BPCIS Update
THE POWER OF STORY
I once heard a speaker from Disney who shared about a girl who left her teddy bear behind after visiting Disneyland. Her parents wrote to ask if it could be found and returned. Disney not only returned the bear but sent with it a story titled, “My Adventures at Disneyland” told firsthand by the lost bear. I was fascinated by the creativity behind what could have been a simple administrative procedure.
TRUE STORIES
If made-up stories like the one by the left-behind bear could appeal, how much more true stories! We have been telling such stories (or testimonies) on our BPCIS website. Two latest stories come from Mount Carmel BPC, one by someone who failed in school, suffered deep inferiority complex, and found her identity and worth. Another is by a caregiver who journeyed with her stroke-incapacitated sister for over 20 years.
In the coming months, we plan to feature such life stories, church by church. We will also hear from our pastors what they share as reflections with their churches. Remember to log in to bpcis.org.sg.
STORY OF BPCIS
As we celebrate our 15th Anniversary in 2026, we will put together a video, “The Story of BPCIS” from the time it was launched in 2011. More than 20 years after the BP denomination was disbanded in 1988 (with the Dissolution of the BP Synod), 11 BP churches have regathered to support one another in fellowship and service. Mark Saturday, 19 September 2026, for the Thanksgiving Dinner.
THE GREATEST STORY
All stories converge on the greatest Story ever told: the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Next year, our Good Friday services will be decentralised to 3 locations: churches in the West at Mount Carmel BPC, Central at Zion Bishan BPC, East at Shalom BPC. The Chinese service will be centralised at Zion Serangoon ZPC. Our Easter Sunrise Service will be at MacRitchie Reservoir. More details in due time.
Finally, remember us in prayer as we convene our Annual Presbytery Meeting on Saturday, 20 September, to elect new office-holders, and listen to guest speaker Rev Lee Hann Yang of Evangel BPC on the topic: “Mandarin Ministry: Sunset or Sunrise?” Appropriately, the venue is the newly acquired worship place of our Chinese-speaking church, Mount Gerizim BPC, at Woodlands 11.
“We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.” Psalm 78:4 ESV
Pastor David Wong
General Secretary, BPCIS
