Senior minister of the church, Nancy Taylor, said the money from the sale would help to keep the historic building open and help to increase outreachprogrammes.
We are committed to pursuing our work with the European Commission, the Council of Europe and other partners in developing common strategies to enhance public activities and outreachprogrammes in Europe and beyond.
"It certainly is a most regrettable incident and I think it highlights the need to engage with the fire service in community outreachprogrammes about the importance of them being about to go about their work without interference, " she said.
The National Archives of Malaysia was selected by the Jury in recognition of its outreach, educational and training programmes in the area of preservation within the Asian region.