TAC TIMELINE 1976 – 2015

1976    First Session of the TAC held at TMC KL from 2^nd – 3^rd December

             Rev.John Kovilpillai elected as 1^st TAC President.  

1977    a) First National Laity Seminar held on 16^th & 17^th of September in KL

             b) First TAC MYF Institute 11^th to 15^th April in Tanjung Malim

             c) Dedication Service of the Gethsemane Chicken Farm Cha’ah held on the 10^th Sept. 

1978    Mr. Justin Clarance selected by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports to represent Malaysia on the student-exchange program to Canada

1979    National level Church School Teachers’ Training held in KL from 20^th – 22^nd July

1980    TMC Kepala Batas formed as Local Church on 23^rd February – the first in the TAC era

1981    TMC Perai formed as Local Church on 21^st April

             A VW van registration No. WAD 2965 was purchased on 10^th July for Conference Evangelism 

1982    TAC Pastors’ Consultation regarding Outreach and Evangelism Program on 5^th July

1983    TMC Sg. Pelek formed as Local Church on 21^st August

1984    a) Wisma TAC purchased for the amount of RM 990,000

 b) TMC Mentakab formed as Local Church on 9^th February 

 c) TMC Jerantut formed as Local Church on 26^th February

1985    Methodist Women Annual Bible Quiz was started (Book of Genesis)

             -TAC Pastors School with their families was held in Wisma tAC from 6^th – 9^th August.

1986    a) TMC Sg.Way Subang formed as Local Church on 11^th May

b) “Kem Remaja” for Young Adults was held at the Highlands Gospel Centre, Tanah Rata Cameron Highlands from 10^th to 12^th October

c) TMC Sg. Pelek comes under the Selangor District, having been previously in the Southern District

1987    National Social Concerns Seminar for 3 days held at WIsma TAC from 29 – 31 August

1988    a) First Prayer Warriors Retreat by Evangelism and CE Boards from 29^th to 31^st May

b) Rev. Noel Arputharaj elected as the first Fulltime President of the Conference

1989    a) TMC Alor Gajah formed as Local Church on 12^th February

b) First National Workshop on Outreach Ministry was held from 25^th - 26^th July

1990    a) TMC Sagil formed as Local Church on 14^th January            Note:  

             b) TMC Asahan formed as Local Church on 15^th January  * TMC Taiping comes under the Perak District,

             c) TMC Cheroh formed as Local Church on 17^th January     having been previously in the Northern District

d) First TAC Mission Conference held from 26 to 29 April at the Sunshine Camp, PD

1991    First issue of Berita TAC was released in August

1992    TMC Rawang formed as Local Church on 1^st November

1993    a) Malaysia Missionary Movement (MMM) was formed on 7^th August

b) Church Workers accepted as Supply Pastors at the Annual Conference Session

1994     a) Bridge Magazine of the Missions Board launched

1. b) TMC Ulu Klang was formed on 11^th December

1995    a) Rev. Emmanuel Rajahser became the first Fulltime Youth Director

b) National MYAF formed with Mr. P. P. Abraham as the first President

1. c) TMC Sg. Besi/Serdang formed as Local Church on 7^th January
2. d) TMC Bentong formed as Local Church on 26^th March
3. e) Formation of the Central District as the Sixth District in the Conference on 1^st July

1996      TMC Jelapang formed as Local Church on 30^th June

1997    Jogathon ’97 was organized under the leadership of Mr. Peter Palaya on 23^rd August at the Kelana Jaya Sports Complex P.J.

