At the end of last year and the start of this new year, the elders shared some aspirations for the church at our Watchnight service and QCM. Bibianna reflects on the first aspiration on Christlikeness and how it is lived out together as a church....
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the current restrictions allowed us to hold our annual Watchnight service in 2021. It was held both in-person and livestreamed, and many GBC worshippers gathered together in the sanctuary or in homes to reflect on the past year. The theme of the service was, "waiting for the fulfilment of God’s promised hope", and the testimonies, songs of praise and discussion questions helped all who attended reflect on how they have been waiting this year. ...
Clarice Cheong reflects on the necessary gift of Christmas as she looks back on our Christmas Eve Service....
What are your aspirations for 2022? Have you considered what God wants you to aspire to be? Pastor Oliver shares the aspirations for GBC for 2022 as well as his!...
From July to December, the Side By Side Book Club has been gathering (virtually) once a month to reflect and practise together what it means to walk side by side with one another and the communities that we are in. Jocelyn Lang shares her experiences with us. ...
From February to November 2021, we had a class—Preaching Lab—where a group of ~20 brothers came together to be equipped for the ministry of the Word. We hear from them what they have learnt, how they have benefited and what they were thankful for....
This is the first Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) for this new year. As the frenzy season settle down, let us also gather as a church to look back at the past quarter and look forward to the coming year....
In this series, we will be understanding prayer using the A.C.T.S model, which is derived from the Lord's Prayer. The model has the following elements: adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication. Over the next month, we will be looking at prayers in the Bible and how they teach us to pray. ...
Pastor Eugene explains how we will be using the New City Catechism to affirm the faith together at our worship services....
On 19 Dec 2021, we had the great joy and privilege to welcome 13 new members to GBC, 5 via baptism and 8 via transfer of membership. ...
Our youths had their camp from 17 to 19 Dec 2021, and Joshua shares with us how they learnt about and experienced God's lovingkindness during the camp. ...
Eric Lui introduces us to "Charity and Its Fruits", a collection of Jonathan Edwards' sermons on 1 Corinthians 13 while he was pastor of the Church of Northhampton. ...
Yanadi reminds us that gospel work is not done alone. In this season of gatherings and meetups, he also encourages us to consider how to stir one another to love and good deeds, and even to reconcile with those we have issues with....
Seah Kah Yin and Gerald Chua share the challenges (and unexpected blessings) they faced as they lead their Care Groups during these pandemic years....
Pastor Oliver shares his reflections on waiting during the Christmas season, and encourages us to wait well. Waiting grows our patience, cultivates our desires, and strengthens our heart. ...
During the last weekend of November, we praised and thanked God for the gift of families and children, and undertook the commitment to disciple the ten children whom God has entrusted to us....
A week ago on 25th November, Americans celebrated their annual Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is often a time where people also take the opportunity to spend quality time with family and express their gratitude to one another. What about us as Christians? Do we give thanks to our God? If yes, how often? What compels you to give thanks to God or what are the things you give thanks for?...
Our Missions Committee has been working behind the scenes to connect with our missionaries. We interview Elder Jonathan to find out more about the Missions Committee and the work they've been doing. ...
Pastor Eugene encourages us to appreciate the deacons who serve among us, by serving alongside them. ...
Samuel shares how his interactions with our elders during the internship have given him a better glimpse into the lives of our elders and how we can encourage them....
"Side by Side" is a book by Edward Welch that a group of GBC members have been reading together for the past few months. Koon Han, who has been involved in this reading group, shares some key points from the book. ...
Our intern, Ryan, answers the question that he's been asked most these days, “How has the internship been?"...
Our Missions Committee has been working behind the scenes to connect with our missionaries. We interview Elder Jonathan to find out more about the Missions Committee and the work they've been doing. ...
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We have been praying for our missionaries at our monthly prayer meetings, but sometimes we may struggle with praying for them. What are some biblical priorities that we can consider when we pray? ...
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Sylvia Chong, one of our missionaries who has recently retired from Cru Singapore where she has served for 40 years, shares candidly the joys and struggles of serving in the missions field and how God has been faithful. ...
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On 31 May, Koh Siang Kiang, one of our missionaries, officially retired as full-time faculty from Singapore Bible College. We catch up with her to find out what are her plans and how we can pray for her....
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Tony and Yoke Meng Chan update us on their ministry with Wycliffe Singapore since 2006 and their future plans as they step down from GBC Missions Programme....
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Eric Lui shares the salient points he picked up from reading John Piper's Let the Nations Be Glad!...
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Last month, a team from GBC headed to Kathy's Home at Pua, Thailand to conduct Vacation Bible School (VBS). The team shares with us how God has put together the VBS programme....
Keep Reading14 GBC members, including Pastor Eugene Low's family, headed to Pua, Thailand to conduct the quarterly English camp at Kathy's Home from 6-9 December, 2019. Pastor Eugene reflects on the first time trip for the Lows. ...
Keep ReadingLast Sunday, Joey Raju shared with us a new initiative by the Missions Committee to encourage all members to take part in missions. Find out more about this 3-month programme....
