Friday 26 September 2014

Monday 18 August 2014

Agape Village, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh

4 storeys building with 4,200 sqm of space

Agape Village, Toa Payoh

"Agape Village will be a one-stop hub where people in need can connect to the 23 charities and services co-ordinated by Caritas Singapore, the social arm of the Catholic Church in Singapore."
"Agape Village will bring together the common services of our Catholic charities under one roof – integrated case management, counselling, legal aid, medical aid, care-giver support, skills training and job matching for displaced workers and professionals, mentoring and life skills, coaching for the poor and marginalised in our society."
Source: Caritas Singapore website



Tuesday 12 August 2014

Singapore Life Church, Prinsep Church

Singapore Life Church is a congregation in the Presbyterian Church in Singapore.

They recently rebuilt their building.  The design of the building was done by Laud Architects. The building received an Honourable mention in the 13th Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) Awards.

Singapore Life Church

Singapore Life Church

Singapore Life Church

Singapore Life Church

Old Singapore Life Church Building (now demolished)

Source: SIA website, Singapore Life Church website and Google Streetview 

Trinity Christian Centre, Paya Lebar

Trinity@Paya Lebar
Phase 1 completed end 2006
Phase 2 completed 2009

Community Hub, Trinity@Paya Lebar

Place of Worship, Trinity@Paya Lebar

Community Hub, Trinity@Paya Lebar

Education Hub, Trinity@Paya Lebar

Place of Worship, Trinity@Paya Lebar

Trinity@Paya Lebar

Source: Trinity Christian Centre 40th Anniversary Magazine and Google Streetview

Calvary BP Church Redevelopment

Calvary Bible-Presbyterian Church in Jurong is planning to undergo redevelopment.

Proposed Calvary BP Church Jurong Building

Proposed Calvary BP Church Jurong Building

Existing Calvary BP Church Jurong Building

Source: Calvary BP Church website and Google Streetview

Christ Methodist Church, East Coast Road

Christ Methodist Church recently completed their Rebuilding Project and have just moved back into their new building.

Architect: K2LD Architects

Christ Methodist Church, East Coast Road

Christ Methodist Church

Christ Methodist Church

Christ Methodist Church (under construction)

Old Christ Methodist Church Building (Demolished)

Source: Christ Methodist Church website and Google Streetview

Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church) Rebuilding

Rebuilding of Novena church


Rebuilt Novena Church, Singapore

Rebuilt Novena Church, Singapore

Proposed Interior of the rebuilt Novena Church

Novena Church Singapore Rebuilding

Novena Church Rebuilding

Source: Novena Church website

St James' Church, Leedon Road

St James' Church (part of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore) near Holland Village underwent a complete rebuilding and reopened about 2 years ago.

St James' Church, Leedon Road

St James' Church, Leedon Road

St James' Church, Leedon Road

Source of pics: Google Streetview

Monday 11 August 2014

Rebuilding of Grace Baptist Church

Grace Baptist Church at Mattar Road is preparing for their rebuilding project.  

The renderings shown are indicative and not final as the congregation are still deliberating on the final go ahead for the project.

Rebuilding of Grace Baptist Church

Rebuilding of Grace Baptist Church

Rebuilding of Grace Baptist Church

Rebuilding of Grace Baptist Church

Source: Grace Baptist Church website

Rebuilding of FCBC's Touch Community Theatre, Bukit Merah

Faith Community Baptist Church (FCBC) has commenced rebuilding of Touch Community Theatre.

Proposed Touch Community Theatre, Bukit Merah

Proposed Touch Community Theatre

Former Touch Community Theatre (Demolished)

Source: FCBC website and Google Streetview

Church of the Transfiguration, Punggol - Groundbreaking Aug 2014

The Catholic Church of the Transfiguration in Punggol just conducted their groundbreaking ceremony last week.  Check out their Facebook page for photos of the ceremony.

They also released a revised picture of the new building.

Church of the the Transfiguration, Punggol (Design Aug 2014)

Source: Church of the Transfiguration Facebook page

Saturday 5 April 2014

Catholic Churches in Singapore - A mountain biker's view

I came across this interesting series of posts by a Singaporean Catholic that took a 'faith journey' via mountain bike of all the Catholic churches in Singapore over the period of Aug to Dec 2013.
- City-East
- City-Central
- City-North
- West
- Central
- East
- North
- Serangoon and Tampines
- Sengkang and Punggol

Saturday 29 March 2014

Church of the Transfiguration, Punggol

This is the new Roman Catholic Church that will be built in Punggol New Town.

The church is still in design stage.

Architect: RSP Architects

The first is the design in Oct 2013 and the second is the design in Feb 2014.

Church of the Transfiguration (Design Oct 2103 - Superceded)

Church of the Transfiguration (Feb 2014 Design - Superceded)

Source: Church website

Thursday 13 March 2014

Grace Assembly of God, Tanglin

Grace Assembly of God has 2 campuses, one in Tanglin and the other in Bukit Batok. The Tanglin campus is currently undergoing rebuilding.

4 storeys with an attic
3 basement carpark
1400 seater sanctuary







Source: Grace AG website

Friday 7 March 2014

Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church, Ang Mo Kio

This building houses 3 churches:
- Ang Mo Kio Chinese Methodist Church
- Ang Mo Kio Tamil Methodist Church
- Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church (TRAC) (English worship services)

The first building was opened in 1981. The new building was completed and opened in 2013.

2008 - Redevelopment Project started 
20?? - Old building demolished
2013 - Moved into new building








Source: AMKMC website