Unifor hands over funds to churches

SRI AMAN: Three churches in Sri Aman here have received an allocation from the state Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing and Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis had presented the cheque to the respective churches. St Luke Church received RM300,000 while St Lawrence Church and Methodist Church at Jalan Paya […]

Church celebrates treble anniversaries

SIBU: Tian En Methodist Church here celebrated treble anniversaries held at the church premises in Upper Lanang Sibu today. The three joint celebrations were the 40th anniversary of the church’s kindergarten (Tadika Methodist Tieng Ong Tong), 30th anniversary of the church’s Young Adult Fellowship and its 20th-anniversary formation of the Boy Brigade.  Church prayer service […]

Two churches receive grants from Unifor

BINTULU: Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM) Church Rumah Gelayan and BEM Church Kelompok Kampung Senep in Tubau here recently received grants from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) amounting to RM180,000. The cheques were presented to the churches today (Sept 30) by Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chuk Pai Ugon. BEM Church Rumah Gelayan and BEM Church Kelompok Kampung […]

Churches receive RM100k each

SARIKEI: Methodist Iban Church and Life Baptist Church here received RM100,000 each last Saturday. Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii announced these allocations under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) during his visit to both churches. “Religious beliefs should be respected and I will try to apply for allocations so that it can improve the […]

Rep allocates RM300k to churches

SARIKEI: Repok Assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii has allocated a total of RM300,000 under the Rural Transformation Project (RTP) grant to two churches in his constituency. Of the total, RM200,000 was given to Jesus is Lord Church while RM100,000 was allocated to Ter Ong Church. A pious rep himself, Huang is very concerned about […]

Church visit to check SOP on compliance

SIBU: A political secretary to the Chief Minister Michael Tiang yesterday visited Sing Ang Tong Methodist Church here. One of his aims was to check on the enforcement of the standard operating procedure (SOP) at the church, especially during mass services. “I was glad to see the church’s commitment in complying with SOP guidelines for […]

BEM Morsjaya church premises sanitised

MIRI: A group of firemen of Miri central fire station on Thursday carried out sanitisation work on Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM) Morsjaya church, here. According to Penghulu Randi Elon, who is in-charge of the church’s property and development, the team arrived around 9am to carry out the sanitisation work on the first and second floors […]

Churches to remain closed until end of CMCO

KUCHING: Anglican churches in Sarawak and Brunei will not be opened for worship gatherings until the conditional movement control order (CMCO) is lifted. Bishop of the Anglican Church in Sarawak and Brunei, Right Reverend Datuk Danald Jute said while he was delighted to see that the number of new Covid-19 infections had declined over the […]