Average attendance each Lord’s Day for worship service was about 390, including children.

MINISTRIES

Worship Service

The Church holds its worship service every Lord’s Day, 10.30 am at the Regional Language Centre (RELC), 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258352. The pulpit is jealously guarded, with only preachers of the same doctrinal persuasion, i.e. of the reformed faith, taking a stand for biblical separation and standing squarely on the perfect inspiration and perfect preservation of Scripture, are invited to preach the Word. Our preachers include: Rev Koa Keng Woo, Rev Dr Quek Suan Yew, Rev Dr Prabhudas Koshy, Rev Tan Kian Sing, Rev Stephen Khoo, Dr Tow Siang Hwa, Rev Errol Stone, Rev Nguyen Gia Hien, Bishop Richard Kivai, Rev Wee Eng Moh, Rev Dennis Kwok, Rev Gordon Ferguson, Rev Dr An Yohan, Dr Paul Ferguson, and Rev Dr Jeffrey Khoo.

Korean Worship Service

The Korean Worship Service at True Life B-P Church holds two services on the Lord’s Day, at 10.30 am and 1 pm at the Chancery Room (#503), RELC. The pastor of the Korean Worship is Rev Park Seung Kyu. The Korean Worship had weathered a storm in 2009 with the departure of some members, but is now steadily growing from strength to strength.

Children’s Ministry

The children are ministered to each Lord’s Day through the Children’s Ministry. The younger ones attend the Children’s Worship, and those of school-going age attend the Children’s Choir.

Prayer Meeting

Prayer meetings are held every Friday evening at the RELC, and for the first Friday of each month, Family Worship cum Prayer Meeting is held at the homes of True Lifers.

In keeping with the format of John Sung revival meetings, the study of God’s Word led by Dr Jeffrey Khoo is followed by a season of thanksgiving and testimonies, whereby the faith of members is fortified by hearing how the Lord has been good to their fellow-brethren. Prayer meeting has a regular attendance of about 85, with a good number of parents bringing their children with them to pray and seek the Lord’s blessing.

Sunday School

The Adults’ Sunday school is an important teaching ministry that seeks to ground believers in the Word of God. It is held each Lord’s Day from 9.15 am – 10.15 am. For 2009, the class was conducted by Elder JT Joseph and Mr Joshua Yong (FEBC student). A distinctive feature of each lesson was the concluding session on “Lessons for Life”, these being applications derived from the chapter covered on that occasion. The Biblical Books completed in 2009 by Joshua Yong were Ephesians, Colossians and followed by Hosea (partial) and by Elder JT Joseph, II Kings. The average attendance was about 80 (regulars).

Catechism class is held once a year for 12 weeks (January to March) for those who wish to be baptised, reaffirm their faith or join the church as members. Lessons on the fundamentals of the Christian faith and Bible- Presbyterian distinctives are conducted by Dr Jeffrey Khoo.

The Children’s Sunday school is led by Mrs Jemima Khoo, and ably assisted by a committed team of teachers and helpers.

Evangelism

Door to door HDB flat’s evangelism is held at Bukit Panjang every last Lord’s Day of the month, with close to 25 (including children) coming each time to share the good news of salvation.

Missions and Outreaches

The Church supports missions in Brisbane (Rev Nguyen Gia Hien and Brisbane B-P Church), Perth (Rev Errol Stone and Faith Presbyterian Church-Perth), Kemaman (Dr Wee Tiong Soon and Kemaman Life B-P Church), Kuching (Marilyn Nanta), Myanmar (Amos Go and Thang No), Palestine/Bethlehem (Rev Danny Awad) and the Bible College of East Africa (Kenya and Tanzania).

Choir Ministry

The Choir ministers to the congregation through music. The Choir Ministry consists of the Church Choir and Youth Choir. The Church Choir is led by Ms Jean Koh and the committee. They sing every first Lord’s Day of the month as well as on special occasions. The Youth Choir is under Mr and Mrs Herbert Goh and they render a song item every quarter. Practices of both Choirs are held every Sunday after worship service.

Bible Study Groups

The Church has two foreign language Bible study groups meeting on the Lord’s Day. The Indonesian Bible Study is led by FEBC students as part of their ministry practicum. The Filipina Bible Study group meets once a month under Mrs Manuela Heng.

 

Fellowship Groups Adults’ Fellowship

The fellowship meets monthly on the 3^rd Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs William Teo. The group is privileged to have Dr Jeffrey Khoo who continues to teach them on the Book of Acts (completed 15 chapters). The children are being ministered by Mrs Jenny Kan who teaches them Bible study and craft works. The fellowship celebrated their 4^th Anniversary on 14^th February 2009. Another highlight was the Christmas carolling on 25^th December 2009 where the group together with the Gethsemane Care Ministry visited the homes of Mrs Desy See, Ms Wendy Teng, Ms Lim Keng Hong and Ms Ow Kuan Tai, where messages on God’s glad tidings and great joy of salvation were shared in the respective homes.

