In the final hours of 2023, we gathered as a church at our annual Watchnight Service. Though it was a Sunday evening and we also had our regular Sunday gathering that morning, many came back to spent time together on the last day of the year.

Our youths held their annual camp from 13-15 December. Timothy, one of our Young Adults, attended the camp not as a participant, but as one who was helping out. He shares about the camp as well as his experience here.  

We held a pre-Christmas Brunch on 16 December 2023 for those in the nearby MacPherson neighbourhood. Before this Brunch, members of GBC also visited different blocks to invite the residents to join us. Steven and Krystal, who were involved in these efforts, share their reflections with us here.

Beginning January 2024, our Quarterly Congregational Meetings will be renamed Members' Meetings, as they will be held more regularly—once every two months, instead of once every quarter. The goal is to provide members with more regular updates about membership matters and church life.

We invite all to join us for our Watchnight Service on 31 December, from 8–10pm in the Sanctuary. This will take the place of our usual monthly Prayer Meeting after service.

A mandatory fire drill will be held after the English Congregation’s worship service on 10 December 2023. Here are some instructions to all who will be present that day.

On 18 November 2023, our ladies gathered for "Women of Grace" event titled "Growing in the Gospel".

On 20 and 21 October, we hosted two conferences with Mark Dever, pastor of Capital Hill Baptist Church and from 9Marks ministry. The first conference was targeted at leaders ("Building Healthy Churches"). The other, which was jointly organised with Adam Road Presbyterian Church (ARPC) was for church members ("The Local Church"). 

One of our members, Ryan, attended both conferences, and shares with us his experience and reflections here. 

How do you spend your public holidays? For many in GBC, the morning of 13 November 2023, a public holiday, was spent at our church picnic. 

Two families participated in the Family Dedication at our 29 October 2023 service.

As 2023 draws to a close, we're also holding another picnic on 13 November 2023.

At our 8 October 2023 service, we installed our new elders Jeremy Lee and Beh Soo Hee.

On 18 November 2023, our ladies will be looking to gather for a morning of learning together as they build relationships and get to know one another.

On 1 October 2023, we had our final Quarterly Congregational Meeting of the year. It has been quite a busy and encouraging quarter and year, and our pastors and lay elders shared various updates about our life together as a church.

This year, we hope to invite our neighbours at MacPherson to celebrate Christmas with us at a brunch on 16 December from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm.

We had the joy of welcoming 23 new members in the month of September over two Sundays. Five joined us by baptism while the other nineteen joined us by transfer.

We are excited to be hosting two conferences with Mark Dever on 20 and 21 October. Mark Dever is the Senior Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, and also serves as the President of 9Marks ministries.

We had the joy of holding Family Dedication at our 30 July 2023 service. A total of four families participated in this.

We held our third Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) of 2023 on 2 July 2023. The Fellowship Hall was full as members, and even some visitors, stayed to hear of updates in the life of the church, and to participate in prayer.

On 18 June 2023, we welcomed nine members at our service. Six members joined us by baptism, and the three joined us by transfer.