Hokkien Ministry Department

From left:
Front - Sis Yoke Cham, Pastor Joyce Yeo, Sis Nancy Lim
Back - Sis San San, Bro William, Bro David Chew, Sis Annie Chew

The seed bed of the Hokkien Ministry was birthed through a small thanksgiving dinner gathering in 1996 at Moriah Assembly of God. Pastor Joyce Yeo recalls in a testimony of God's miraculous healing on her life and five people gathered in that meeting came to acknowledge Jesus as their personal Saviour. As we did not have a suitable follow-up ministry, these new converts were then referred to other churches. However, we learnt that this made some new converts less at ease.  

The vision for a dialect service was the starting point. After a fair bit of struggling to find suitable co-labourers and overcoming the language barrier, we tasted the truths of the wise saying, that "God's work done in His way, will experience His resources". With perfect timing, God provided us with a network of friends from other churches to help kickstart the ministry in 1997 and now, the ministry looks back with thanksgiving for what He has blessed us with. After 8 years of ministry at Moriah Assembly of God, the Hokkien ministry moved to ZFGC on 1 January 2005. Much appreciation goes to the leadership at Moriah for their support during the past years.

The ministry has its focus set to reach the Hokkien dialect speaking group and the warm fellowship has even led to other dialect groups participating with us. The outreach work is mainly done through friendship evangelism events like Fathers' and Mothers' Day Celebration, Christmas Celebrations, Water Baptism Services, Church Camps and various outings. In the short term, the ministry envisions a need to continue to train workers for the work, to continue to give them opportunities to serve, and to disciple them in God's ways. In the long term, the ministry prays God to grant a numerical growth to a 150 congregation that is pleasing to Him. As the church continues to embrace the vision to "Grow, Glow and Go", the Hokkien Ministry sees itself to complement this vision.

The Hokkien Ministry led by Pastor Joyce has a motivated committee looking into hospitality, worship, discipleship and visitation. The team comprises Bro William Lim, Sis San San, Bro David Chew, Sis Annie Chew, Sis Nancy Lim and Sis Chow Yoke Chan. Through the dedication of these servants who put into practice the "P"s of ministry – Passion, Prayer, Patience and Perseverance, the Hokkien Ministry is trusting the LORD to lead them forward in wonderful ways!