Celebrating our history The story of how PSPC came to be since 1843 is a testimony of
God’s faithfulness. Take a journey with us on a timeline that spans over a century.
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description.
1951 - 1997 {Part 2 of 2}
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Towards 1951.
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Towards 1997.
Year 1951 When Rev T C Gibson retired in 1951, it was a turning point in the
history of Prinsep in that, Rev John J K Lu became our first local full-time Minister.
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Year 1952 The Girls’ Brigade 7th Company (formerly known as Girls’
Life Brigade). [Click to read more]
Year 1955 Rev Dr Henry Poppen came from China to become Prinsep's next
Minister. Despite his age he was full of vitality. [Click to read more]
Year 1959 A new Fellowship Hall (which included the Manse) was built in March
1959. [Click to read more]
Year 1960 Rev Gilbert Lum with Prinsep's past and serving members. [Click to
read more]
Year 1966 Prinsep Youth Fellowship (PYF) Conference, April 1966. [Click to read
more]
Year 1972 Rev James Seah, Associate Pastor from 1972 - 1977. [Click to read
more]
Year 1973 Children's Day 1973. [Click to read more]
Year 1977 Rev Carl Blanford came to Prinsep in 1977 and stayed till 1982 when
he returned to the United States because of health reasons. [Click to read more]
Year 1984 Pastor Peter Quek joined the church in 1981-1984 as associate pastor.
He was overseeing the Christian Education, Sunday School, nurture groups, library and the
Messenger. [Click to read more]
Year 1985 Rev Richard Ng was our first home-grown pastor. He grew up through
the rank-and-file in the BB 1st Company. [Click to read more]
Year 1988 One of the fruits of the BB and GB ministry was the formation of the
Immanuel Youth Fellowship (IYF). [Click to read more]
Year 1989 A new building and a new Multi-Purpose Hall (MPH) at the cost of
S$1.9 million. [Click to read more]
Year 1991 Rev Chris Chia joined the pastoral staff in 1991 upon his return from
theological studies at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. [Click to read
more]
Year 1992 Rev Peter Poon became our next Moderator in 1992 after Rev Dr Joe
Mock left for Australia. [Click to read more]
Year 1995 Our BB Ministry at Pioneer Secondary School since 1995. [Click to
read more]
Year 1997 In 1997, we restarted our GB 7th Company at Pioneer Secondary School.
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