The home side broke the deadlock when Izzdin Shafiq's long ball was met by Yasir Hanapi, who headed it back to Fazrul Nawaz who side-stepped three Churchill defenders before firing a shot into the back of the net.
Churchill Brothers, who played without their three foreigners, put up a good fight and restored parity in the very next minute when defender Precious sliced a clearance off a Ravanan cross over goalkeeper Shahril Jantan, with the ball somehow ending in the back of the net as both the teams were locked at 1-1 at half time.
The Red Machines still remain second in the group with six points from four matches while Home united are on four points from as many games.