且当天门徒们把所剩下的零碎收拾起来,还达12个篮子。是的,那孩童选择分享他的食物,而耶稣就使用孩童那份慷慨的食物,祝福其他人。耶稣也保证那孩童吃得饱足。同样的,神将使用您的慷慨去祝福别人,并且您相信神能看顾您每天的需要。
愿主赐福您和您的家人!

三一堂主理牧师 吴世强牧师, H/P: 016-4810200, email:trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com
建筑委员会主席 林志伟弟兄, H/P: 012-3911765 , email: cweiling71@yahoo.com 同敬启
三一堂会友领袖 刘国升弟兄, H/P:012-5770656 , email: keoksinglow@yahoo.com

日期:12/01/2009
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认献表格 DONATION PLEDGE FORM
致 To,
Trinity Methodist Church
185, Pekan Gurney, 32010 Sitiawan, Perak.

电话号码Telephone No. (05)6914317;传真号码Fascimile No. (05)6914317
电邮Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com

事项:圣殿及宗教教育楼之建筑金。
Re: Building Fund For The Proposed Construction of A Sanctuary Cum Religious Education Centre.

姓名Name :___________________(中C)________________(英E)
性别Sex:□ 男Male □ 女Female
地址Address:___________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
电话Tel:_______________________(H)____________________(O)
手机H/P:_______________e-mail :__________________________

我愿意认献/奉献以下数目I would like to pledge / make an offering of
□ RM500 □ RM1000 □ RM3000 □ RM5000 □ RM10000
□ 其它数目Other sum (请列明Please specify) RM_______________
我愿意采用其中一种方式来奉献有关建筑金:-
To the abovementioned Building Fund to be paid in:-
□ 一次过奉献A single payment □ 分12个月奉献 12 monthly payment
□ 分6个月奉献6 monthly payment □ 分24个月奉献 24 monthly payment
□ 其他方式奉献 Other arrangement

建议Comment:_____________________________________________
________________________________________________________

______________________
签名Signature 日期Date:

请填写表格后,把表格交给建筑财政刘国升执事或办事处薛雪馨姐妹。若开支票,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” 谢谢。Kindly hand over this Form to Church Building Treasurer Bro. Low Keok Sing or Church Clerk Sis. Seak Shih Sing . Cheque made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund ” . Thank you.

- 新圣殿建筑工程之最新进展

敬致:教会会友,主内弟兄姐妹和朋友:

事项:新圣殿建筑工程之最新进展

愿恩惠与平安从我们的父神和主耶稣基督归于您。

我们欣喜地让您知道,靠着神的恩典与带领,到18-02-2009为止,我们已筹获RM1,713,743.95的建筑金,详情如下:

建筑金(至18-02-2009)

A.已缴来现款: RM723,314.13

B.教会累积存款(至31-12-2008): RM 504,448.82

C.现款共有(A+B):RM1,227,762.95

D.认献: RM 712,800.00

E.已缴认献 : RM 226,819.00

F.未缴认献(D-E): RM 485,981.00

G.现款+未缴认献(C-F): RM1,713,743.95

H.建筑工程费用之预算: RM2,000,000.00

I. 尚差(G-H): -RM 286,256.05

您可从以上所列的详情中知道,要达到建筑工程的预算费用,我们尚差RM286,256.05。容让您知道,新年感恩崇拜过后,我们已经探访了格尼市和实兆远大部份的会友,向他们募捐。我们要感谢神的激励和感动我们会友,甚至一些弟兄姐妹和朋友们的心,以致为建筑作出慷慨的奉献或认献。您们慷慨和友善的支持不但感动我们,使我们谦卑,也使我们能第一手见证您们真正爱神并关心神国度的事工。我们深知这是神所允准的工程以及神一路来带领我们。
我们现在正试着联络外地的会友和朋友们,为了要向他们募捐。我们真诚地希望您为此有价值的事工能奉献或认献。这可能是我们「一生中的一次机会」来参与扩建我们的「母堂」。

您建筑金的奉献或捐献可以一次过支付或分期支付。您可以透过以下方式支付:
-以现金方式支付(注意:请别以现金邮寄)
-以支票或银行汇票方式支付,抬头请写 ’Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund’
-以现金直接存入银行或转帐方式支付,我们在AmBank 银行的储蓄户口名称是” Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund”,户口号码是184-001-008503-0。

我们鼓励您认献,请注明认献的总数、分期的数目以及用多长的时间支付。如此能让我们预先知道建筑金的存额,以方便筹募活动及有效评估建筑进展。随函寄上一份认献表格让您填写。若您不愿作出任何奉献或认献,也请您写下您的个人资料(包括地址和电话号码),以便我们进一步联系并提供您有关新建筑工程进展和教会其他活动的消息。

