Mercia Tan joined our traineeship after graduating from university this past July. It has been a fruitful and encouraging time for her, and she shares some of her takeaways from the past few months.

On 1 November, the Women’s Ministry held their Women of Grace event. Usually held once to twice a year, the Women of Grace event aims to bring together women of GBC for a time of equipping and mutual encouragement. 

This year, the theme was “Side by Side” and we invited a guest speaker, Elizabeth Baruah, to speak to the ladies.

On 1 November, our ladies held their Women of Grace event. This focused on how women in the church can walk side by side to strengthen, counsel and encourage one another to persevere in the faith and remain steadfast in the Lord. Here is a list of books and resources that were recommended at this event.

We held our Members’ Meeting on 9 November 2025. At this meeting, we also held the English Congregational Meeting, where we voted on new elders. This was the last meeting of 2025 and as a church, we welcomed new members, heard of updates about some of our members and learnt about other updates in our church life in 2026.

Nicholas Chuan is a campus ministry worker, and he also had the chance to be on our Traineeship. He shares how this Traineeship experience has shaped and aided his work.

We recently held a Men’s Seminar and one of Liew Jun Tung shares some takeaways with us.

Our current batch of trainees have been with us since July, and they are nearing the end of their Traineeship. They will take turns to share their experiences over the next few weeks. This week, Eng Ching shares how the readings have shaped her convictions and understanding of ministry, and ways we can continue to encourage

In August and September, a group of ladies met weekly to read and discuss the book “How People Change” by Paul David Tripp. Sachie Hori was a part of this group, and she shares what the ladies did, what she learnt, what she found useful for her own growth and in relating to others.

John 15:5 calls us to abide in Christ the true vine, in order to bear fruit. Emily Seck encourages us with her artwork of the cucumber vine — a plant that grows best when it clings to a support.

Ethan Lam was a part of the young adults team that went on a missions trip to a city in Asia. He reflects on how preparing for this trip, and going on it has grown him in his personal evangelism and understanding of missions.

Our next Members' Meeting will be held on 9 November 2025 after service from 11.15am to about 12.30pm on Level 2. Do note the change in venue for this meeting!

A small team of young adults participated in a missions trip to a city in Asia recently. Rebecca Soh shares four key thoughts that she has from the trip, and how it has also translated into prayer.

Emily Seck shares how the palm lily encouraged her to consider the new life that we have in Christ. John 11:25-26 speaks of Jesus as the resurrection and the life. This is our hope for the future, when He returns, but also for today.

Last Sunday, Ps Andrew preached on Jesus being the true vine and exhorted us to abide in Him. Here, Eric Lui shares some thoughts on this teaching from Andrew Murray’s book titled, Abiding In Christ.

Timothy Wan reflects on how worship fuels and is the goal of missions, and how he (and all of us) can continue to cultivate missions-mindedness even while we are here.

In Ecclesiastes 12, the Preacher spoke about remembering our Creator in our youth. The Preacher writes honestly about the vanity and limitations of worldly wisdom. In this article, one of our youth and one of our young adults, Rachel Soh and Tabitha Yeong respectively, share the lessons they have learnt from Ecclesiastes.

We baptised and welcomed two new members at our 21 September service. Members of GBC had voted to receive them at the Members’ Meeting on 14 September.

We held our Members’ Meeting on 14 September 2025. At this meeting, we welcomed new members, heard of updates about our members and learnt about other updates in our church life.

We have previously shared why we hold the Weekender, as well as some of what the participants learnt on the first day of the event. In this article, we will share some thanksgivings as we reflect on the weekend that was spent together. 

The Women’s Ministry will be holding a Women of Grace event on 1 November. Titled “Side by side” this will focus on how women can walk with one another side by side, steadfast and faithful.