Our youth camp was held in December 2024. For four days, they gathered to learn about what the Bible says about relationships and how to apply it in life. Caroline Cheah, one of the youth leaders, shares with us what they did, as well as ways that they apply Scripture.

Sze Gar has been serving as our deacon in the Welcome Ministry since 2020. We checked in with her in this article, and got her to share about her work as a deacon, how she’s thankful to God for the many ways that He has been at work in our church and needs in the Welcome Ministry.

A group of GBC members regularly visit Cambodia to love and serve the people, and to also share the gospel with them. A team also made a trip this October, and Eng Ching shares her reflections and what she learnt about God from this trip.

Teng Yun joined our traineeship from July to November. The trainees read through 1 Timothy together, and here, she reflects on how 1 Timothy 6 is applicable in a holiday season where we could also be stressed and struggling with contentment.

Pastor Andrew introduced 3 new CGs that have just started meeting, or will begin meeting in January.

Mums Connect has been reading the book “Authority” by Jonathan Leeman in the second half of 2024. Sarah Tan, who has been attending the sessions does a review of the book and some of her takeaways thus far.

Deborah, one of our supported missionaries, joined the Ministry Traineeship during her sabbatical back in Singapore. She shares how she has been blessed and recharged during the five-month traineeship.

The Women’s Ministry organised a Women of Grace event on 16 November 2024. Ruth, one of our members, shared a devotion from Psalm 42 and 43 which exhorted women to recognise their need, remember their God and preach to themselves in their struggles.

Eric reads Andrew Murray’s Humility and shares some key thoughts and passages from the book.

Jocelyn shares how God uses one of the books read during the traineeship to reveal to her what it means to be human.

Elder Caleb has been serving as an elder for the past 5 years. Here, he shares with us what he does as an elder and how he has seen God at work in this church.

On 26 October 2024, over 140 GBC members came together to be a part of the choir, musicians and AV team for the fifth and final Reformation Concert: Soli Deo Gloria, which is Latin for “Glory to God Alone”. Our sanctuary was packed to the brim, as many came to sing of this glorious God, and also to hear of who He is. 

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.

Anna, who is also known to many of us as “Mimi”, is one of our trainees and she shares what she has learnt about discipleship through this traineeship. She reflects on 1 Timothy 1, a passage that the trainees studied together.

Our Children’s Ministry team organised a parenting panel on 6 October 2024 to help encourage and build up the many parents in our midst. Rachael, one of our young parents, attended this session, and shares with us some of her reflections.

Our Care Groups have also been studying Isaiah and in a recent study, they spent some time looking at how Isaiah 63:7-64:12 records for us Isaiah’s prayer of faith, as the prophet intercedes with God on behalf of the people.

Our next Members' Meeting will be held on Sunday, 10 November, from 11.15am to 12.30pm in the Fellowship Hall.

The great composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, is often celebrated as a prolific composer of the Baroque period. As we prepare for the upcoming Reformation Concert, Elder Caleb shares with us about Bach’s life and faith, and how we too, can be encouraged to live for God’s glory alone.

GBC will hold our fifth (and final) Reformation Concert this year! The concert will be held on on 26 October 2024 at 8pm in our Sanctuary.

Jia Huey shares how her recent trip to Kathy's Home in Pua has given her an expanded view of God.