如果您已经奉献或认献了建筑金,我们希望您帮助我们通知您的亲戚、教会会友和朋友,有关我们教会的建筑圣殿工程。我们教会的建筑圣殿工程之详情已刊登于上一期的通讯,日期:12-01-2009。您也可以浏览我们教会的网址:www.geocities.com/trinity_sitiawan ,去过目或下载有关的通讯和建筑蓝图。

最后,我们希望您继续为此教会建筑工程能顺利完成来祷告。

愿主赐福您和您的家人。

三一堂主理牧师 :吴世强牧师
trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com, H/P: 016-4810200

建筑委员会主席:林志伟弟兄
cweiling71@yahoo.com, H/P: 012-3911765 同敬启

三一堂会友领袖 : 刘国升弟兄
keoksinglow@yahoo.com, H/P: 012-5770656

日期:2009年2月20日

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认献表格 DONATION PLEDGE FORM致 To,
Trinity Methodist Church
185, Pekan Gurney, 32010 Sitiawan, Perak.

电话号码Telephone No. (05)6914317;传真号码Fascimile No. (05)6914317
电邮Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com

事项:圣殿及宗教教育楼之建筑金。
Re: Building Fund For The Proposed Construction of A Sanctuary Cum Religious Education Centre.

姓名Name :___________________(中C)_________________(英E)
性别Sex:□ 男Male □ 女Female
地址Address:___________________________________________
______________________________________________________

电话Tel:_______________________(H)__________________(O)
手机H/P:_______________e-mail :_________________________
我愿意认献/奉献以下数目I would like to pledge / make an offering of
□ RM500 □ RM1000 □ RM3000 □ RM5000 □ RM10000
□ 其它数目Other sum (请列明Please specify) RM_______________
我愿意采用其中一种方式来奉献有关建筑金:-
To the abovementioned Building Fund to be paid in:-
□ 一次过奉献A single payment □ 分12个月奉献 12 monthly payment
□ 分6个月奉献6 monthly payment □ 分24个月奉献 24 monthly payment
□ 其他方式奉献 Other arrangement

建议Comment:___________________________________________
______________________________________________________


____________
签名Signature 日期Date:

请填写表格后,把表格交给建筑财政刘国升执事或办事处薛雪馨姐妹。若开支票,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” 谢谢。Kindly hand over this Form to Church Building Treasurer Bro. Low Keok Sing or Church Clerk Sis. Seak Shih Sing . Cheque made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund ” . Thank you.

- UPDATE : NEWSLETTER

Date: 20-02-2009

Dear Church Members, Brothers and Sisters in Christ and Friends,

Re: Update On The Progress Of The New Church Building Project

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We are pleased to inform you that as at 18.2.2009 we have, by God’s grace and guidance, managed to raise a sum of RM1,713,743.82 for our Building Fund, the details are as follows:-

Building Fund (as at 18.02.2009)

A. Donations collected: RM 723,314.13

B. Church accumulated cash reserve
(as at 31.12.2008): RM 504,448.82

C. Sub-total (A + B): RM1,227,762.82

D. Donations pledged: RM 712,800.00

E. Monies already collected from
pledged donation: RM 226,819.00

F. Monies yet to be collected from
pledged donation (D – E): RM 485,981.00

G. Total of donations collected, Church cash reserve and
unpaid pledged donation (C + F): RM1,713,743.82

H. Estimated costs for the Church Building Project: RM2,000,000.00

I. Still short of (G – H) : RM 286,256.18(-)

You would notice from the above table that we are still short of RM286,256.18 from the estimated costs for the Church Building Project.

For your information, after the Chinese New Year Thanksgiving Service, we had visited the homes of most of our Church members in Pekan Gurney and Sitiawan to raise donations for the Building Fund. We thank God for inspiring and touching the hearts of our Church members as well as many brothers and sisters and friends to donate and/or pledge to

donate generously towards our Building Fund. Your generosity and kind support has not only overwhelmed and humbled us, it has also enabled us to witness first hand how truly you love God and care for the works of His kingdom. We could not have been more assured that this is indeed a project sanctioned by God and that God is behind us all the way.

We are now trying to contact outstation members and friends to raise donations for our Building Fund. We sincerely hope you could donate or make a pledge to donate to this worthy cause. This could be a “once in a lifetime opportunity” for us to make our contribution to expand our “mother Church”.

