EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR 2018-2020 - National ...

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
       FOR 2018-2020
                     Bishop Terry Kee Buck Hwa
                              President

           In 2009, The Right Revd Terry Kee succeeded Bishop
           John Tan as the second bishop of the Lutheran
           Church in Singapore since its separation from the
           Lutheran Church in Malaysia in 1997.

           He was a former missionary to Thailand for about 10
           years with his wife Sally. Sally is now serving half time
           as Missions Coordinator for the Lutheran Church in
           Singapore.

           Bishop Kee has been a Lutheran pastor for the past
           30 years. He was pastor of Bedok Lutheran Church,
           Jurong Christian Church, Lutheran Church of Our
           Redeemer and Queenstown Lutheran Church.

           In 2007, he received Masters in Pastoral Care and
           Counselling at China Lutheran Seminary in Taiwan.
           He was also an alumnus of Singapore Bible College
           where he obtained his Bachelor of Theology.

           Bishop Kee served as President of NCCS from 2012-
           2014.

                       Bishop Rennis Ponniah
                           Vice-President

           The Right Revd Rennis Ponniah has been installed
           as the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Singapore on
           20 October 2012. He leads the Diocese of Singapore
           which comprises 27 parishes locally and six
           deaneries in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal,
           Thailand and Vietnam.

           Bishop Rennis Ponniah was the Vicar of St John’s-St
           Margaret’s Church from July 1993 to September
           2012. He was first ordained as a deacon and priest
           in 1990 and 1991 respectively. In 1999, he was
           collated as Canon in St Andrew’s Cathedral,
           Singapore. He was then instituted and appointed as
           an Archdeacon from 2002 to 2005. In 2005, he was
           consecrated and appointed as Assistant Bishop of
           the Diocese of Singapore.

           Bishop Rennis holds a B. Soc. Sc (Hons) in
           Sociology from the University of Singapore and a
           Masters of Divinity from Trinity Theological College,
           Singapore. He is married to Amir and they have four
           grown-up children.

Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung
                Vice-President

Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung has been a Methodist
pastor for the past 30 years. He served for two terms
(2008–2016) as the Chinese Annual Conference
(CAC) President before he was elected as Bishop of
The Methodist Church in Singapore on 13
September 2016.

Bishop Dr Chong graduated from Nanyang
University in 1979, where he studied literature. He
obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity
Theological College (TTC) in 1981 and a post-
graduate Master of Theology degree from Duke
Divinity School in 1995. In 2008, he received his
Doctor of Theology degree from the South East Asia
Graduate School of Theology. He was also a guest
lecturer at TTC from 1996 to 2016.

He is married and has three grown children and
three grandchildren. spirit, he quoted Wesley scholar
Randy Maddox as asserting that self-denial is
at the heart of it and that self-denial is

         Rt Rev Keith Lai Chee Kheong
                 Vice-President

 Rt Rev Keith Lai Chee Kheong is the Synod
 Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore
 for the term 2019 - 2021. He has been Senior Pastor
 of Covenant Presbyterian Church since 1992 and
 previously served as an OM missionary with LOGOS
 for four years. He is a graduate of Singapore Bible
 College and Regent College in Vancouver. Rev Lai is
 married to Mui Fong and they have two young adult
 sons.

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Rev Dr Ngoei Foong Nghian
           General Secretary

Rev Dr Ngoei Foong Nghian is Principal of Trinity
Theological College which prepares people to
serve in the church and its related ministries. He
has been principal since January 2001. The
National Council of Churches of Singapore
appointed him as its Honorary General Secretary
in February 2015. He previously served as Board
Chairman of The Association for Theological
Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) which
presides over the accreditation and professional
development of seminaries in the region.

Rev Ngoei is a retired Minister of the Trinity
Annual Conference of The Methodist Church in
Singapore. He has served as Pastor-in-Charge of
several Methodist churches since 1973 and is an
alumnus of Trinity Theological College and Boston
University School of Theology.

   Mr Selvaratnam Richard Jeremiah
               Treasurer

Mr Selvaratnam Richard Jeremiah is the Assistant
Director for Finance & Administration, OMF
International (IHQ) Ltd. Responsible for the
financial operations of the International Center
and providing finance consultancy to the 28
affiliated centres around the world. He was
previously employed in Ernst & Young, Singapore
(1971 to 1997), Last position held, Audit Manager,
responsible for managing the statutory audits of a
varied portfolio of international clients including,
oil & gas exploration and production,
manufacturing, commercial, retail, hospitality,
insurance, privately managed retirement funds
and charities.

He is married with three children. Serving in Tamil
Methodist Church and served two terms as
Treasurer of the General Conference of The
Methodist Church in Singapore and Trinity
Theological College.

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Colonel Rodney S Walters
                      Member

 Colonel Rodney S Walters was commissioned as an
 officer of The Salvation Army 33 years ago in January
 1985 in the Australia Eastern Territory. He has served as
 corps officer, as Territorial and Divisional Youth and
 Candidates ministries, Regional Leadership in North
 Russia, Divisional Commander and for the last 5½ years
 as Territorial Leader in Eastern Europe.

 As a follower of Jesus, he passionately wants to make a
 difference in his area of influence – differences that
 impact the Kingdom of God.

 The Colonel came to Singapore in January 2018 to take
 up the role as Territorial Commander for the Singapore,
 Malaysia & Myanmar Territory.

 The Colonel and his wife, Colonel Wendy Walters have 2
 children and 5 grandchildren.

                  Rev Dr Chua Chung Kai
                         Member

 Rev Dr Chua Chung Kai ( 蔡 松 佳 ） is a medical doctor by
 training, graduating from the National University of Singapore in
 1989. He has been serving as a pastor in Covenant Evangelical
 Free Church since 1995. He holds a Master’s Degree from the
 Singapore Bible College and was ordained with the Evangelical
 Free Church of Singapore in 2004. Pastor Chua is presently
 serving in the Senior Pastor’s office directing Equipping,
 Worship, Prayer and Outreach. He is also the current
 Chairman of the Evangelical Free Churches of Singapore. Ps
 Kai, as he is fondly called, is married to Tina and they have
 three children, John, Joel and Joanne.

                   Mr Daniel C S Chan
                        Member

Daniel has over 35 years of investment management
experience having served as Chief Investment Officer at UOB
Asset Management (UOBAM) and Lion Global Investors.

Daniel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
from the National University of Singapore. He is a member of
the SAVERS Board of Trustees. From 2000 to 2004, Daniel
served as Chairman of Investment Management Association of
Singapore. In 2009, he was conferred the "Distinguished Financial
Industry Certified Professional" award by the Institute of
Banking and Finance.

Daniel has also served as Finance Chairman/Treasurer of
NCCS and also the current Chairman of the Investment
Committee of Singapore Bible College.

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