Tamil Methodist Church (HKBP Singapore)

Tamil Methodist Church (HKBP Singapore) is a church in Singapore which is located on Short Street. Tamil Methodist Church (HKBP Singapore) is situated nearby to David Elias Building, as well as near the university SMU Prinsep Street Residences.

Type: Church
Denomination: Methodist
Address: 8 Short Street, Singapore

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church and National Museum of Singapore.

Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church

Church

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.

Christians in Singapore constitute 17% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2025. Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam.

National Museum of Singapore

Museum

Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.

The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum. National Museum of Singapore is situated 660 metres south of Tamil Methodist Church (HKBP Singapore).

Masjid Bencoolen

Mosque

Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bencoolen Mosque alternatively known as the Hanafi Mosque, is a congregational mosque located along Bencoolen Street between Rochor and Bras Basah, Singapore. Masjid Bencoolen is situated 300 metres south of Tamil Methodist Church (HKBP Singapore).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochor and Bras Basah.

Rochor

Suburb

Rochor is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. Rochor shares boundaries with the following planning areas – Kallang to the north and east, Newton to the west, as well as Museum and the Downtown Core to the south.

Bras Basah

Neighborhood

Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY 2.0.

Bras Basah is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. Bras Basah means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.