In Ecclesiastes, the Preacher recognises the limits of knowledge and how that too, is vanity. Daniel Chen reflects on this theme, and helps us to see how we can think about our own pursuit of knowledge today.

Julie Hamilton encourages us with how God has been enabling her to look to Jesus and count it all joy amidst a trying season for her family, and shares three practical ways on how we can also do so as we face trials of various kinds.

The plants around us remind us that God created the world and is still in control. Emily Seck shares how the sunflower and starfruit influenced her artwork, and how these plants can be visual reminders to turn to Jesus, who is the light of the world.

As we commemorate 66 years since GBC was established, let us learn more about the life of Lora Clement. Lora was one of the missionaries whose ministry eventually borne fruit and led to the founding of GBC.

Fidelia Kuek reviews this series that she has found useful to counsel and help children process their emotions and responses in different situations.

At our 13 July Members’ Meeting, the elders introduced 3 men who are joining the elders as Elder Associates. Over the next nine to ten months as Elder Associates, they will learn about what it means to shepherd and be an elder.

We held our Members’ Meeting on 13 July 2025. At this meeting, we welcomed new members, heard of updates about our members and learnt about other updates in our church life.

We baptised and welcomed two new members at our 20 July service. Members of GBC had voted to receive them at the Members’ Meeting on 13 July.

Veronica Lee considers the way the world thinks about finances and compares and contrasts it with the way Scriptures speaks about money. She encourages us to place our trust in the God who provides all things, even the money that we seek to earn and save.

We have 5 trainees joining us for the Ministry Traineeship programme in 2025. 4 of them are our members, and 1 is a member of Leng Kwang Baptist Church.

Han Lim was a part of the Missions Reading Group and shares this review of the book “God’s Smuggler”, which the group read together. She shares how she was encouraged to love, treasure and delight in God’s word and to continue to trust Him.

To complement our sermon series in Ecclesiastes, we will be publishing articles that pick up on some of the themes in the book. One of our members, who is our Deacon for the AV Ministry and a lawyer by training, reflects on how Christians can think about secular work in a fallen world.

Two families participated in our Family Dedication held during our 29 June service.

To complement our sermon series in Ecclesiastes, we will be publishing articles that pick up on some of the themes in the book. Nehemiah Chong reflects on how we can think about work, productivity and busyness — our temptations and also how the gospel ultimately transforms our work.

Pastor Oliver will be taking his sabbatical from July to December 2025.

Our next Members' Meeting will be held on 13 July 2025 after service from 11.15am to about 12.30pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Every Sunday, the worship team works tirelessly and often behind the scenes to ensure that the whole service runs smoothly. The Worship Ministry is looking for members who can volunteer to serve in a couple of areas.

During the last trip to Pua from 29 May to 2 June, the team’s spirit was fuelled by the unusually kind weather and their souls nourished by God’s work at Kathy’s Home and among the team.

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.

Emily Seck reflects on how the Balsam plant reminded her of Jesus’ teaching in John 8:31-32 that His teachings show us the truth, and the truth sets us free.