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The National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) is an ecumenical fellowship of Churches and Christian organisations in Singapore. It represents over 250 churches in Singapore. [1] The Council has been noted to be "socially conservative and theologically evangelical", embracing denominational and liturgical diversity.
Religious buildings in Singapore. Clockwise from top left: Saint Joseph's Church, Masjid Sultan, Sri Mariamman Temple and Thian Hock Keng. Article 15 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore guarantees freedom of religion in Singapore. Specifically, Article 15(1) states: "Every person has the right to profess and practise his religion ...
Missionaries, with the exception of members of Jehovah's Witnesses and representatives of the Unification Church, are permitted to work and to publish and distribute religious texts. However, while the Government does not prohibit evangelical activities, in practice it discourages activities that might upset the balance of intercommunal relations.
It is a member of the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS). New Creation Church also manages a business arm, Rock Productions Pte Ltd, which owns and operates a performing arts centre and shopping mall, The Star, and a travel agency, Omega Tours & Travel. [2] The church was one of three megachurches to make it to a list of Singapore ...
Anglicanism is represented in Singapore by the Diocese of Singapore, which has 26 parishes in Singapore, and is a part of the Church of the Province of South East Asia. The Methodist Church in Singapore is the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the country, with some 42,000 members in 46 churches.
The Church has 46 churches island-wide with around 42,000 members, and is the largest mainline Protestant denomination in Singapore. [1] Its current bishop and head of the Church is Bishop Dr Gordon Wong, who was elected at the 12th Session of the General Conference on 7 September 2020.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints first began holding meetings in 1963 with a handful of followers that were living in Singapore in 1963. Church membership grew to about 100 in 1970 when the government began restricting proselytisation and visas for missionaries.
The name was changed to Presbyterian Church in Singapore and Malaysia in 1968. In 1975, following the separation of Singapore and Malaysia and in view of political geographical and church administrative factors, the Synod was formally separated into the Presbyterian Church in Malaysia and The Presbyterian Church in Singapore. The first AGM was ...