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.
History
editOriginally 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Durai, Jennani (7 November 2011). "Seventh-Day Adventists going strong". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ a b "Balestier Road Seventh-day Adventist Church : exterior [3]". PictureSG. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Dedication in January". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 November 1951. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "ADVENTISTS BUY A NEW CHURCH". Singapore Tiger Standard. Singapore. 2 November 1951. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Church for Adventists". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 November 1951. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "NEW ADVENTIST CHURCH HAS SPECIAL NURSERY". Singapore Tiger Standard. Singapore. 11 January 1952. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "IT WILL BE MOTHERS' CHURCH". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 January 1952. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Woo, Alyssa (1 October 2016). "A message of simplicity". AsiaOne. Singapore. Retrieved 7 July 2022.