WELCOME TO
ZION BIBLE-PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
JOIN US AND BE A PART OF GOD’S FAMILY!
A PLACE TO WORSHIP
We have a wide range of worship services every Sunday where you’ll find faithful expositions of God’s Word to help you worship God and be blessed by Him.
A PLACE TO GROW
We conduct Christian Education programmes for all ages to help you and your family discover God’s Word systematically and practically. In conjunction with each Worship Service, we also hold catechism classes to introduce you to the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith and prepare you for membership at Zion.
A PLACE TO SHARE & CARE
Whether you are young or old, single or married, you’ll find fellowship meetings where you can share, pray and interact with those whom you can be comfortable with.
A PLACE TO SERVE & REACH OUT
From singing in the choir to teaching Sunday School classes, from helping the handicapped to sharing the Gospel within and beyond Singapore, there are unique opportunities for you and your family to serve and reach out to others.
OUR CHURCH LOGO
The Church logo has three main components:
The burning bush reflects our Presbyterian heritage and represents God’s presence.
The three tongues of fire illustrate the triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The bush is growing from the Bible, emphasizing that Zion’s growth must be rooted in the firm foundation of the unchanging, inerrant Word of God.
OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Zion Serangoon (1957) and Zion Bishan (1994) are subject to the same Constitution in faith and in the conduct of ministry, and are governed by one Board of Elders and one Session. The Elders, including the Pastors, are responsible for the spiritual oversight of the Church. The Session, which includes the Deacons and Deaconesses, are responsible for the administrative functioning of the Church.
OUR HISTORY
Zion Bible-Presbyterian Church began on 23rd June 1957, at Tavistock Avenue, Serangoon Gardens. By God’s grace we successfully tendered for a plot of land at Bishan East and in 1994 our church location at Bishan St 13 was inaugurated. Presently Zion meets as “one Church in two locations” (Zion Serangoon and Zion Bishan).
ACTION GROUPS
An Action Group (AG) is a small group of Christians meeting informally in homes or elsewhere to pray, study the Bible, fellowship and care for one another to help its members grow in their Christian lives. An AG is also involved in church activities and other Christian ministries such as witnessing, outreach and foreign missions.
AGs exist because the individual is important. In a church of our size, it is impossible for the pastors to single-handedly provide everything the flock needs. Christians need support, encouragement, love, guidance, teaching and discipline. An AG provides its members access to the people who can share these things.
Action Groups are an integral part of Zion’s ministry to its members. We welcome you to participate in this important area of our church life and to enjoy the blessings of the Lord provides through it. Please speak to any of the church leaders or staff, who will be happy to help you join an AG.
In obedience to Jesus’ command to us to proclaim the Gospel to all, near and far, we consider the task of evangelism and disciple-making as the primary and urgent task of our church. Members are urged to win souls and make disciples for Christ. We provide training for those who need help in this area. Our prayer is that both individually and together we can harness the resources of the church for the work of evangelism.
Home Missions
Through the Bible-Presbyterian Welfare Services, Zion is involved in the care for the elderly (The Ling Kwang Home for Senior Citizens), the intellectually disabled (The Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled), and youths at risk (The Ling Kwang Youth Centre). Zion has a long-standing pre-school educational ministry through the Zion Kindergarten (Serangoon) and the Zion Bishan Kindergarten. It also is a major partner of the Biblical Graduate School of Theology, which has helped to equip many Christians, both as lay persons and for pastoral and missionary service. We also conduct tuition for the needy and visitation to the chronically ill at the Ren Ci Hospital. We also support ministry at prisons and drug centres as well as halfway houses for drug rehabilitation such as the Helping Hand (for men) and Turning Point (for ladies). Zion’s ongoing aim in Home Missions is to plant more churches in Singapore, as God leads us.
Foreign Missions
Zion’s foreign mission work spans many countries. Besides sending our members as missionaries, we also work closely with missions partners (mission agencies and local churches abroad) on the twin principles of pioneer mission work and theological training. We also share the resources of our church with the less fortunate in social work. We have a daughter church, Zion B-P Church Coimbatore, in India.
YOUTH MINISTRY
The youth ministry in Zion consists of two arms: Youth Discipleship and Youth Fellowship, seeking to nurture young Christians ages 13-22 in Christian living and service.
The main focus of Youth Discipleship (YD) is imparting God's word through Bible study. Gender and age-specific small groups gather each Sunday to explore the Bible together facilitated by a YD leader.
Youth Fellowship (YF) takes place on Saturdays usually at 4pm. It is a less formal avenue for learning and development. Programmes include messages, worship sessions, workshops, games, evangelistic outreaches and other activities. Youth are exposed to various areas of service and group dynamics.
Children’s Ministry
We recognize that children are whole persons with physical, mental, social, psychological and spiritual needs. Through the various age-appropriate programmes in church, where biblical truths are taught regularly, we strive to help children grasp the reality of Christianity and its relevance in their lives.
The mandate for the Children's Ministry is to teach and disciple, together with the home, the young ones in our midst, to bring each child into a faith relationship with Christ. We aim to build up a body of young believers who will respond in obedience, love and service to God and be little lights shining out for God wherever they are.