Keep ReadingOver the course of six days from 7-12 Oct 2019, Kim Cheng led a group of 10 from GBC on a short-term mission trip to Cambodia. Read the encouraging reflection from members who joined the trip for the first or second time....
Keep ReadingWe thank God for the privilege to participate in His work in the lives of the Hmong people in Northern Thailand. Find out more from the trip report of the team that headed to Kathy's Home in Pua from 30 Aug to 2 Sep to conduct the quarterly English camp. ...
Keep ReadingClarice Cheong attended the recent Missions Conference at GBC and was reminded that it is Christ’s love that motivates and enables us to proclaim the gospel....
Keep ReadingWe are grateful for the team of ten, including three newcomers, who braved the heat and headed to Thailand from 24-27 May to conduct the quarterly English camp at Kathy's Home. The newcomers were greatly encouraged by God's work in Pua and we hope that their thoughtful reflection below will in turn encourage you to join us for the next trip from 30 Aug to 2 Sep....
Keep ReadingA team of six members from GBC headed to Cambodia in April to perform dental work and technical training under Project Khmer Hope. Eric Lui shares with us more about God's work in this part of the world. ...
Keep ReadingA team of 12 members, including 3 newcomers headed to Kathy's Home in Pua, Thailand, over 1-4 March to conduct the quarterly English camp. Read about the trip as well as reflection from the 3 newcomers....
Keep ReadingDavid and Gladys Chang have been serving with OMF in Bangkok for many years. In 2018, they were refreshed by a time of furlough back in the US and they have since returned to the field in Jul 2018. They share with us how they have experienced God's abundant love and faithfulness as they transition and how we can pray for them....
Keep ReadingEarly last year, Fedora Teong headed to Thailand to start her three-year term with OMF. She is back with us for these two weeks and she updates us on what she's doing in Thailand and how you can pray for her and God's work in Thailand....
Keep Reading11 GBC members had a blessed time conducting the quarterly English Camp at Kathy's Home in Pua from 7-11 Dec 2018. Read the trip report to find out more....
Keep ReadingOn 15 December 2018, Beacon Hall held its dedication service. Thanks to the support of partners, donors, supporters and well-wishers, there are presently 9 university students living in the Hall, with rooms for at least 6 more next year....
Keep ReadingFrom 30 Sept to 5 Oct, a team of 9 flew to Cambodia for a short-term dental mission trip. The team composed of five members from GBC, and four others from Redemption Hill Church, St Andrew’s Cathedral, and Zion Living Streams Community Church....
Keep ReadingOn 31 Aug 2018. a team of 9 headed to Kathy's Home in Pua, Thailand to conduct the quarterly English camp. All 9 members have been visiting Pua regularly and we thank God for each and every one of them. Read the trip report to find out more....
Keep ReadingShigeyuki Mori has been serving with the Singapore Japanese Christian Fellowship (SJCF) since 1986. Here Shige shares with us the challenges and joys of reaching out to the Japanese community in Singapore....
Keep ReadingTen of us headed to Kathy's Home in Pua, Thailand to conduct the quarterly English camp from 18-21 May 2018. The Thai academic year was about to begin and the team was excited to meet ten new children at the home. Read the trip report to find out more....
Keep ReadingThis year, GBC has set aside May as our Great Commission Month. The sermons and EQUIP classes for this month will focus on the Great Commission – to bring our families, our neighbours, and our nation and beyond, to know the gospel and to become disciples of Jesus Christ....
Keep ReadingIn March, a team of nine GBC members headed to Pua to conduct Vacation Bible School for the children at Kathy's Home. It was an experience that left the team feeling encouraged and blessed. We hope the team's reflection of the trip will encourage you to also take part in GBC's very own Vacation Bible School taking place over 31 May to 2 June 2018. ...
Keep ReadingBarnabas Lin has been ministering through IVCF in Chicago for the last eight years. During his academic sabbatical last year, he sought God’s guidance for his future steps in ministry, and here he shares with us the questions he wrestled with....
Keep ReadingAunty Poh Kin, who is 97 years old and a long-time member of GBC, made a trip to Beacon Hall in Chiang Mai in November this year. Susan Tan, her niece and a regular volunteer and supporter of the work at Kathy's Home in Pua, shared how God has so generously answered Aunty Poh Kin's prayer and enabled her to visit Beacon Hall to see the marvellous work He is doing there....
Keep Reading10 GBC members conducted the quarterly English Camp at Kathy's Home in Pua from 1-4 Dec 2017. They also visited the House of Hope – a dormitory for Hmong students under The Firm Foundation – which is about 20mins away at Thawangpha. Read the trip report to find out more....
Keep ReadingOur dear sister, Lily Pang, who has retired as a missionary after faithfully serving 33 years in the field, updates us on the task that God has laid upon her heart to serve among the elderly in GBC and Singapore....
Keep ReadingTom Chandler, one of the missionaries whom GBC has the privilege to partner with, explains how God used his unique background to prepare him for his ministry in Asia....
Keep ReadingNow in her final semester at the Singapore Bible College, Fedora Teong updates us on her potential overseas mission plans in Thailand with OMF after graduation. We pray for her as she prepares to move out of her comfort zone, to bring the gospel to the ends of the earth. ...
