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

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.

In this men's seminar, two pastors from Agape Baptist Church, Pastor Too Teh Hsin and Pastor Wong Guoliang, will shed light on the topic of sexual purity for men. Having ministered to many through their church's men's ministry, they bring a wealth of experience in practically journeying with men—young and old—toward sexual purity. 

The Preacher in Ecclesiastes 12 had a word for those who were younger, that they ought to remember and respond to the Creator in the days of their youth. We also reached out to some older saints in our church to hear from them what they would like to tell younger men and women.

At our Members’ Meeting in May, Pastor Jeremy shared about the new Children’s Ministry curriculum. Here, he shares more about what our children will be learning.

The Women’s Ministry held a month-long training on Bible reading and it was encouraging to see women of GBC gather to be equipped.

Joshua Lowe has been working with our Young Adults since the start of the year. He shares about this ministry and the ways that he has been encouraged and sees God at work.

Nicholas Quek has been our Ministry Worker focused on the Youth Ministry since January 2025. He shares more about the goals and focus of the Youth Ministry, and how we, the church, can also support and love the youth.

As we seek to help our children to understand the storyline of Scripture, some members share which children’s Bibles they have found helpful.

Pastor Thian Chye shares his heart for the church — that we can love and care for each other as members of this body. There are also many simple and small steps that we can all take to do so!

Recently, Carrie had the chance to read the Bible with some new believers. She shares her experience and encourages us, the church, to continue to care for the young or new believers in our midst in this way.

The Wednesday Bible Study (WBS) is a midweek Bible study group for men and women. Kenneth Lee shares with us how studying 1 Samuel has encouraged him.

Pastor Eugene and some members of GBC attended the Healthy Churches Asia conference. He shares some of his takeaways and encouragement from this gathering. 

Over the past two weeks, we considered the motivation behind planting a church, as well as some of the alternatives to planting. But what does this mean for us now? What can members do at this point? 

Our elders have shared about our desire and plans to plant a church. It has been heartening to see that many members agree with these motivations and have been prayerfully considering this. Some have also wondered about alternatives to church planting and in this article, we seek to address some of these alternatives and options. 

The Wednesday Bible Study (WBS) is a midweek Bible study group for men and women. What do they do? Sarah Ang, one of the ladies who is in the group, shares with us what they studied in 2024, and how the time in God’s word has encouraged her.

Our elders have shared about our desire and plans to plant a church at various platforms over the past few months. Over the next few weeks, we will publish a series of articles that will hopefully shed light on our motivations and how we can embark on this together as a church.

From April to September, this Art Fellowship Outreach took place on Thursday afternoons. Two 8-week series were conducted, and Yuh Jane, who organised and participated, shares with us about what they did, and how it also encouraged members to love each other, and reach out to non-believers.