We baptised and welcomed three new members at our 16 March service. Members of GBC had voted to receive them at the Members’ Meeting on 9 March

Tiang Siew Ting is no stranger to many in GBC, especially our families and children who are in Sunday School. Here, she shares a bit more about her work and how she has seen God at work over the years.

As a church, we desire to obey Jesus’ command to make disciples of all nations. We are thankful for gospel partners overseas that align with our aims and have been partnering with First Baptist Bandung Church, who coordinates with SINERGI.

As Christians we are called to be one in the body of Christ and not to walk alone. Pastor Andrew encourages us to continue to walk together—especially in Care Groups—and in doing so, encourage one another to press on in our faith.

Some of us may know Emily and the art that she does in her calendar. Here, Emily shares with us what prompted her to illustrate and compile a calendar. This month, we share the illustration from John 6:35, which features the beautiful Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis).

This past Wednesday marks the start of Lent. What are some practical ways we can undertake to prepare our hearts more intentionally in the days leading up to Good Friday and Easter?

Cecilia Kang reflects on how reading can be helpful in the Christian life, even for our children. She also introduces a new series that we will have that highlights useful literature and resources for families and children.

Our next Members' Meeting will be held on 9 March 2025 after service from 11.15am to about 12.30pm in the Fellowship Hall.

We are excited for the upcoming Church Camp with the theme, “Go: Community on Mission”.

Members have initiated a focused prayer session for the church plant in church on 28 February (Friday) at 8pm. While it began as the initiative of one care group, interest has grown and it is now open for anyone to join. Read more about this and see you there!

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.

At our recent Prayer Meeting on 9 February, we heard from Hannah, our Missions Trainee. Here, she shares more about this Traineeship, as well as how we can be keeping her in prayer.

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

In 2025, we kicked off a sermon series at GBC from the Gospel of John. 

To help us understand the book better, this article sheds a little more light on the Gospel author, its context, purpose and structure. 

We baptised and welcomed three new members at our 19 January service. Members of GBC had voted to receive them at the Members’ Meeting on 12 January.

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? 

This is also a busy and festive season for many. This opportunity to gather with family members is also one that we can use to share and live out the gospel. How can we hold out the gospel to those we meet in this season?

We started our new year with our first Members’ Meeting on 12 January 2025. We welcomed new members and also heard of updates in our church life. A key item that was shared by the elders was regarding our plans to begin the process of planting a church.

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. 

Nicholas Quek joins us as our new Ministry Worker for Youth Ministry, beginning 1 January 2025. Here, we interview him to get to know him a bit better and also learn more about the work that he is going to do.