| APOSTLE LAWRENCE KHONG BIOGRAPHY |
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| A NEW START |
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Lawrence not only returned to church, he joined the Varsity Christian Fellowship (VCF) and eventually preached on the pulpit while still an undergraduate. Upon graduation, Lawrence received such a strong calling that he had no doubts God wanted him to serve full-time in his church, Grace Baptist Church. Without hesitation, Lawrence accepted the call and worked in the church. A year and a half later, he married his fiancé, Rev (Dr) Nina (who was by then a houseman) and the two set off for Dallas where he would attend the Dallas Theological Seminary.
While studying there, Lawrence was asked to pastor a Dallas church with a Chinese congregation because he could speak some Chinese. Pastoring the church was a real challenge. “Pastoring a church anchors your life and you have to cry out to Christ”, Lawrence recalls.
Returning to Grace Baptist Church in 1981, Lawrence worked hard for the next four years. From a congregation of 300, the numbers grew to 1600. It was the fastest growing Baptist Church in Singapore. |
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At the end of 1985, Lawrence unexpectedly experienced the Holy Spirit and his faith journey took a deeper dimension. This was to signal the start of a new phase in his life. A time of personal brokenness was replaced by great joy and peace with the growth of the new church, Faith Community Baptist Church (FCBC).
Lawrence’s vision is to establish a church that influences the whole of Singapore and the communities within it. Staying true to its name, FCBC has remained focused on the community at large as well as growing the community within the church.
In the first lap of the church, FCBC started TOUCH Community Services (TCS) an integrated network of social services within Singapore and now extends beyond its own shores. Another hallmark contribution to Christendom was the establishment and outworking of a highly-effective cell church model which allowed for body ministry to be practised by every pastoral as well as the lay members of the church. |
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