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Dear FCC family, Two weeks ago, we launched a churchwide stained glass project that was originally initiated and crafted by John and Kyn, and it is called Witnessing Through Stained Glass. During this season of Lent, we want to invite you to reflect on your spiritual journey and perhaps express […]

Dear FCC family, There has been a lot of attention around transgender issues and as the only open and affirming church in Singapore, we have a special role to play. Our transgender siblings in FCC have stepped up to share their perspectives and to testify to God’s love in their […]

Dear family, Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of the season of Lent. This year, we will embark on something a little different for Lent – we will be kicking off our sermon series “Our Story of God and Us.” Together with this sermon series, we are also […]

Dear family, A very blessed Lunar New Year to you and your loved ones! We are in the season of celebration, feasting and reunions but this year, Lunar New Year doesn’t really feel like Lunar New Year. Annual rituals of gathering with family and friends are replaced with zoom meetings […]

With a prayerful heart, we thank God that our spiritual siblings are safe. We also pray that as Christians, we will use this opportunity to confront any harmful theologies that may have unwittingly encouraged acts of violent extremism. For while we have averted the violence against the body this time, […]

What do Ruth, the good Samaritan, Zacchaeus, the Roman Centurion, the Ethiopian eunuch and the Syrophoenician woman have in common? In this season of epiphany, what lessons must we take to heart as touchstones to remind us who we are as followers of Christ even as 2021 started off with […]

Dear siblings in Christ, This past week, we saw disturbing reports of overt discrimination towards the lgbtq community in Singapore. A transgender youth faced discrimination at school and was allegedly prevented access to hormone replacement therapy despite having parental consent. A local salad bar had a small rainbow flag displayed […]

Dear friends, As we welcome a new year and get ready for the Lunar New Year festivities, some of you may be busy spring cleaning. If you have household items that are still in good working condition but no longer have a need for them, please consider taking part in […]

Dear friends, As we enter the season of Epiphany, we are taking time to celebrate the manifestation of God in earthly form. Through the birth of Christ, God entered into our time and space. As Rachel Held Evans wrote, “We could not become like God, so God became like us.” […]