Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church in Singapore—A Painful History
This article by Russell Dykstra recounts the twenty-five year history of Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church in Singapore, examining both the challenges and spiritual preservation the young congregation experienced through various crises and controversies. The piece reflects on how God's sovereign grace sustained a Reformed witness in a predominantly non-Christian context, tracing connections between the Protestant Reformed Seminary, missionary work, and the establishment of Reformed churches in Southeast Asia. It serves as both a historical record of missionary endeavor and a testimony to God's providence in preserving a small Reformed flock through trials.
Previous article in this series: October 1, 2012, p. 5. This year, Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church (CERC) commemorated twenty-five years as a congregation. It has not been an easy twenty-five years. One of the charter members of Covenant, and an elder from the start, Elder Leong Fai Chong (John), summarized it well. In the twenty-fifth anniversary booklet he wrote: In fact, that she is what she is today and that she could celebrate her 25th Anniversary is a miracle indeed. Yes, it is a...
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