Since Raffles founded Singapore in 1819, missionaries have begun their work in Singapore. Before 1949, the development of overseas Chinese Christianity in Singapore experienced four stages presumably. The author considers that public welfare work supported by Singapore church, including education, medical service and publication, effectively promote its development. The author shows the specificity of the development history of Singapore Christianity by expounding the difficulties encountered in missionary, and describes the impact of racial differences by analyzing the relationship between Singapore Christianity and various races. The aim of this paper is to study the church communication and relationship between Singapore and South China, analysis of the cultural identity of the Chinese Christian, and finally determine Singapore a proper position in the church network.
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