CCM Building Project Ground Breaking Service

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“Today marks a new beginning for the Christian leaders and the faithful to commit themselves to the shared vision, a vision of an ecumenical movement to encourage and strengthen the churches in Malaysia. … Today, we stand here, at the pinnacle of the Council’s existence, to continue on this faith and conviction.” So declared Rev Dr Thomas Philips, CCM President, in his address delivered at the Ground Breaking Service for the CCM HQ/Ecumenical Centre held on Thursday, 9 October 2008 at the CCM land at No. 26 Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya. He further emphasized that “To lay the foundation of this building is to lay the ground, the roots of our conviction and faith.” He also paid tribute to church leaders, donors, well-wishers and staff members, past and present, for their services and contributions to the CCM building project over the years.

The ground breaking service was conducted by Bishop Tan Sri Dr Lim Cheng Ean, Immediate Past President of CCM, during whose term of office the formal application for the building project was first submitted to the local authority. About 45 heads of churches, church leaders, donors and friends of CCM attended this brief service, specially arranged to tie up with CCM Board of Management meeting to be held on the same day. As part of the service, Dato’ Dr Tan Kee Kwong, Chairman of the Building Board, said a special prayer for all those involved in the building project, especially the contractors and their workers who would undertake the physical construction works in due course. After the service, attendees were invited to a reception at the CCM temporary office just nearby.

The service was held in faith with the hope that the final approval from Majlis Bandaran Petaling Jaya would be granted soon. The final submission of the building plans was duly made in July 2008 under the one-stop-centre approach. In so doing, we have committed and dedicated the building project to God Almighty whom we trust will lead us to a successful completion of the project.

We solicit your earnest prayers for, and financial support to this building project.

CCM Building Board

9 October 2008