You may make your donation to our Building Fund in one single payment or multiple or instalment payments. You may make your donation by any of the following mode of payments:-

- via cash payment (Note: Please do not send your cash payment by post)

- via cheque or bank draft made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund”

- via direct bank in or fund transfer to our savings account in AmBank under the name of “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” and under account number 184-001-008503-0.

We encourage you to make a donation pledge indicating the total amount and the payment timing of your donation to enable us to ascertain in advance the amount of funds that we could raise so that we could plan further fund raising activities and time the progress of the construction works more efficiently. We also enclose herewith a copy of the Donation Pledge Form for your further action. Even if you do not wish to make any donation or donation pledge, we hope you could still fill-up your personal particulars including your correspondence address and contact number to enable us to keep in touch with you and keep you updated of the latest progress in the New Building Project and our Church’s other activities.

If you have already donated and/or pledged to donate to our Building Fund, we hope you could assist us further by informing your relatives, church members and friends about our Church Building Project. The details of our Church Building Project is set out in our earlier newsletter dated 12.1.2008. You could visit our Church website at www.geocities.com/trinity_sitiawan to view and/or download all our newsletters and the building plans.

Lastly, we hope you could continue to pray for the success of our Church Building Project.

May the Lord bless you and your family.

Yours faithfully,

Ling Chee Wei, H/P: 012-3911765, on behalf of the Building Committee, cweiling71@yahoo.com
Rev. Koh Sie Keong, H/P:016-4810200, the Pastor-In-Charge of Trinity Methodist Church, trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com,
Low Keok Sing, H/P: 012-5770656, Lay Leader of Trinity Methodist Church, keoksinglow@yahoo.com

认献表格 DONATION PLEDGE FORM
致 To,
Trinity Methodist Church
185, Pekan Gurney, 32010 Sitiawan, Perak.

电话号码Telephone No. (05)6914317;传真号码Fascimile No. (05)6914317
电邮Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com

事项:圣殿及宗教教育楼之建筑金。
Re: Building Fund For The Proposed Construction of A Sanctuary Cum Religious Education Centre.

姓名Name :___________________(中C)_________________(英E)
性别Sex:□ 男Male □ 女Female
地址Address:____________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Tel:_______________________(H)____________________(O)

手机H/P:_______________e-mail :________________________

我愿意认献/奉献以下数目I would like to pledge / make an offering of
□ RM500 □ RM1000 □ RM3000 □ RM5000 □ RM10000
□ 其它数目Other sum (请列明Please specify) RM________________

我愿意采用其中一种方式来奉献有关建筑金:-
To the abovementioned Building Fund to be paid in:-
□ 一次过奉献A single payment □ 分12个月奉献 12 monthly payment □ 分6个月奉献6 monthly payment □ 分24个月奉献 24 monthly payment
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请填写表格后,把表格交给建筑财政刘国升执事或办事处薛雪馨姐妹。若开支票,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” 谢谢。Kindly hand over this Form to Church Building Treasurer Bro. Low Keok Sing or Church Clerk Sis. Seak Shih Sing . Cheque made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund ” . Thank you.

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三一堂聚会时间表
Church Activities

主日崇拜 Sunday Services 星期日 早上 10.50am
少年团契 MIF 星期日 下午 2.00pm
主日学 Sunday School 星期日 早上 9.00am
探访 Home Visitation 星期四 下午 2.30pm
祷告会 Praying Meeting 星期四 晚上 8.00pm
妇女会 WSCS 每月第一个星期 星期五下午3.00pm
成年团契 MAF每月第二个星期和第四个星期 星期五 晚上 8.00pm
少年军 Boy’s Brigade 星期六 下午 2.00pm


Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com

Monday, 20 April 2009

- APPEAL LETTER(E) : CHURCH BUILDING PROJECT

Date: 12-01-2009

Dear Church Members, Brothers and Sisters in Christ and Friends,

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We would like to draw your attention to our plan to extend our existing Church building to provide for a new Sanctuary, 3 new Classrooms and a Multi-Purpose Room. We hope you could spend a few minutes to read this newsletter to better understand our plan and to support us.

Our existing Church building was constructed back in 1969 thanks to the faith, vision and donations from the earlier Church members and friends, many of whom are still with us today. Back then, they had the faith and vision to build a larger than required Church building which, in retrospect, has indeed enriched and changed our lives in many ways. To say that our Church building is merely a place to worship God and to teach and cultivate the morals and values of Christianity would be an understatement. To many of us, the Church has also become a home away from home. A place where we could hide when in sadness and a place where we had spent much of our teen years growing up together with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Remember the table-tennis, badminton, volleyball and football games that we had had together in the Church compound or the group study at the Church library or the old parsonage building? Unlike most churches in bigger towns or cities, we could actually spend a lot of our active time and literally grow up in a small town church such as Trinity Methodist Church. We believe that our Church will always have a special place in your heart to constantly remind you of your love for Christ and His love for you and that what you have achieved today could, to a certain extent, be attributed to the existence of the Church in Pekan Gurney and, in particular, the seeds of faith sowed by the earlier Church members and friends.

