Sarawak Baptist Church (Piasau Baptist Branch)
821, Jalan Taman Piasau Edar, 
Piasau Park Garden, 
98000 Miri, Sarawak, 
Malaysia

Telephone: 085-651095
Email: [email protected]
 
Admin Office Hours
Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:30pm
              1:30pm-5:00pm
Sat         9:00am-12:30pm

Administrator: Michelle

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CHURCH RE-BUILDING


Proposed Project Timeline
Last Update: March 2014
 
Jun 2012              Confirmation on salient points & scope (scale down
                              to RM2.5 million)
Sep-Oct  2012    Architect submit Detailed Design to CRC (with
                             detailed cost estimate)
Nov-Dec 2012    Submit to Miri City Council for approval
                             Consultant to prepare tender documents
Jan-Feb  2013    Invitation to bid to contractors
                             Selection of successful bidders
        Apr 2013     Approval by Miri City Council
                             Award contract
       May 2013    Construction Phase begins
       Apr  2013    Building completed
 
Revised Timeline
Jan-May 2014    Detailed Design Approval Process. Approved by
                             BOMBA, Land & Survey. Miri City Council approval
                             in progress.

Est. Project Cost:                 RM3.2 million
Remaining funds to raise:   RM2.4 million
 
 
Original Building
Baptist work in Miri was started in September 1973. Our early pioneers first rented a house at No.36 Piasau Garden, and then shifted to another rented house at No.271, Piasau Garden. On 26 May 1974 the first Baptismal Service was held for 16 new believers, eight Chinese and eight tribal people. Miri Baptist Church was formally organized on 14 February 1976 with 25 charter members. It was later re-registered as the Piasau Baptist Branch under the umbrella body of the Sarawak Baptist Church on 27 August 1982.
 
In 1977, our Sarawak State government granted us a one-acre site at Lot 821, Piasau Garden. A church building program was quickly initiated with the help of FMB (Foreign Mission Board of Southern Baptist Convention) and local funds. Construction of the original church building began in October 1978. A grant from Malaysia-Singapore Baptist Mission, building pledges and gifts from the church members made possible the construction of the new building. The present building, originally designated as the "education block", was completed in early October 1979. On 21 October 1979, the first worship service was conducted in the new Miri Baptist Church building. On 25 November 1979, the first Baptismal and Lord’s Supper Service was held in the new building. 3 candidates were baptized. On 6 January 1980, a Dedication Service of the new building was held jointly with the Ordination Service of Pastor James Khoo.
 
The Vision To Re-build
Over the years, the building has gone through much wear and tear. The original roof had to be completely replaced. The ground floor was walled up, and subsequently tiled, to add a multi-purpose fellowship hall, library, children's playroom, prayer room and kitchen. On the first floor, the sanctuary was re-orientated and renovated to increase capacity and make the environment more conducive for worship. The former pastor's quarters were repartitioned into Sunday School rooms. A basketball court and children's playground was for the community's convenience.
 
Incremental renovations have increased the building's capacity to the maximum. We started experiencing constraints in accommodating the needs of our increasing ministry activities - particularly activities that impact the community such as E-Kids, Free Tuition, Vacation Bible School, Sunday School classes, Youth meetings, leadership training and seminars. In particular, the size and the number of suitable rooms became the limiting factor for us to take in more participants.
 
In 2008, the vision to build a new sanctuary was birthed in a Day of Prayer on 21st June, 2008. PBC launched a project in October 2009 to rebuild the church sanctuary to seat 300 to 500 worshippers, and to provide additional rooms to house the above outlined  activities. The project was called "Re-Building The Lord's House". The conceptual design was developed together with Megan Chan of CCC Architect, Kuching. The Church Re-building Fund was launched with various fund-raising initiatives.
 
The initial cost of the project was estimated to be RM4.5 million (which includes a new multi-purpose hall at the back of the church). After meeting with our architect on 26 June 2012, the project was scaled down to RM2.5 million (leaving out the multi-purpose hall and other renovations to the present sanctuary). This estimate was revised upwards to RM3.2 million by our architect after detailed design.
 
Currently, the project is at the Design Approval Phase. Fund-raising efforts are continuing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Project Milestones & Activities

Last Update: November 2012

(Reverse chronological order)

29 Nov-  1 Dec 2012  Fundraising:   Miri City Christmas Bazaar (Target Sales: RM20,000)
             26 Nov 2012   Fundraising:  CRC meet Dato' Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui w.r.t. RM2.2mil appeal
             10 Nov 2012   Fundraising:  CRC meet Dato' Sebastian Ting to present our
                                                              RM2.2mil appeal letter to Prime Minister's office

                  Oct  2012   Detail Design: CCC Architect submitted to CRC for feedback

             23 Jun 2012   Conceptual Design: CRC and Council meet Megan (CCC) to scale down project to
                                                                         RM2.2mil (excl. Furniture & Fittings). Decided to retain
                                                                         mezzanine floor in new sanctuary, and leave out proposed multi-
                                                                         purpose hall at the back of the church.

 

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