In 1992 wings were added to the church by Fr. P. Barthoulot which helped to increase the seating capacity by another 50%. This was temporary relief for the 10.30am Masses on Sundays.

As the parish population increased over the decades to more than 6,000 now, there is a pressing need to build a new church building to cater for the growing Mass attendance and the many parish organisations meeting in the church every evening. The closure of Our Lady of Lourdes School and the shifting of St. Joseph Convent to Sengkang also saw our catechism classes looking for alternative locations for more than 600 students.

Under such circumstances and with the mandate given by 400 parishioners at the Parish Assembly in March 1999, a Building Committee was formed and consultants appointed to start planning for the new church. There was general consensus that IHM should remain a "kampong" church. The sentiments were against a multi-storey church building, especially with the main church upstairs. It was certainly a daunting task to put this vision into our mission.