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🏨📰🌸 What connects Raffles Hotel, The Straits Times, and Singapore’s national flower to a small community of Armenian Christians?

The answer lies in the remarkable story of Armenian believers who made Singapore their home in its early years.

Though small in number, this Christian community left a lasting imprint on the city: the Sarkies brothers and Raffles Hotel, Catchick Moses and The Straits Times, and Agnes Joaquim and Vanda Miss Joaquim. At the centre of their communal life stood the Armenian Apostolic Church of St Gregory the Illuminator—Singapore’s oldest surviving Christian church building. ⛪

✨ Join BGST Collective as we explore the faith, lives, and enduring legacy of these Armenian Christians at the Armenian Heritage Centre.

📅 Date: 31 October
🕒 Time: 3.00–5.00 pm
📍 Venue: Armenian Heritage Gallery, 60 Hill Street
🎁 Do consider a love gift on the day towards the tour cost.

📝 Register your interest by 24th Oct 2026
👉 https://bg.st/ArmenianVisit

State of the Church in Singapore 2026 — Salt&Light     The State of the Church in Singapore 2026 is the fifth instalment of the State of the Church in Singapore Study – a annual collaborative effort between Biblical Graduate School of Theology, Singapore Bible College, Trinity Theological College and Salt&Light. This year, with the State of the ...

BGST is pleased to support the 5th SLEC CommCare Symposium, where our own CSF Centre Advisor and Spiritual Director, Anthony Siow, will be contributing to the Dementia and Spirituality track. 🙏

Whether you are caring for a loved one, serving in church or community care, or seeking to deepen your professional practice, this symposium offers practical insights and fresh perspectives for holistic eldercare. 🤝

Join 16 speakers over two days for practical insights in:

🩹 Wound Care — Real-life cases and debates on managing complex wounds

💜 Dementia and Spirituality — How spirituality can enrich support for persons living with dementia

📅 4 & 10 September 2026
📍 Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability

🔗 Register here:

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🏙 MM101 - Marketplace Discipleship and Ministry

How can we live out our faith faithfully in the midst of deadlines, office politics, and the demands of everyday work?

Taught by Dr Lai Pak Wah, this course invites students to explore what it means to follow Christ in the workplace, discern their vocational calling, and grow as effective ambassadors for Christ in their everyday contexts. As participants reflect on how the Gospel speaks into and transforms contemporary work, they will also be encouraged to cultivate a deeper experience of God's love and presence in their working lives.

Join us as we learn how spiritual formation and Christ-like character can help us flourish at work and bear faithful witness in the marketplace.

📆 Course starts: 31 August 2026
📝 Registration closes: 24 August
🔗 Register here: bg.st/MM101

📚 Want to find out more about our other courses this semester?

Visit: bgst.edu.sg/currentcourses

BGST is honoured to be part of the steering committee for the annual State of the Church (SOTC) survey.

This year's survey provides insights collected across the churches in Singapore about demographics, baptisms, missions, expenditure, staffing and more. What is happening within the SG church? What is the church's engagement in SG and beyond like?

Join us at Fairfield Methodist Church, 14 Aug, 9-11am to hear more.

Sign up and details:
https://saltandlight.sg/news/how-is-the-singapore-church-doing-come-find-out-at-the-state-of-the-church-annual-survey-2026-findings-presentation/

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A first-ever long-term study of the Church in Singapore: Register to attend the findings presentation of SOTC Annual Survey 2026 What is the demographic makeup of the Church in Singapore?...

Have you been longing for a slower space to listen to God more deeply?

Join us for Sacred Pause, a half-day retreat on listening to God through prayer and journaling, facilitated by Ms Chan Lin Ho.

Through guided journaling, contemplative prayer, silence and reflection, you’ll learn to pay attention to your thoughts, emotions and spiritual longings, and discover how journaling can become a meaningful part of your life with God.

📅 Saturday, 19 September 2026
⏰ 9:30am – 1:00pm
📍 BGST Nexus (2 Kallang Ave, #11-01, CT Hub, S’pore 339407)
🎟️ Early bird: $70 (ends 8 Aug)
🎫 Normal: $80
(includes materials)
🔗 Register today: bg.st/sacredpause

✨ BGST is Hiring

At BGST, we’re committed to equipping ambassadors of Christ for churches and marketplaces — and we’re growing our team to strengthen this mission.

We’re hiring:
🧭 Manager, Centre for Christian Leadership
📢 Manager, Marketing & Communications

If you’re excited about equipping believers to think deeply and serve faithfully, come serve with us!

🔗 Details & application: bgst.edu.sg/work-with-us

Join Dr Peter Phillips and our panel of speakers as they explore the science and theology of AI, and how AI can be adopted into our lives and church ministries wisely.

🔗 Register now: aiandchurch.eventbrite.sg

Revival Beyond the Church: Reclaiming the Marketplace

God’s renewal is not limited to the church—it can also be seen in the ways Christians live out their faith in the marketplace.

Join Prof. Robin Lim for a timely conversation on the calling of Christian leaders to shape workplaces, businesses, and communities with integrity, purpose, and hope. Drawing from Scripture, revival history, and present-day developments, this seminar invites us to consider how faith can make a lasting difference beyond Sunday.

📆 Wednesday, 22 July 2026
🕑 7.30pm–10pm
📍 PLMC Sanctuary

Register now: bit.ly/MKTPLtalk
(closes 19th July, 5pm)
Admission is free.

Hosted by Paya Lebar Methodist Church