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“Below 250 participants where possible”: Church leaders respond to latest advisory on social distancing

Most of the churches Thir.st spoke to are making plans to adjust their worship services in response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s address to the nation yesterday and additional guidelines...

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Religious gatherings may need to evolve with global escalation in COVID-19 situation: PM Lee Hsien Loong

With the World Health Organisation declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, religious services may need to be shortened and attendance at faith-based gatherings reduced, said Singapore’s Prime Minister...

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“I am so amazed at what God has done among us”: Grace AOG’s pastor on surviving COVID-19

The past couple of weeks have been remarkable for my church, Grace Assembly of God. It all started when two members of our staff contracted COVID-19 and had to be warded in the National Centre for...

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What’s going on in Wuhan? Life in the lockdown, 1 month on

Since January 23, 2020, Wuhan has been under a city-wide lockdown. As residents are not allowed to leave the city without permission, all forms of public transportation including buses, railways and...

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No more Kingdom Invasion conference, but an online campus might be in the works for Cornerstone

After seven years of hosting inspiring speakers like Heidi Baker and Rev Canon Dr Andrew White, Kingdom Invasion (KI) was supposed to have its final run on March 17-20, 2020. But this has now been...

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Singaporeans queuing to donate blood – the kind of crowd we want to see

If you’ve been following the news about the appeals for blood donors lately, then you’ll know that there’s a lot to be positive about. These calls by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and...

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5 things we ordinary people liked about an extraordinary Budget

So you’ve probably already heard that Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat, delivered the Singapore Budget 2020 today. We’ll get into what some of the...

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“Lord, let this trial not be wasted,” prays Senior Pastor Vincent Choo of The Life Church and Missions Singapore

When the news first came that our church had been exposed to the coronavirus, I was shocked and anxious. But I became calm when I realised what I needed to do. I cancelled our meetings and began to...

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Christian conference UNVEIL 2020 called off

The organisers of UNVEIL 2020: Relevant Truth, Radical Faith have announced that they will not be continuing with this year’s edition of the annual Christian conference. “Following...