Sungai Siput is a small town close to Ipoh. In 1963, Bro. Chin Hua Lin, late Bro. Lai Hun Wah, and late Bro. Ho Pen Kuan moved from Kulim, Kedah, Northern State of Malaysia to this town to make a living. After settling down, they were determined to preserve their faith. Every Sabbath Day, they would gather and take the bus to Ipoh church to observe this holy day. This group of believers who loved the Lord were the first seeds of today’s Sungai Siput True Jesus Church.

Pr. Chin Ann Quek, an early worker in Malaysia and Singapore passed through this town. He came to understand the believers’ faith and given the circumstances they were in at that time; he strongly encouraged them to establish a family prayer house in Sungai Siput to preserve their faith. The believers had agreed with one another that whoever first bought a house would hold the home service. In 1968, this agreement was fulfilled and late Bro. Ho Pen Kuan’s house became the first to establish home service. Subsequently, with the unconditional love and support of the pastoral care from late Dn. John Voon, late Dn. Zacchaeus Wong and late Dn. Paul Wong from the Ipoh church, the foundation of the believers’ faith grew stronger day by day. Most of the believers at that time sold cold drinks as a main source of living. They were filled with the grace of the Lord as each day went by, even though the days were full of toils.

On the 30th of January 1973, the Sungai Siput Prayer House was officially established at the house of Bro. Chin Hua Lin, about five years after the home service was established.

In the late 1970s, late Pr. Simon Chin, Pr. Andrew Loh, and late Pr. Ho Nyuk Lin, along with late   Dn. Ho Chung Seng, late Dn. Chan Chen Poh, and late Dn. Thomas Choong who served in the churches of Malaysia and Singapore would go to the Prayer House from time to time to assist in the divine work, training new workers, and leading the sheep to the right path of their journey of faith.

In 1981, late Dn. Peter Ho, Bro. Chin Hua Lin, late Bro. Ho Pen Kuan, Bro. Lap Ah Toh, and Sis. Choo Jun Chow (the board members of Sungai Siput Church) were greatly moved by the love of the Lord and wanted to build a church for God. Therefore, they became fervent and worked together in planning the development of the church. The love of the Lord had stirred the believers’ hearts, and they made offerings with faith, although they were not rich. Everyone worked together in unity and employed different ways to raise funds for the house of God — some believers sold their inheritance, and some sisters even sold their golden jewellery. Subsequently, with the guidance and blessing from God, along with the help of many churches, a terrace house was finally purchased as the chapel in 1981, thus establishing the Sungai Siput Church.

Since the dedication on the 5th of April 1986, the Lord has continued to shower abundant grace on Sungai Siput Church. In 1993, they finally bought the first church van. Towards the end of 1994, the Holy Spirit moved the believers to expand the chapel to provide a larger space and comfortable environment to accommodate more believers.

With the love for God and the moving of the Holy Spirit, the believers of Sungai Siput Church bought a large new church van in March 1996. The love of the Lord once again touched the brothers and sisters of Sungai Siput Church as they began to pray earnestly for the development of a new chapel. In November of the same year, a brother from the Central Region church was moved by the Holy Spirit and offered RM 20,000.00 to Sungai Siput Church for the purchase of a piece of land. Offerings from fellow brethren, loans from the Perak region, and support from Pr. Daniel Chin enabled a successful purchase of the land worth RM 54,000.00 for future church development. 

Thank God, the Lord will provide! The prayers from all the believers have moved the hand of the Lord.  It turns out that God has prepared and opened the way ahead for us.

On the 24th of July 1998, everyone agreed to develop a new chapel during the EGM and the believers of Sungai Siput Church had made offerings actively to raise funds. As we are one family in Christ, many other churches also made the offerings out of love, especially the brothers and sisters of Bercham Church gave a lot of support and help in terms of manpower, financial resources, and prayers. Hence, Sungai Siput Church was able to start the construction with RM 43,451.00.

On 30th July of the same year, Pr. Daniel Chin led the believers to gather at the new chapel and pray together, asking for the guidance of the Holy Spirit for the smooth construction process of the new chapel. Miraculously, the whole construction work from planning, drawing, and building was assisted by the believers of Sungai Siput Church, including Bro. Chang Kuan Yang, Bro. Ho Kooi Chung, and Sis. Ho Lai Pheng, who saved up a huge amount of money for the church. Besides, these brothers and sisters who love the Lord, often worked overtime and checked on the construction site even if it was in the late evening.

The pile foundation construction for the new chapel began in August 1998, and the whole construction of the chapel was completed on the 24th of July 2000.

On 4th August 2000, the new chapel was officially opened and started with the first Friday night service. On 5th August, the first Sabbath was observed and Holy Communion was held in the new chapel. Late Eld. John Liew from Sungai Petani shared a sermon — “I will only give you all I have”, to encourage the believers. The entire congregation was filled with the heart of thanksgiving to remember the death of the Lord. The new chapel was then dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ on 13th May 2001.

We pray that God will continue to guide Sungai Siput Church. Let the name of God be known all over this small town so that everyone will come to know about salvation gospel. May the glory of God be revealed greatly in this place, Amen.