[2] As at 2017, the church had a congregation of approximately six hundred people meeting in worship services catering to languages of English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and primarily seeks to reach out to the Chinese community of Sydney.

The first Chinese churches arose out of the gold rush of the 1860s in Victoria, during which numbers of migrants travelled to Australia to make their fortune.

[4] The Fullerton Memorial Church building, completed in the Gothic Revival style, was dedicated in 1905[5] in honour of Rev.

Dr James Fullerton, a controversial Presbyterian minister in Sydney during the middle decades of the 19th century.

Increase in local outreach focus in the Surry Hills area is one such solution, including a focus on international expatriates and young working professionals working and living in the Surry Hills area.