2001
That year, the LCEC established a seniors’ ministry to encourage older members to participate more actively in the church’s ministries and demonstrate that the later years of life can be richly meaningful.
The seniors’ ministry held its first gathering on 7 July 2001. About one hundred older people attended, sharing fellowship through health checks and lunch.
On 16 December 2001, the church held a “Sharing Love at Christmas” dinner in Dorcas Hall in the Methodist Century Building. Thirty-four tables were arranged, raising approximately RM62,000 for the welfare of members in financial need.
2002
On 1 May 2002, the church held its first Whole-Church Fellowship Day to strengthen relationships among members.
The 4th World Chinese Methodist Mission Conference was held in Penang from 4 to 8 June 2002. Approximately 650 Methodist delegates from different countries attended the gathering. As a supporting host, this church was deeply thankful and gave all glory to our Father in heaven.
2003
At the beginning of the year, a serious fire affected the 红灯角 flats in the 土尾桥 area of Penang. This church joined four other Methodist churches in Penang to raise funds for 151 affected households, each receiving RM100.
In April 2003, the family of the late church officer 黄益安 proposed establishing a RM40,000 Members’ Welfare Fund in his memory.
On 1 May 2003, the church again held a Church Family Day, with talks prepared to meet the needs of different age groups.
In June 2003, the LCEC resolved to purchase a block comprising four three-storey shophouses in Tanjung Bungah for RM2.2 million as a preaching point. Meetings began there on 3 October 2004.
Tanjung Bungah Preaching Point1999: established (this building was purchased in2003)
In July and August 2003, the preaching point’s Sunday School began recreational activities and tuition classes as a means of sharing the gospel with children who had not yet come to faith.
At 5.00 p.m. on 21 September 2003, the new Tanjung Bungah preaching point was formally opened.
2004
In January 2004, evangelist 张振祥 was appointed to assist the minister in charge, the Rev. 黄约辉, in pastoral ministry.
The Rev. 张振祥
In March 2004, the Adults’ Fellowship began arranging activities after the Friday prayer meeting to encourage adults to participate.
In October 2004, the minister in charge, the Rev. 黄约辉, marked twenty-five years of ministry at this church and his fiftieth birthday. The LCEC resolved to hold a thanksgiving gathering at the church for his thirtieth anniversary of dedication to ministry.
2005
On 2 May 2005, the church celebrated its 110th anniversary. A thanksgiving service was held in the sanctuary in the morning, followed by a lunch for members and guests, comprising about ninety tables, in the air-conditioned Han Chiang hall.
All offerings received that day were allocated to the Chinese Annual Conference’s mission fund.
2006
On 8 January 2006, the Boys’ Brigade in Malaysia held its sixtieth-anniversary thanksgiving service at this church. A plaque was installed to commemorate the church as the birthplace of the Boys’ Brigade in Malaysia.
2007
On 8 May 2007, the church began Christian formation courses. On 14 June that year, the women’s Bible Study Fellowship began using Dorcas Hall for Thursday Bible studies. Group-leader training was held on Tuesdays. That year, the Rev. 张振祥 went to Seminari Theoloji Malaysia to pursue a Master of Ministry degree.
In September 2007, the church kindergarten moved to the fourth floor of the Methodist Century Building.
2008
To encourage young people from the congregation to take SPM Bible Knowledge, the Sunday School began preparatory classes on 13 January. This church was the first Chinese-language church in Penang to offer such classes.
At the invitation of 富平 Church in South Korea, the minister in charge, the Rev. 黄约辉, led forty-one church officers and departmental workers on a mission exposure trip from 7 to 14 March 2008.
That year, the minister in charge, the Rev. 黄约辉, was awarded a Doctor of Ministry degree, giving all glory to the heavenly Father.
2009
The church formally established the Penang Methodist Training School, with classes beginning in February to encourage members to grow in their spiritual lives.
A youth evangelism training course was formally established on 18 July 2009, with twenty-seven trainees.
That year, the church began participating in ministry among indigenous communities, particularly undertaking the responsibility of helping provide places for worship and fellowship.
Partitioned classrooms on the fifth floor of the Methodist Century Building were completed and brought into use in September 2009.
In December 2009, the LCEC resolved to purchase a new Malaysian-made vehicle to replace the ministry vehicle used by the Rev. 张振祥.
2010
In the church’s 115th-anniversary year, the LCEC resolved to upgrade facilities, including computers and sound equipment, and carry out building repairs. The improvements also included choir cupboards in 文萃 Hall.
Caring for members in need is a responsibility of the church. The LCEC therefore resolved to increase monthly welfare assistance from RM100 to RM200.
The 115th-anniversary worship service was held on 2 May 2010. A banquet comprising seventy-six tables followed in Dorcas Hall in the Methodist Century Building, and each guest received an umbrella.