Church of the Province of South East Asia
Anglicanism was first introduced to South East Asia by chaplains attached to the East India Company. The first chaplain arrived in the settlement of Penang Island, Malaya, now West Malaysia in 1805. Anglican settlers arrived with the British East India Company in Singapore in 1819 and the first missionaries began work on the island of Borneo in 1848. These chaplains and missionaries were supported by the SPG.
The establishment of churches was accompanied by education and the opening of schools, the construction of hospitals with medical campaigns and clinics and the provision of social care. These components remain a critical part of the churches mission today.
The Church of the Province of South East Asia was inaugurated as a Province in 1996 and comprises four dioceses (Kuching, Sabah, Singapore and West Malaysia) in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. The Diocese of Singapore also holds responsibility for missionary work in the deaneries of Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. The current Archbishop and Bishop of the Diocese of Sabah is the Most Revd Datuk Melter Jiki Tais.
The province is growing, mission-minded and dynamic, sending out its own mission partners to various parts of the world.
You can watch the Province of South East Asia's contribution to our 2021 Communion Day of Prayer below.
Website(s):
http://anglicanwestmalaysia.org.my/