All Saints' Church Singapore (English Congregation)

ABOUT ALL SAINTS'

CHURCH STAFF

Priest-in-charge
Revd Derek Lim

Youth Pastor
Pastor Ya Hui

Secretary
Linda Low

Main Church Building
The Chinese Congregation holds their services in the Main Church Building. Whereas, English Congregation holds it in Tower Block Hall.

Our Vision
All Saints' Church, English Congregation, is a local church committed to Discipleship and Disciple-making. Christ Jesus has called us as a local church warriors living out His Victory

1. In our Outward Mission of Witnessing, Evangelism, Church-Planting, Missions and Caring - to deliver men out of darkness into His marvelous Light

2. In our Inner Life of Worship, Prayer, Word, Fellowship and Wholeness - over sin, the world and the devil in holiness before Him.

We look Upward to God and Outward to others to fulfill His Call for us.

Our Mission
To be a church where people are transformed to be radically devoted to God, resolutely committed to each other and relentlessly reaching out to the world."

Our History
All Saints' Church, English Congregation started off in 1976 as a team from Saint Andrew's Cathedral reaching out to the Golden Mile Area, hence the name Golden Harvest. After years of meeting in rented apartments, halls and members' homes, it finally joined All Saints' Church to become its English Congregation on 5th January 1986.

Our previous priests-in-charge were:

Revd Ronald Hu (Chaplain of Golden Harvest till early 1980)
Revd Tan Pek Hua (Chaplain till Jul 1981)
Revd Fred Vergara (July 1981 - Jan 1986)
Revd Gregory Chiang (Jan 1986 - May 1988) - now serving in Australia
Revd Raphael Samuel (May 1988 - Jan 1993) - now a missionary in Bolivia
Revd Henry Seow (Nov 1992 - Jan 1993 during Rev. Samuel's leave)
Revd Rennis Ponniah (Jan 1993 - Dec 1994)
Revd Dr. Soh Guan Chin (Dec 1994 - Dec 1997)
Revd Steven Lim (Jun 1993 - Aug 1997)
Revd Christopher Ponniah (Aug 1997 - Oct 2000) - now serving in New Zealand
Revd Kingsley Ponniah (Oct 2000 - Dec 2000) - now serving in New Zealand
Revd Daven Nambiar (Jan 2001 - 7 Dec 2002)

Our previous Youth Pastor were:

Mr David Teo (Jan 1998 - May 2002, Jul 2004 - Jun 2006)
Revd Steven Seah (Jul 2006 - Dec 2008)
Pastor Ezekiel Tan(Nov 2008 - Dec 2009)

Our previous parish workers were:

Mr. Samuel Tan
Mr. Jimmy Ong
Mr. Andrew Thina

Our present pastors

Revd Derek Lim (Feb 2003 - Present)
Pastor Ya Hui(Jan 2009 - Present)

Being Anglican

The Anglican Church of Singapore is part of a world-wide body whose history can be traced right back to the coming of Christianity to Britain with the Roman occupation. In the sixteenth century the reformed Anglican church was born. The Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, which set out the historic statement of Anglican Faith, are recognized in the constitution of most national Anglican churches, including the Anglican church in Singapore. You are strongly encouraged to download the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion for a better understanding of our faith.

The Nicene Creed - Statement of Faith

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy *catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

*The word "catholic" refers not to the Roman Catholic Church, but to the universal church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

More about Anglican Ethos

The Anglican service involves various symbols and traditions that ought to be properly understood instead of being taken as meaningless routines.

The Diocesean website offers explanations on the events in the Church Calendar, the Liturgical Colours, the Sacraments (Baptism and Holy Communion) and Ministries. All members of our church are encouraged to find out about them.