Welcome to the National Council of Churches, Singapore

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) and thank you for
visiting our website.

Founding
The NCCS was constituted as a national organization of churches in July 1974, although it
had been inaugurated as an ecumenical fellowship of churches known as the Malayan
Christian Council as early as January 1948.

Membership
Over the years, the NCCS became a fellowship of churches embracing the majority of
denominations and independent churches. Our fellowship includes churches large and small
and they come from different traditions and backgrounds.

Our NCCS family is steadily growing. As of today, our membership stands at 251. There
are four categories of members. They are 1) Founder Members; 2) Full Members; 3)
Congregational Members; 4) Associate Members. Every year, we receive new applications
to join the fellowship.

Representing Churches
NCCS also makes representation on behalf of churches when the need arises. For
instance, in land scarce Singapore, many churches are sitting tenants on lease hold land.
This poses a challenge of raising funds for lease renewal while trying to maintain their
commitment to welfare work in community. Therefore, NCCS is engaging the authorities to
relook at the high cost of lease renewal.

A Think-tank
The Ethos Institute for Public Christianity is a Christian think-tank formed by the National
Council of Churches, Trinity Theological College and the Bible Society of Singapore. The
main purpose of this think-tank is to help Christians here reflect biblically and from a
Christian point of view on the issues that confront us today. Through public dialogues,
lectures and publications, Ethos assists the church in its witness in society.

Our Christian Partners

NCCS also believes in working with other Christian groups in Singapore. In recent years, it
has cooperated with the Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore and
LoveSingapore. When Christians can find common ground for service, then our public
witness will bring honour to God.

Singapore Christians are mindful that they live in a multi-racial and multi-faith society. While
we worship and share our faith freely, we also need to be respectful of others who choose
different paths to faith. Together with people of other faiths, NCCS continues to contribute to
peace building and harmony in our nation.

Yours faithfully,

Rev Dr Ngoei Foong Nghian

General Secretary, NCCS