Synod Missions Council
Mission
To be a faithful corporate witness for Jesus Christ by mobilizing prayer, human resources and financial resources among the Presbyterian churches in Singapore to achieve an integrated and co-ordinated approach in mission as a denomination.
Vision
The Presbyterian Church in Singapore (PCS) developing into community of member churches, with regional partnering churches (as spiritual ASEAN), unified in proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ at home and across the world.
Objectives
- Establish and expand overseas missions network to provide missions opportunities for Presbyterian churches.
- Engage partnering churches through regional missions consultation (RMC) to provide updates and challenge churches towards participation in missions locally, regionally and globally.
- Empower missions partnership through:
- Personnel exchanges
- Understanding missions
- Sharing of theological resources
- Training and prepare pastoral talent for churches
- Providing financial support
- Enhance Presbyterian churches’ missions functionality through:
- Foster development of missions board/committee in local churches
- Focus on social community and migrant workers’ engagement
Values
- PCS sees itself as a member of the universal and invisible Church of Jesus Christ
- PCS seeks to align its resources in line with the priority of advancing the kingdom, Gospel, and glory of God in the world
- PCS seeks mutual consultation and cooperation with local and regional churches in fulfilling the Great Commission of making disciples of all peoples
Strategies
- Networking with local and regional churches
- Mutual sharing of resources with partnering churches
- Functional local churches’ missions committee/board
- Local mission through social community services and engagement with migrant workers
The Synod Missions Committee
On-going Projects
1. Cambodia: Presbyterian Church in Cambodia
The Presbyterian Church in Cambodia formally started in 2015 and now there are 6 churches and 15 church plants across Cambodia by bringing together our Presbyterian church work in Cambodia together. See the map for where they are located in Cambodia. Our prayer is that, in time to come, there is one Presbyterian church in every province of Cambodia.
As of Oct 2025, we have 7 ordained Minister of Words and Sacraments.
Rev Phua and the 4 ordinands of 2025 with Rev Sokha on the right of the photo.
They are (from left) Rev Raiya, Rev Kosol, Rev Kim Sun and Rev Yet Ye.
We conduct Leadership Training School for pastoral staff and church leaders, Family Retreat for pastors and their family, youth camp for all the youths in PCC churches.
Family Retreat 2025
Family Retreat Report
Monthly pastoral fellowship is being held too.
2. Malaysia (Geraja Presbyterian Malaysia and BEM Sarawak)
Due to our past historical ties, we have close working partnership with them.
Presbytery Mission Council with the GPM Southern Presbytery Church Growth Committee, we have church planting effort in Southern Malaysia. To date, we planted three through this partnership. The latest in Jul 2025 is in Kulai.
We also support kindergarten teachers’ allowances in Sarawak.
Working with GPM Mission Committee, we planted a church for the indigenous people.
3. Nepal
Nepal Focus Group, then changing name to Nepal Steering Committee in July 2025, started in 2016 in response to Earthquake in Nepal in 2015, with the focus of H.E.L.P. Health, Education, Livelihood and Church Planting. See below the work of Nepal since then.
We have also been sending two mission teams a year, to conduct medical camp and to conduct training for the pastoral staff in Nepal.
Nepal Medical camp in 2025
Nepal Mission Trip Oct 2024
We have also engaged the help of Ps Timothy (standing on left), who is our mission enabler in Nepal
We also had two Free Tuition Classes set up for 44 poor & needy students. Thank God, in 2026 there will be Three Tuition Classes For 50 students with 3 tutors.
We also supported financially, the school fees for 23 needy students for 2 years (2024 & 2025). In 2026, we will be supporting 26 students for a further 2 years.
4. Vietnam
Active effort by local churches to plant church in Vietnam.
Achive
1. Myanmar (The Presbyterian Church in Myanmar – Sittwe Boarding House)
A Report on Sittwe Boarding House (January 2021)
Conduct vocational and discipleship training
$3,300 annual support to Sittwe Boarding House Students outreach work
Launch the Myanmar Focus Group to collaborate church planting and outreach efforts in Yangon among PCS member Churches
2. Nepal
How to support Synod Missions
Give thanks to God and pray with us.
Contact us to consider partnering with us in our project in Cambodia.
Missions Partners
Gereja Presbyterian Malaysia (GPM)
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT)
Presbyterian Church in Myanmar (PCM)
Sinode Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI)
Presbyterian Church in Cambodia (PCC)
Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China (HKCCCC)
Church of Christ in Thailand (CCT)
Pray for us
Give thanks to God for our mission work that has blessed many people in and out of Singapore.
Pray for unity of our Churches to partner for greater missions endeavours.
Pray for every Missions Chairperson and Committee member – wisdom, faith and strategies for local and overseas outreach.
Pray for the Synod Missions Committee – wisdom and insights to break new grounds for missions.
Pray for more workers and resources to be raised to build God’s Kingdom through missions.