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The
Church
of
the
Sacred
Heart
is
a
Roman
Catholic
church
in
Singapore.
It
was
founded
in
1910
and
is
one
of
the
oldest
parishes
in
the
Archdiocese.
The
church's
feast
day
is
the
Solemnity
of
the
Most
Sacred
Heart
of
Jesus.
Fundraising
for
the
church
was
begun
in
1908
and
the
church
was
completed
in
1910.
The
finances
for
the
construction
were
largely
donated
by
3
wealthy
Chinese
benefactors,
one
of
which
was
Mr
Jacobe
Low
Kiok
Chiang
(1843–1911),
the
founder
of
the
Bangkok
and
Singapore-based
merchant
firm,
Kiam
Hoa
Heng.
Mr
Low
was
of
Teochew
descent
and
was
born
in
Shantou,
China.
The
Church
was
built
mainly
for
a
Cantonese
congregation.
On
15
February
1942,
the
church
was
damaged
by
Japanese
artillery
fire.
The
church
was
first
renovated
in
1969
and
a
3-storey
Parish
Welfare
Hall
was
established
on
21
February
1971.
Prior
to
the
completion
of
the
new
Community
Building
in
2008,
the
top
level
was
used
for
catechism
classes,
the
second
level
was
a
canteen,
while
the
ground
level
housed
a
small
carpark.
In
2008,
the
church
was
renovated
again
by
Parish
priest,
Father
Paul
Tay.
A
7½
storey
community
building
which
houses
meeting,
catechism
and
prayer
rooms,
priest
offices,
as
well
as
a
new
cafeteria,
was
constructed
to
cater
to
the
needs
of
the
parishioners.
A
columbarium
was
also
constructed
directly
behind
the
main
church
building.
Previously,
Fr.
Tay
was
also
involved
in
the
construction
of
a
columbarium
in
the
Church
of
St
Theresa,
as
well
as
the
establishment
of
the
Church
of
the
Holy
Trinity
which
has
since
become
the
largest
parish
in
Singapore.
