History of HCFAM

How it started

Since the early 80’s, moved by the Spirit of God, pocket groups of healthcare Christian staff began meeting together in some major hospitals for prayer and fellowship. Through the regular visits of Ms Leonora van Tonder, HCFI Regional Promoter and Dr Arul Anketell from the mid-80’s onwards, a loose network of partnership developed between these Christian groups which culminated in an annual National HCF conference being held ever since 1990.

In 1995, the Local National Action Team was formed to lay the groundwork for an official National HCF to be formed. On 9th June 2000, the Registrar of Societies of Malaysia granted the approval for Healthcare Christian Fellowship Association (HCFA) Kuala Lumpur, which was subsequently changed to HCFA Malaysia when we had membership from at least 7 out of the 14 states of Malaysia registered. We also became an official member of National Evangelical Christian Fellowship of Malaysia in 2001.