NCCS elects
new team
of officials

By LIM K THAM

BISHOP Dr Robert Solomon has told Christians that "we have to find ways to better communicate and share the Christian perspective on society, life, and truth in a credible way".


He said this after he was elected President of the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) at its annual general meeting at the Garden Hotel on April 20, 2006.


He also expressed the hope that members of the NCCS would "network together" and be ready to give a Christian response to national issues when asked to do so by the Government. He said "… what we need to do now is not just wait for them to consult us, but to have our response early and ready. We also need to be more proactive and influential in the process".


Bishop Dr Solomon, who succeeded Archbishop John Chew as President of the NCCS, will serve a two-year term. The other officers elected at the meeting were the Rt Rev Phua Chee Seng (Presbyterian) as Second Vice-President and Mr Daniel Chan (Methodist) as Honorary Treasurer. As the Immediate Past President, Archbishop Chew (Anglican) assumes the post of First Vice-President.


The NCCS is an association of churches which includes as members the Anglican Diocese of Singapore, The Methodist Church in Singapore, the Presbyterian Church, the Lutheran Church, the Mar Thoma Syrian Church, the St Thomas Orthodox Church, the Salvation Army, the Assemblies of God, the Evangelical Free Church, Church of Singapore, and many other independent churches and Christian organisations such as the Bible Society of Singapore and Trinity Theological College.

Lim K Tham is the General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Singapore.