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| Bible-Presbyterian Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Presbyterian, Fundamentalist, Evangelical |
| Origin | 1955 Singapore |
| Separated from | Say Mia Tng (Presbyterian denomination) |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Congregations | 40 (as of 2024) |
| Members | 30,000 |
The Bible-Presbyterian Church ("BPC") was a conservative reformed denomination in Singapore.[1][2] It existed from 1955 to 1988, following the history of the country, as the Bible-Presbyterian Church of Malaya,[3] then the Bible-Presbyterian Church of Singapore and Malaysia, and finally the Bible Presbyterian Church of Singapore ("BPCOS") (with the then eight Malaysian BP churches in 1985 to register themselves in Malaysia thereafter)[4] before the BPCOS dissolved in 1988. Since that time, Bible-Presbyterian ("B-P" or "BP") churches in Singapore have continued to exist separately. The B-P movement grew out of the Bible Presbyterian Church in the United States. As of 2009, there were 20,000 members in 32 B–P churches in Singapore.[5] The number of B-P churches in Singapore grew to forty-three in 2020/21[6] but stands at forty as of 2024[7]
BPC was noted for a belief in literal six-day creation and a preference for the King James Version ("KJV").[8]
- ^ Ahn, Daniel S. H. (2015). "Changing Profiles: The Historical Development of Christianity in Singapore". Religious Transformation in Modern Asia: A Transnational Movement. Brill. p. 258. ISBN 978-90-04-28971-0. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Hinton, Keith (1985). Growing Churches Singapore Style Ministry In An Urban Context. OMF Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-9971-972-24-0.
- ^ The Bible-Presbyterian Church of Singapore and Malaysia 1950–1971 (PDF). 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Quek, Kiok Chiang (September 1985). "Still The "Threefold Cord"". Souvenir Programme, Pressing Toward The Mark, Bible-Presbyterian Church of Singapore 1950–1985 (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Benedetto, Robert; McKim, Donald K. (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches. Scarecrow Press. p. 438. ISBN 978-0-8108-7023-9. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "The BPC.SG Project, Directory of BP Churches – Singapore". Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "The BPC.SG Project, Directory of BP Churches – Singapore". Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ Chia, Roland. "What led to formation of Bible-Presbyterian Church?". Retrieved 4 September 2015.[permanent dead link]