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| Pastors
Thru Out The Years | | | Rev.
Justus Koo | 1965
- 1967 | | | Rev.
Henri Bishop | 1967
- 1969 | | | Rev.
Justus Koo | 1969
- 1975 | | | Rev.
Donald Poole | 1972
- 1975 | | | Rev.
Dr. Loke Hoy San |
1975 - 1978 | | | Rev.
John R. Nelson | 1978 |
| | Mr.
David Wong Kim | 1979
- 1983 | | | Rev.
Dr. Philip Tan | 1984
- to date | | | Pastor
Joyce Lee | 1991
- 1992 | | | Pastor
Ong Chin Long | 1992
- 2004 | | | Pastor
Sivin Kit | 1996
- 2000 | | | Eric
Tan Eng Leong | 2000
- 2001 | | | Pastor
Anderson Yew |
2001- 2007 |
| | Pastor
Marcus Leong | 2005
- to date | | | Rev.
Khoo Chu En | 2006
- to date | |
By 1968, Christ Lutheran Church grew into an organized congregation and was ready
for the next stage of growth for the church. A ground breaking service was held
for the new parish hall and construction began in April 1968, when completed in
December of that year, the new facilities consisted of a worship hall, a library,
a meeting hall and a few classrooms. With the new facilities, a child care ministry
was launched and followed by a kindergarten known as "Wee Wisdom Child Care
and Kindergarten". Some of the present members traced their beginnings in
Christ Lutheran Church to this ministry. When the first English youth fellowship
started in 1973, charismatic renewal occurred and youth grew from six persons
to over one hundred members within a year. However, the church experienced a roller
coaster as attendance went thru cycles of ups and downs. Church attendance continue
to decline steadily to reach a low of fourteen members in 1984 when the leaders
took a closed stand towards charismatic renewal. Many youth left the church but
still kept their faith and worship God in other churches. But God has
His hand on the church when Rev. Philip Tan took over the leadership of Christ
Lutheran Church. Charismatic renewal was embraced and the church experienced steady
growth in membership thru the late 80's, Sunday service gradually changed from
liturgical worship of hymns to short choruses to contemporary worship in the 90's.
Church attendance reached a record high of three hundred for the first time in
1993. The children Sunday school was revitalized as a group of committed teachers
took up the leadership role in the beginning of the 90's. The leadership passed
on to another team of new leaders later, Children Sunday School was restructured
and renamed Glorious Children Church (GCC) in 1996. The result was a new vision
and enthusiasm for the ministry with growth of six hundred children in GCC in
the year 2001. In 2002, GCC was renamed PowerFun. Christ Lutheran Church
also began ministry with overseas missions to China in 1994, followed by Vietnam
in 1996 and Myanmar in 1997. One of the most powerful transitions for the church
was its major shift from a traditional model church ministry to a celf-structured
church ministry in 1996. This was in accordance to the mandate that every member
is a minister. The cell-structured model follows the Jethro principles which effectively
equips and empowers leader for the ministry. By taking this stand, CLC has created
a biblically functioning community, where love, care support and security ought
to be the hallmarks of God's church. As Christ Lutheran Church extends
celebrates and reaches out, God builds the church in strength and numbers, moving
it forward to accomplish the divine purpose He has designed it for.
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