1. Tamil Methodist Church Banting 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Celebration To God be the Glory 28th September 2013 Dewan Sri

2. Tamil Methodist Church Banting 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Celebration To God be the Glory 28th September 2013 Dewan Sri 3. Brief History Of T.M.C Banting 4. 1930s outreach point of TMC Klang during the late Rev. S.S. Pakianathan 1953 separate pastoral charge by Malaya Annual Conference (M.A.C.) in Singapore and Malaya. 12/1/1953 birth of the government- assisted Methodist English School (MES PRIMARY) 5. USD 3000/= (RM9000/-) grant from New York Office of the U.S.A. Methodist Church to put up our own building 1968 Malaya Annual Conference (MAC) split into TRAC (Wesley) and TPAC (Tamil Provisional Annual Conference) 1976 (T.P.A.C) became T.A.C. (Tamil Annual Conference) of the Methodist Church in Malaysia. 6. The late Rev. J.A.P. Oswald headmaster of the MES PRIMARY served as the FIRST pastor of the church Services were held in the school hall. 25/12/1954 the first baptism was of Master Denison Jeyasooria Jayaratnam. 12/9/1955 the first marriage conducted was of Mr. Israel Gnanamuthu to Miss Pakiathai Joseph 7. Founder Members of TMC Banting 8. - Rev. J.A.P. Oswald 9. - Rev. J.A.P. Oswald - Mr. S.N. Suppiah - Ms Alice Robinson - Ms. Ruth P. Oswald - Mr. W.P. Ponnampalam. 10. - Mr. Daniel K. Jayaratnam - Mrs. Flora Jayaratnam 11. Former Pastors of TMC Banting 12. 1953-1958 : Rev J.A.P Oswald 1989-1960 : Rev M. Thangamuthu 1960 : Rev Ron Butlerwhite : Rev S. Jebamony 1961-1966 : Rev Larry Cheah Yoon 1966 : Rev Paul Castor : Rev Samuel Retnasamy 1967-1968 : Rev Yeoh Oon Tian The Malaya Annual Conference (M.A.C.) 13. 1968-1970 : Rev Noel Arputharaj 1971-1972 : Rev Jacob Paul 1972-1974 : Rev Francis Sunderaraj 1975-1977 : Rev Retnarajah The Provisional Annual Conference (T.P.A.C) 14. 1977-1983 :Rev James K. Solamadan Tamil Annual Conference (T.A.C.) 15. 1983-1985 : Rev Dr Joseph Komar 16. 1986-1987 : Rev Jayapal David 17. 1988-1991 : Rev Solomon Abraham 18. 1991-1992 : Rev David Tharmakan 19. 1992-1995 : Rev M.G Thanaraj 20. 1995 : Rev Vincent Jayaraj 21. 1995 : Rev Sandirasekaran 22. 1996-1997 : Rev Paul Maniam 23. 1998-1999 : Rev D.B Laurence 24. 2000-2005 : Rev Devadass Ratnam 25. 2006-2012 : Rev Jevaretnam Sowria 26. Student Pastors Served in TMC Banting 27. 1975: Rev Simon Chandran 28. 1987: Rev David Rasahpandy 29. 1998: Rev Anthony Panan 30. 1999: Rev Samuel Periatambi 31. 2006-2007 Rev Alex Zaw Min Thu (Mynmar) 32. Pastors Produced by TMC Btg Rev Samuel Chong Ah Soon (USA) 33. Pastors Produced by TMC Btg Rev James K. Solomadan 34. Pastors Produced by TMC Btg Datuk Dr Denison J. Jayaratnam 35. Pastors Produced by TMC Btg Rev Abraham Selvanayakam Ponniah 36. Pastors Produced by TMC Btg Rev Silvester Louis Martin David 37. Former LCEC Chairman Mr. VKV Daniel Mrs. Mercy Daniel Late Ms. Annamary Ponniah Mr. Melvin Wijayaretne Mr. G.A Solomon Mr. Arul Raj Solomon 38. Former Lay Leaders Mr. Daniel Jayaratnam Mrs. Mercy Daniel Mr. G.A Solomon Mr. Arul Raj Solomon 39. At Present 40. Local Church Executive Committee L.C.E.C 41. Our Pastor Rev. Raymond Raj 42. Rev. Raymond Raj & his family 43. Student Pastor Pastor Ronald Rohendra Rao 44. Lay Leader : Mr. Johnathan Thankavelu LCEC Chairman : Mr. Edwin Selvanesan Treasurer : Mr. I. Selladurai Missions : Mr. Gobi Aruldass David Evangelism : Mr. William Jacob Social Concerns : Mrs. Elizabeth. S Christian Edu. : Mrs. Selvamany Shogy Youth Fellowship : Ms. Mary Margaret Young Adult : Mr. Solomon Thankavelu Seniors Fellowship : Mr. G.A. Solomon Royal Kids : Mrs. Jasmine David Meth. Women : Mrs. Alice Johnathan Property : Mr. David Selvathasen Steward : Mr. Kaviraj : Mr. Paul Dorai : Ms. S. Mary 45. Pioneers 46. Mr. VKV Daniel Mrs Mercy Daniel 47. Mr. I. Selladurai Mr. G.A Solomon 48. TMC Banting 49. Sunday School Our Church 50. Royal Kids (Sunday School) 51. Methodist Senior Fellowship 52. Methodist Women 53. Young Adult Fellowship 54. Methodist Youth Fellowship 55. Ministries of Our Church 56. Royal Kids (Sunday School) 57. Youth Fellowship MYF 58. Gadong Ministry 59. Migrant Ministry 60. Orang Asli Ministry 61. Church Family Camps, Outings, Gatheri ngs, Games and Fun 62. Sunday Worship Services 63. I will build my church... Matthew 16:18 64. The Original structure of our Church 65. Our Church Extension 66. Our Church NOW 67. Thank You for making our 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service & Dinner a great Success! 68. Soli Deo Gloria !