The Balestier Road Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Seventh-day Adventist church in Bendemeer, Singapore. The church was the fourth Seventh-day Adventist church in Singapore.
Originally known as the Community Church, the church was built on Balestier Road in Bendemeer, Singapore by the Assemblies of God in 1932. [1] [2] The church was designed by C. K. Yong in the shape of a pipe organ. [2] The church was bought over and renovated by Seventh-day Adventists at a cost of $90,000 in 1951. [3] [4] The newly-renovated church formally reopened on 3 November. [5] The newly-renovated church included a special nursery. Known as the Mother's Room, it had glass panel and a public announcement system, allowing mothers to see services and hear sermons and prayers, while noises made by the children would not be heard. [6] [7] The church underwent a major renovation from 1988 to 1989, which cost $400,000. [8]
The church celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2011. The church's senior pastor is Mark Chan. [1]
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