About
History
1st premise in 1987 over a Mobil petrol kiosk station
Bethany Christian Centre was birthed in fulfilment of prophecies. In July 1987, Dr Anthony Phua stepped out in faith to plant a prophetic church. Bethany started out in a big warehouse above a Mobil petrol kiosk station in Hougang with a handful of people. It was a period of pilgrimage from the premises at the petrol station to a rented nursery, and then to an auditorium in a commercial school, until the purchase of the current property at 167 Yio Chu Kang Road in September 1989. After renovations, 167 was dedicated in June 1992.
The church grew in numbers and we continued to worship in the premise for 2 over decades. The building began to show signs of age over time. In 2018, members and leaders of the church unanimously decided to rebuild the church. However, due to the pandemic, we were forced to put the project on hold.
After 3 years of waiting and seeking God, the church decided to take the step of faith to embark on the rebuilding amidst the challenges and rising cost hit by the pandemic. After more than 2 years of rebuilding, Bethany Christian Center reopened its door for worship at 167 on Easter Sunday, 31 March 2024. Praise be to God!
Vision
4 primary goals
- To become a Spirit Anointed Church
- To become a Healthy Growing Church
- To become an Equipping Church
- To become a Missional Church
Mission
A Spirit anointed church that transforms lives to reach, win, disciple people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards standwatch in vain.
Early years of Bethany
Watch the video below for a snippet of Bethany’s early years from 1987-2015.
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