Located
in Taman Sedia, Tanah Rata, the plateau's little Church of England was once
known by the early members of its congregation as The Cameron Highlands
Church.
During the 1950s till 1960s, church services were conducted at the Cameron Highlands Hotel
( now Cameron Highlands Resort ), Slim School ( now Slim Army Camp
), or Eastern Hotel ( now Century Pine Resort ).
In
1958, Miss Anne L.P. Griffith-Jones, OBE (1890–1973) donated a site
adjoining the Slim School to the Anglican Church.
The
construction of the church commenced in early 1958. The British Army provided a
dismantled Nissen hut and donated $1,000 towards the total erection costs of $4,643.
The
church was completed in September 1958 and, except for some minor renovations,
remains essentially unchanged to this day.
The
name ‘All Souls’ Church’ was given at its consecration on Thursday, 30 April
1959 by the Right Rev. Bishop H.W. Baines, Bishop of Singapore and Malaya to
commemorate the soldiers who died in the two World Wars.
The
church, under the direction of the Missionary District of South Perak, was
initially ministered to by chaplains of the British Armed Forces and expatriate
clergy from the Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF) seconded to the Diocese of
West Malaysia. Later it became a part of
the Parish of South Perak and in 1986 it became a part of the Parish of Batang
Padang, Tapah, Perak. On 30 August 1998,
All Souls’ Church was inaugurated as a Missionary District.
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| "To
the Glory of God this church is erected by the British Army and civilian communities for Christian worship in Cameron Highlands” |
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