Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church Singapore

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Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church
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Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church Singapore
Location301 Upper Paya Lebar Road, Singapore 534934
Country Singapore
Denomination Independent-Presbyterian
Website www.bethanyipc.sg
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Rev Dr Charles Tan
Pastor(s) Rev Mitchell Tan
Rev Mark Tan
Rev Benjamin Chong
Rev Benjamin Quah

Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church (IPC) is an independent church located between the Paya Lebar and Serangoon areas of central Singapore. It is the mother church of the IPC Family, which spans Singapore, India, Australia and Myanmar.

Contents

The church's teachings and practices are based on a belief in the inerrancy of the Bible and its final authority in faith and life.

The church maintains a Bible study [1] resource on its website as well as audio [2] and video [3] recordings of weekly messages.

History

Bethany IPC grew out of a Sunday School outreach to the Seletar Hills estate by Bible Presbyterian Church of Singapore. It was founded as a house church in 1973 with 25 members and moved to its current location at 301 Upper Paya Lebar Road, Singapore 534934 in 1993.

Sunday Worship Services

Ministries

Sunday School

The Sunday School [4] Ministry caters to children and adults. It aims to instruct every Christian in the Word of God and equip each one for effective service.

Weekday Meetings

Fellowship groups

Camps & seminars

Music ministry

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References

  1. "Bethany Bible Study notes". Bethany IPC. Archived from the original on 2013-08-17.
  2. "Bethany MP3 recordings". Bethany IPC. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20.
  3. "BethanyCam video recordings". Bethany IPC. Archived from the original on 2013-08-17.
  4. "Bethany Sunday School Ministry". Bethany IPC. Archived from the original on 2013-08-17.