Keep ReadingA team of nine headed to Kathy's Home in Pua, Thailand to conduct the quarterly English camp from 1-4 Sept 2017. For this camp, they also taught the children English memory verse songs from the Children Ministry's Singing God's Love in God's Word music album. The children (and teachers) had a great time learning the songs. Read the trip report to find out more....
Keep ReadingBeacon Hall, a hostel for university students in Chiang Mai, started its first intake of students in April 2017. We thank God for the hard work of William and Karen Lenn in seeing through the building of the hostel and for their joy and commitment to want to serve Him among the Hmong and Thai communities. Karen Lenn shares with us more about the students they are ministeri...
Keep ReadingOver 6 days a team from GBC demonstrated the love of Jesus to rural Cambodians through dental care, teaching, and sharing the word of God....
Keep Reading11 GBC members headed to Pua, Thailand, to conduct the quarterly English Camp at Kathy's Home from 26-29 May 2017. The Thai academic year has just begun and the team was excited to meet four new children at the home. Read the trip report to find out more....
Keep ReadingAs part of the program for Great Commission Month, the iCare CG shared with us the recent trip some of them made to Luwuk to visit Tzi Ping and Heidi Leong, their CG members cum adopted missionaries. The trip has helped them better understand and appreciate Ping and Heidi's work among the Saluan people. If you have missed their presentation, here's a short recap of what th...
Keep ReadingPastor Ian shares his hope for GBC to consider how God might use us to support ministries that intentionally serve as bridges to the hearts of our neighbours....
Keep ReadingTzi Ping and Heidi, our missionaries in Luwuk, update us on the Saluan dictionary project. We are so encouraged by how God is opening doors for them to bless the Saluan community and we are very excited for the launch of the Saluan dictionary app – Kamus Saluan....
Keep ReadingThis year’s theme song for Great Commission Month (GCM), 'May the Peoples Praise You', is a timely encouragement for Grace Baptist Church. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, this song reminds us of the truth of God’s salvation plan....
Keep ReadingGBC receives a heart-warming letter from a dear missionary couple who has been away for many years. We give thanks for what God has been doing in and through them to minister to the Unreached People Groups, and we pray alongside them as they transit to a new assignment and city. ...
Keep ReadingA group of six GBC members, comprising five regular members and newcomer Sherri Buntain, headed to Pua, Thailand, to conduct the quarterly English Camp at Kathy's Home from 24-27 Feb 2017. Read the trip report to find out more. ...
Keep ReadingTowards the end of every year you will have heard appeals from the Missions Committee (MC) for love offerings to be given to the Christmas Love Box (CLB). You may have wondered what exactly is this Christmas Love Box? ...
Keep ReadingDoug and Joyce Erdmann update us on their new ministry with The Navigators in Colorado, United States. We pray with them that they will continue to trust in the Lord as they transit to a new place with new roles....
Keep ReadingPing and Heidi, together with their boys, give thanks for the Holy Spirit that expresses His life and power through their daily lives....
Keep ReadingMichael Chee reflects on lessons learned from GBC’s Great Commission Month, which took place in July....
Keep ReadingKaren Lenn updates us on the progress of Beacon Hall, a hostel in Chiang Mai. We pray that the hostel will serve the needs of the students there and bring glory to God. ...
Keep ReadingIn this post, Lily, our long-time, dedicated and committed missionary who has given many years of her life to world missions, gives glory to God who called her to service in the mission field. ...
Keep ReadingHave your care group adopted a missionary yet? Find out more about how we can support and care for our missionaries by adopting them....
Keep ReadingHeidi Leong reminds us of the immense privilege we have of being able to read the Bible in our own language, and testifies that it is God’s word that strengthens and sustains her and her husband Tzi Ping as they serve as missionaries in Indonesia....
Keep ReadingDavid Chang reflects on sinking his spiritual roots in Christ, whilst serving in metropolitan Bangkok....
Keep Reading6 GBC members went on a dental mission trip to the Trang Province of Cambodia in June. Read about the trip here!...
Keep ReadingDeborah Teo shares about her missionary journey to Cambodia and how she serves God there....
Keep ReadingIn this blogpost, Captain Budi of Roslin Orphanage shared how the recent visit by GBC has blessed the children at Roslin Orphanage and Roslin School....
Keep ReadingGBC had its missions conference over 28-29 Mar. Speakers from different organisations were invited to share their work in worldwide missions....
Keep ReadingEsther Yap shares about her care group's recent outing with the kids from Gracehaven....
Keep ReadingIn the month of June, we heard from one of our missionaries, David Chang. We caught up with him after that, and asked him to share a bit more about his conversion, and his call to missions. ...
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Keep ReadingIn this post, we describe the missions month song for emphasis - Let Your Kingdom Come. ...
Keep ReadingOne of our dear missionary families, the Leongs, have written to the church family to share their experiences and to encourage us. Let us remember them in prayer, interceding for their work and for their needs before our Heavenly Father. ...
Keep ReadingIn this interview, we speak to our dear missionaries Ping and Heidi about their upcoming overseas assignment. Have a read and pray for them! ...
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