1998    TMC Shah Alam formed as Local Church on 15^th February            

1999    a) The Conference membership of Rev. Stanley Sadagopan transferred to the Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference of the Singapore Methodist Church effect from 1^st January

b) Church School Lesson designing Writers’ Workshop in Rawang from 13^th – 14^th August by Board of Christian Education

2000    a) The First Campus Ministry Retreat was held 29^th January

b) TMC Jerai formed as a Local Church on 11^th March

c) 1st May - more than 2500 gathered at the Millennium Celebration at the Tabernacle   of Glory Setapak Kuala Lumpur

d) First Millennium Great Commission Conference held from August 31^st – 3^rd September in Air Keroh, Malacca

e) Women ordination accepted by Full Ministerial Session.

f) Rumah TAC (house for the TAC President) purchased at a cost of RM 300,000

2001    Rev. S. Sadagopan seconded as Superintendent of the Methodist Centre PD effect from 1^st November

2002    a) First Fact Finding Mission to Myanmar by Rev. P. Tevaraji and Rev. Victor Vethamani

             b) Family Seminar organized by the Board on Laity at TMC Sentul on 13^th July

2003    a) TAC/ETAC clergy and lay leaders gathering held from 11^th to 13^th August in Malacca. 125 participants including 17 from ETAC Singapore.

b) MSF Inaugural Annual Camp was held from 25^th – 27^th October in Pulau Pangkor

c) National MSF formally organized

2004    a) Semenyih formed as a Local Church on 3^rd January                

b) 2^nd TAC Celebration at Indera Mulia Stadium in Ipoh on 1^st May

c) Shekinah Home in Klang was started on 2^nd May

d) 21^st Century Church Growth Conference from 28^th to 31^st August. Absolutely Double. The Ten year Plan for 2005 – 2015

2005     a) Ipoh Tamil Settlement Full Membership on 1/1/05 – 1004. First and only TAC Church with more than 1000 members         

             b) TMC Puchong formed as Local Church on 2^nd January                

c) TMC Subang Jaya formed as Local Church on 5^th February 

d) TMC Kayu Ara/Damansara formed as Local Church on 19^th February

             e) Myanmar Student Adoption Program began with 138 students at a cost of RM 100 per year per student.

2006    Rev. Dr. Joseph Kumar seconded to Seminari Theoloji Malaysia

2007    First TAC Youth School at Port Dickson Methodist Centre from 4^th – 11^th February

             Rev. Hendry Ponniah’s membership transferred to the British Methodist Church w.e.f. 20^th November

2008    a) TMC Lahat Baru formed as Local Church on 19^th January

b) For the first time the month of February was declared as the month of Evangelism

c) TMC Bercham formed as Local Church on 19^th April        

d) First time Retired Ministers and Workers Sunday was observed on 7^th December

2009    TMC Selayang formed as Local Church on 9^th April

2010    TMC Cheras formed as Local Church on 27^th March

             First TAC Pastors’ Wives Retreat was held from the 18^th – 20^th March At Hotel Sentral, Brickfields, KL

2011    “Fund Raising and Investment” (FRI) Task force was set up on the 9^th of April

2012    TMC Kapar formed as Local Church on 17^th March

The Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia has given its approval for us to form a Cooperative Society. The first AGM was held on 24^th March 2012 at TMC KL

2013    a) Dedication of Single Mothers Home in Sg. Petani on 3^rd August

b) Dedication of Ray of Hope (Home for Pregnant Teens and Single Unwed Mothers (Sg. Pelek) on 12^th October

c) TAC Membership Software was launched by TAC President Rev. Jayaraj on 22^nd November

2014    TMC Bahau formed as Local Church on 23^rd February

TMC Ulu Tiram formed as Local Church on 15^th March

First TAC Men’s Conference held in Shah Alam from 22^nd to 23^rd March

2015    a) TMC Pusing formed as Local Church on 7^th February

b) We have paid the initial deposits for the purchase of a bungalow in PJ, for our New TAC Headquarters. The cost is RM2.8 million.

c) Dedication of Tuition centre in Ipoh – 25/4/15

d) Family Enrichment & Counselling Seminar for trainers -27^th -28^th June (KL)/4^th -5^th July (Ipoh)

e) Regional Children’s Ministry Conference was organized in Kuantan (10^th -11^th Jan), Taiping (24^th -25^th Jan) and Kuala Lumpur (31^st Jan-1^st Feb)