Bagan Datoh Work
Andhras that migrated to Malaya in the early 1920s were confronted with many challenges; this may have opened the hearts of the people to hear the gospel. The Seventh-day Adventist Telugu work was first established in Sungei Way, near Kuala Lumpur, in the late 1920s.
The Gospel work then expanded to Bagan Datoh in 1928. The work spread with churches and companies in many places. There were about 13 stations with one worker at each station. However, after the war, the work was greatly reduced with only three stations. Pastor Lot and Pastor Prakasham were among the pioneers to bring the Gospel to the Telugu population in Malaya. They are assumed to be the first missionaries to work in Bagan Datoh.
Early converts met in believers' homes for worship. Several laymen from Sungei Way helped the missionary work to flourish in Bagan Datoh. As the membership grew, Pastor William W.R. Lake (then President of the Malaya Mission), through his interviews and correspondence with the Estate manager, arranged for a temporary house of worship to be built by the estate for the believers, who were also granted Sabbath privileges.
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