[3] The first congregation was set up in Melbourne in 1986 by Rev James Ha, a missionary of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference.
To solve this disagreement, the name was changed to the Chinese Methodist Church in Australia in 2002.
[4] After the Uniting Church in Australia dropped its veto, it was subsequently welcomed into the World Methodist Council.
[5] The first bishop was the Reverend, Dr. James Ha, who was elected to office on 28 November 2002, when the Annual Conference was officially formed.
The second bishop was the Reverend, Dr. Albert Chiew, who was elected to the office on 28 November 2006.