Encouraged and spurred by the act of love and faith shown by the earlier Church members and friends, we see a need to extend the Church building to better cater for our existing needs as well as to provide/build for the future generations.

In fact, with a seating capacity of 270 persons, the existing Sanctuary is unable to accommodate the congregation during festive thanksgiving service or other special service or celebrations. The attendance for our 2008 CNY Thanksgiving Service was 856, 2008 Christmas Celebration was 411 and 2008 Easter Celebration was 314. The average attendance for the weekly Sunday Service last year was 224.


In addition, our Kindergarten classrooms and facilities have also deteriorated due to wear and tear.
If you have not already known, back in 1988 we had planned to build a multi-purpose hall and an education centre cum parsonage (hereinafter referred to as the Original Building Project) but the plan had to be put on hold because we were required to apply to the relevant authority to change the condition of use in our Church’s 2 title grants from agriculture to religion building before we can carry out the Original Building Project.

We are pleased to inform you that the relevant authority had in February 2008 finally approved our application and agreed to issue a new title grant to us with the condition of use changed to religion building¡. Hallelujah, Praise the Lord!

Realising that there is a more pressing need to build a new Sanctuary (rather than a big multi-purpose hall) and new Classrooms due to the earlier stated reasons, the LCEC had unanimously decided to amend the Original Building Project by replacing it with a new building project under which we plan to build the following:-

1) a 1 ½ storey Sanctuary which will include a Creche Room and a Meeting Room. The ground floor of the Sanctuary (including the Creche Room and the Meeting Room) has a seating capacity of approximately 600 and the theatre-styled Gallery at the first floor has a seating capacity of approximately 200;

2) three standard Classrooms measuring 30 feet by 20 feet;

3) one Multi-Purpose Room measuring 60 feet by 20 feet (with a collapsible wall at the center to convert the Multi-Purpose Room into 2 standard Classrooms, if needed); and

4) a kitchen

(hereinafter collectively referred to as the New Building Project).

We enclose herewith a copy of the Layout Plan and Artist’s impression of the New Building Project for your reference.

As for the existing Sanctuary, upon the completion of the New Building Project we will use the existing Sanctuary as a sub-hall for Sunday School and youth worship and activities.

The construction costs for the New Building Project including the costs of fixtures and fitting works is estimated at RM2 million.

You may perhaps question the need and/or timing for such an expensive building project, especially during this gloomy economic climate. We too had asked ourselves the same question on many occasions but on each occasion we are convinced even more that this is the ¡°ripe¡± time to carry out the New Building Project due to the following reasons:-

i) whilst the downturn in economy is bound to adversely affect our financial means and will force many of us to review our priorities, we also believe that this is a good time for us to turn our eyes to God. Instead of over focusing on our earthly needs, why not we focus on our personal relationship with God and participate in the works of His kingdom. After all, Jesus had assured us in Matthew 6:33, “ But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you.”;

ii) the downturn in economy has started to lower down the costs of building materials which in turn will result in more savings for our Church in terms of construction costs; and
iii) we should capitalize on the present State Government’s more liberal and friendly policies and stand on matters pertaining to religion as evidenced by their willingness to reduce the premium for the new title grant from RM37,746.00 to RM1,000.00, which we had paid in November 2008.
For your information, we had begun collecting offerings/donations for the Building Project (hereinafter referred to as the Building Fund) back in 1988 and as at 31st December 2008 the Building Fund stands at approximately RM540,000.00. In addition, thanks to God’s provision and blessing, our Church has throughout the years managed to accumulate approximately RM500,000.00 in savings which our Church is prepared to utilise to finance the New Building Project.

Taking into account the Building Fund already collected and our Church’s accumulated savings, we are actually short of RM1 million as far as the construction costs is concerned. It is, however, our target and hope to raise an additional sum of more than RM1 million for the New Building Project so that we can still have some reserve for the Church.

Therefore, we hereby invite and urge you to participate in this New Building Project. Do pray earnestly and offer/donate generously to make this New Building Project a success to glorify God and to benefit and enrich the lives of others.

