Orchard Road Presbyterian Church

  • 3 Orchard Road
    Singapore 238825

Orchard Road Presbyterian Church

This is ORPC

We are a city church with roots in Scottish Presbyterianism, called to minister to God’s people living and working in Singapore.

Our core focus is on disciple-making. To that end, we encourage each other by growing together in God’s Word in our discipleship groups, living out God’s Word in our daily lives, and serving God’s people.

We hold to the Westminster Standards, and the three historic creeds (Nicene Creed, Apostle’s Creed, Chalcedonian Creed).

We worship a Trinitarian God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – who is sovereign over all things across all time. All of our lives are under His loving rule.

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is Lord, Saviour, and King.

Our faith and practice are founded upon the Holy Scriptures, which is the inspired Word of God and the one authoritative and infallible standard. Membership in our community is through baptism, confirmation, and transfer.

Our Mission

To know Christ and to make Him known

We hold to the Great Commandment and to the Great Commission

Our Vision

Knowing
Christ

through worship, preaching, teaching, & application of the Bible

Building
Community

through small groups & life-stage ministries

Equipping
Christ-like Disciples

through educational ministries

Multiplying
& Sending
Servant-Leaders

through partnering with the Presbyterian Church of Singapore & other organisations

Our Leaders

Rev Dr Clive Chin
Senior Minister

ORPC Leadership
Staff, Elders, Deacons

Rev Dr Edward Goh
Associate Minister
Discipleship Groups

Dr Agnes Tan
Music Director
Worship

Pr Ho Wei Liang
Mission & Evangelism
Youth

Pr Herna Kong
Young Adults

Pr Lim Chung Wei
Congregation Care
Congregational Fellowship

Pr Tan Hui Ru
Coordination
Christian Education
Children’s Ministry

Ps John Chew
(part time)

Our Values

Core Values

Word and Sacrament
Presbyterian polity
Westminster Standards

Visible Values

Expositional preaching and teaching
Intergenerational
History and traditions

Our History

The Presbyterian Church in Singapore
(Orchard Road Presbyterian Church)

1856

26 October
Our first service was conducted By Rev Thomas McKenzie Fraser at the London Missionary Society’s chapel (junction of North Bridge Road and Bras Basah Road).

6 May
ORPC was granted the land where our church currently stands.

1865

1877

1 August
The foundation stone of the church was laid.

November
Services moved to the new building.

1878

1942
–
1945

The Japanese Occupation.
Most members were European expatriates and had left due to the war or were prisoners-of-war (including our minister Rev RM Greer). The church was looted in the initial days of the British surrender. During the occupation, services were halted. The church building was used as an issuing store for Japanese civilians.

30 August
Sunday School re-opened with two children.

1946

1968

Easter Sunday
The first Mandarin service was held at ORPC.

12 April
ORPC left the London North Presbytery and joined the Synod of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore and Malaysia.

18 April
The Mandarin congregation officially joined ORPC.

1 October
For the first time, women were ordained as elders in ORPC. These were Eld Rhoda Harriet Bradshaw and Eld Jane Standifer Thomas.

1971

1974
–
1975

Extensive widening and modernisation of the church was done.

2 February
A dedication ceremony was held for the modernised church building.

1975

1976

9 May
The first Indonesian service was held.

14 June
The German Congregation (German-speaking Protestant Congregation in Singapore) began holding services in ORPC.

1978

1983

6 May
Inaugural service of Ghim Moh Preaching Station was held.

A major addition and alteration project was undertaken to transform the Sunday School Hall (1953) and offices into a chapel to seat 120 persons, and the construction of Dunman Building.

1983
–
1986

1995

2 July
Bukit Batok Presbyterian Church (ORPC’s daughter church) held its inaugural service.

1 Jan
The Mandarin congregation became independent and is now known as Providence Presbyterian Church.

2005

2013

21 July
Bukit Batok Presbyterian Church held its inaugural service as an independent member church of the English Presbytery.

ORPC began on a 5 year plan to become a Disciple-Making Church

2022

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