About About About
Petra Community
We are an independent church in Singapore with the vision to raise sons and daughters
of God who reveal the Father’s glory.
The Petra Story
Petra – “Bedrock” in Greek; an acknowledgement that Jesus Christ is the bedrock of the Church.
In 1998, three couples; Lim Liat & Ang Puay Koon, Wilson Teh & Rachel Shing, and Henry Ong & Connie Yew heeded the call from the Lord to start a new church.
In the years that followed, Petra has launched a range of teaching and ministering courses such as Gospel Academy (GA), Gospel Encounter (GE) and Restoring the Heart (RTH).
The Petra DNA comprises these core values: Ministering to the Lord, embracing a Culture of Honour, Hosting His Presence, Harp & Bowl, Kingdom on Earth.
A series of Israel-honouring traditions through the Jewish Feasts such as the Feast of Tabernacles and Passover are also observed.
Through God’s leading and maturing, the community at Petra continues to work to fulfil the calling the Lord has placed upon our community.
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
We are a Family of God that raises His sons and daughters to reveal the Father's glory
A series of Israel-honouring traditions through the Jewish Feasts such as the Feast of Tabernacles and Passover are also observed.
Through God’s leading and maturing, the community at Petra continues to work to fulfil the calling the Lord has placed upon our community
Our Vision
We are a family of God that raises sons and daughters to reveal the Father’s glory.
Our Mission
Devotion
God takes first place and we worshipping Him is worth more than all programs and knowledge.
Community
We find joy, strength and mutual refining in real relationships.
Empowerment
We recognize and exercise gifts that God has given to every individual – whether hospitality, music or teaching.
Outreach
We believe God longs for the lost and we are to join Him in reaching out to those who need Him.
Statement of Faith
There is only one true God.
He exists as three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Lord Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ
Is the one and only Son of God
Was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the virgin, Mary
Is fully God and fully man
Demonstrated the authority and power of God in word and deed
Led a perfect, sinless life
Died on the cross to take away the sin of mankind, once for all Defeated death when He was bodily resurrected on the third day after His crucifixion
Is coming again, upon which believers will receive a perfect, incorruptible body
Purchased divine health and healing at the cross for both body and soul
Eternal life and salvation are received as a free gift by any person who believes and trusts the redemptive work of Jesus and turns his heart from sin. Those who do not receive it will go to hell, a place of eternal torment.
His Holy Spirit lives in believers, guiding and empowering them for godly living and the same supernatural deeds Jesus and His followers performed in the Bible. In fact, Jesus said His believers would do greater works.
Today, the Holy Spirit continues to speak to His Church as a loving Father who draws near to reveal His heart and specific will.
His Holy Spirit inspired the Scriptures. They are totally trustworthy, faultless and authoritative. When interpreted by His Holy Spirit, they speak not as mere words on a page, but as life-giving messages that guide, convict, comfort, teach and reveal.
His bride, the Church, consists of all believers, regardless of denominational affiliation.
He commands believers to be baptized in water.
He commands believers to partake of the Lord’s Supper, also known as Holy Communion.
He institutes civil authority. His Church is to honour it where honour is due.
He longs for those outside His Church to know Him, and wills for believers to carry the good news of His salvation to them.
Jesus helps us start a new peaceful life
In John 3:16, the Bible says: “For God so loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