Family Bible Study Fellowship

The group seeks to build up godly families, a key pillar of the church. It meets on the last Saturday of every month at the homes of various members to listen to God’s Word and followed by fellowship over dinner brought by members. The theme and goals of Ministry for 2009 were: (1) to encourage fathers to be the spiritual leaders in their family and (2) to encourage families to bear a good testimony for our Lord and to serve God together. The group was privileged to have Rev Dr Quek Suan Yew who delivered 10 messages on the theme for 2009, “Prayer – Our Treasure Trove”. Mrs Angie Quek had kindly offered her services to lead the children in the children’s ministry. The group had an outing where family members had good healthy recreation canoeing in the Bedok Reservoir in May 2009. In October 2009, the FBF and YPF had a combined meeting and fellowship where Rev Quek spoke on “Praying as a Family”. Ladies’ Fellowship

The Ladies’ Fellowship meets every 1^st Wednesday evening of the month at 7.45 pm at the RELC and is open to all True Lifers, and not just the ladies of the Church. The group was blessed to have Preacher Dennis Kabingue who spoke on a series of 10 messages on “He that Overcomes” from the Book of Revelation. Also the group was privileged to have Rev Stephen Khoo as the speaker for their 5^th Anniversary on 4^th February 2009, who spoke on “The Full and Empty Cup”. On 6^th May 2009, Bishop Richard Kivai was invited to the fellowship and he spoke on “The Role of Women”.

Young People’s Fellowship

The  Young  People’s  Fellowship  has  been meeting every Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Foo Chee Yong since its inception. From May 2009 onwards, meetings were held at Berean BPC. Bible study based on the theme for 2009 was, “Disciples and soldiers of Christ” taken from 2 Timothy 2:3 and Luke 9:23. The objectives were (1) denying self (2) following Christ daily and (3) enduring hardness for Christ. Besides Bible study, the youth also have activities like combined Bible study with brethren of Berean BPC on the last week of the month, cottage meetings at the homes of church members, combined meetings and youth conferences with the YF of other like-minded churches. The following were the highlights of the YPF: The 5^th Anniversary on 21^st February 2009 was held at RELC, speaker was Dr Jeffrey Khoo who spoke on “Taking Up Our Cross”. For 6 days in December 2009, Rev Tan Kian Sing and Dr Jeffrey Khoo were speakers at the YPF Camp at Calvary Tengah BPC, speaking on the theme, “YPF – Your Purpose in Fellowship”.

SPECIAL SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

The special services on the church calendar included the Good Friday Service, 10^th April 2009, 8 pm; Easter Sunrise Baptismal Service at Labrador Park, 12^th April 2009, 7 am; Christmas Eve Service, 24^th December 2009, 8 pm; Watchnight Service, 31^st December 2009, 10.45 pm.

A combined B-P Churches’ choirs presented the Easter Cantata on “No Greater Love” was held on 4^th April 2009 at Calvary Pandan BPC with Rev Dr Prabhudas Koshy as the speaker.

Pastor Rev Dr Timothy Tow was called home to be with the Lord on 20^th April 2009. Vigil services were held at Calvary Pandan BPC from 20^th April 2009 to 22^nd April 2009.

The Sunday School Teachers’ Training Seminar held at RELC on 16^th May 2009 was conducted by Mrs Dorothy Ng of Gethsemane BPC.

The 2^nd Vacation Bible Adventure (VBA) was held from 3^rd to 5^th June 2009 at the Boys’ Brigade campus at Zion Road. There were 40 teachers and helpers, and 70 – 80 children signed up for the activities.

The 6^th True Life Church Camp from 8^th to 12^th June 2009 was held at Resort Lautan Biru, Mersing with 127 campers. Rev Dr Prabhudas Koshy spoke on the theme, “Family Life in Christ”.

A total of 378 (including children) attended the 6^th  Anniversary  Thanksgiving  lunch  on  4^th  October 2009 at the Tang Court Restaurant, RELC, after the Thanksgiving service.

The 14^th Holy Land Pilgrimage, from 15^th to 29^th November 2009 was led by Rev Dr and Mrs Jeffrey Khoo. There were a total of 48 pilgrims.

A Christmas Gospel Meeting was held on 19^th December 2009 at RELC and Rev Dr Jeffrey Khoo spoke on “God’s Perfect Gift”.

There were a number of Christmas carolling sessions organised by the various fellowship groups to spread the good news of salvation in Christ.

RELATIONSHIP WITH FAR EASTERN BIBLE COLLEGE

True Life B-P Church has a symbiotic relationship  with  the  Far  Eastern  Bible College which lies in the sameness of spirit and doctrine.

The Church functions as a training ground for students of the College, and it also supports a number of them through scholarships.

FUTURE PLANS AND COMMITMENTS

True Life B-P Church shall continue to worship at the RELC Auditorium, and will rent more space as and when required. The Church Building Fund was borne out of a spontaneous desire by members for a permanent home, and it is our prayer that God will show the way according to His will.

The Church will also continue to redouble its efforts in evangelism, outreach and missions to hasten the coming of our Lord.

To God be the glory!