The Pastors' Desk

Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! On Easter Sunday, we unveiled the stained glass community art installation that we had been working on since the beginning of Lent. i was very moved to receive contributions from folks in United Kingdom and Australia. We are expecting more to arrive – […]

Dear friends,  Today is Maundy Thursday, the beginning of the Holy Triduum – the period of three days that begins this evening and ends in the evening on Easter Sunday. Jesus commanded the disciples, “Love each other as I have loved you.”And hearing those words, how do we love each […]

Dear friends,  We have been on a preaching series, Our Story of God & Us, during this season of Lent leading up to Good Friday and Easter. This is an important series for us because through this series, we are hoping to share our position as a church regarding who […]

Dear siblings,  Community, literally, is our middle name. But what does community entail? What kind of community do we envision ourselves to be? How do we live up to be that community? Anchored in Jesus’ teachings, Rev Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of the beloved community where everyone is cared for, absent […]

Dear siblings,  Recently, I went kayaking with a few pastor friends. These strong amazing women accept me wholeheartedly and we have been supporting one another in our ministries over the past year. Now I know what it’s like to have a bunch of like-minded friends outside FCC who love God […]

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, […]