[1] In 1910, the Methodist Church acquired two buildings at Larut Road to use as a missionary residence and a boarding house.
[1][2] A cavity was made inside the granite block in which a box was placed containing a copy of the Bible, the Methodist hymnal, the Methodist Church disciplinary rules, the Malaysian Message (a mission publication), a copy of the Anglo-Chinese School Magazine, and a report on the history of the mission.
[4] The construction of the church was completed in 1912, and a dedication ceremony was held on 26 November 1912 conducted by Bishop W. P. Eveland of the Philippines.
[6] During World War Two, it was used by the Japanese army as a camp and services were moved to the Chinese Methodist Church in Madras Lane.
The period immediately after the end of the World War Two saw a growth in the church's membership and new ministry groups were started including the Women's Society of Christian Service and the Intermediate Youth Fellowship.