You may make your offering/donation to the Building Fund in one single payment or multiple or instalment payments. You may make your offering/donation by any of the following mode of payments:-

- via cash payment (Note: Please do not send your cash payment by post)

- via cheque or bank draft made payable to Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund

- via direct bank in or fund transfer to our savings account in AmBank under the name of Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund and under account number 184-001-008503-0.

We encourage you to make a donation pledge indicating the total amount and the payment timing of your offering/donation to enable us to ascertain in advance the amount of funds that we could raise so that we could plan further fund raising activities and time the progress of the construction works more efficiently. We also enclose herewith a copy of the Donation Pledge Form for your further action. Even if you do not wish to make any donation or donation pledge, we hope you could still fill-up your personal particulars including your correspondence address and contact number to enable us to keep in touch with you and keep you updated of the latest progress in the New Building Project and our Church’s other activities.

We hope to commence construction works for the New Building Project this year and to complete the same by end of 2010. Please keep this matter in your prayer.

To show our gratitude to those who had donated generously to the Building Fund and in remembrance of their offerings/donations, we have decided to do the following:-


- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM60,000.00 or more on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the pulpit area of the new Sanctuar


- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM40,000.00 and above (but below RM60,000.00) on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the entrance to the Gallery at the first floor of the new Sanctuary;

- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM30,000.00 or more (but below RM40,000.00) on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the entrance to either the Creche Room or the Meeting Room at the ground floor of the new Sanctuary;

- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM20,000.00 or more (but below RM30,000.00) on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the entrance to the Multi-Purpose Room;

- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM10,000.00 or more (but below RM20,000.00) on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the entrance to either one of the 3 standard Classrooms;

- to inscribe the name of all donors (regardless of the amount of money donated) on a copper plate to be affixed at a place to be decided later on and

- to publish the name of all donors (regardless of the amount of money donated) in a magazine or bulletin specially dedicated to the New Building Project.

There were already some Church Members and friends who had made donations to the Building Fund in memory of their loved ones who had passed away.

On the other hand, we will also respect the decision of donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Lastly, we have decided to dedicate this year’s CNY Thanksgiving Offering to the Building Fund. We hope to raise at least RM1 million from the CNY Thanksgiving Offering and the donation pledges during this CNY. It may seem like a tall order but we believe God’s children, including me and you, will rise to the challenge. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will work within us and inspire us to participate in this New Building Project.

Let us all store up for ourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal (Matthew 6:20). Remember the event recorded in John 6:1-13 where Jesus fed 5,000 people using 5 small barley loaves and 2 small fish given by a boy? Did that boy go hungry that day after he had given up his food? NO! They all had enough to eat that day and the disciples had even gathered 12 baskets of left over barley loaves and fish. Yes, the little boy had chosen to share his food and Jesus had used that boy’s generosity to bless others and Jesus had also ensured that the boy had more than enough to eat. Likewise, God will use your generosity to bless others and you can trust Him to still take care of your daily needs.

May the Lord bless you and your family.

Yours faithfully,
Ling Chee Wei, on behalf of the Building Committee,
Rev. Koh Sie Keong, the Pastor-In-Charge of Trinity Methodist Church,
Low Keok Sing, Lay Leader of Trinity Methodist Church




认献表格 DONATION PLEDGE FORM
致 To,
Trinity Methodist Church
185, Pekan Gurney, 32010 Sitiawan, Perak.

电话号码Telephone No. (05)6914317;传真号码Fascimile No. (05)6914317
电邮Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com
事项:圣殿及宗教教育楼之建筑金。
Re: Building Fund For The Proposed Construction of A Sanctuary Cum Religious Education Centre.

姓名Name :___________________(中C)_________________(英E)
性别Sex:□ 男Male □ 女Female
地址Address:_________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
电话Tel:_______________________(H)____________________(O)
手机H/P:_______________e-mail :_________________________

我愿意认献/奉献以下数目I would like to pledge / make an offering of
□ RM500 □ RM1000 □ RM3000 □ RM5000 □ RM10000
□ 其它数目Other sum (请列明Please specify) RM________________

我愿意采用其中一种方式来奉献有关建筑金:-
To the abovementioned Building Fund to be paid in:-
□ 一次过奉献A single payment □ 分12个月奉献 12 monthly payment □ 分6个月奉献6 monthly payment □ 分24个月奉献 24 monthly payment
□ 其他方式奉献 Other arrangement

建议Comment:________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

______________________
签名Signature 日期Date:

请填写表格后,把表格交给建筑财政刘国升执事或办事处薛雪馨姐妹。若开支票,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” 谢谢。Kindly hand over this Form to Church Building Treasurer Bro. Low Keok Sing or Church Clerk Sis. Seak Shih Sing . Cheque made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund ” . Thank you.