To: Servant Advocates in the City of Faith (Geylang)

From: Ministry Coordination

Subject: Pilot Missional Church Plants for Neighbourhood Transformation in the “New Chinatown”

Date: May 12, 2026

Introduction

Geylang Bless God is our missional leadership approach for neighbourhood transformation: we go in humble presence, bless what God is already doing, and build small, faithful expressions of church that can take root in real streets and real lives.

Our priorities are what we protect first in the field, so that Jesus is known, the vulnerable are covered, and communities grow toward wholeness. Our interests are what we pay attention to on the ground, including people’s names, rhythms, wounds, and the spiritual and social realities shaping each lane. Our methodologies are the repeatable practices that keep us aligned and accountable, including listening and intercession, consistent relational presence, practical service, documentation, safeguarding, formation, and courageous mercy.

This memo translates those priorities, interests, and methodologies into a clear pilot protocol and seven-modality field posture for a focused Kingdom advance from Lor 1 to Lor 44.

Purpose

We are calling for a focused Kingdom advance across Geylang’s streets, backlanes, and alleyways, from Lor 1 through Lor 44, through pilot missional church plants that love our neighbours, confront darkness with light, and cultivate measurable, sustained transformation where Jesus is known and loved.

This memo operationalises the priorities, interests, and methodologies already mapped in the seven modalities, applying them to the lived realities of the inner city.

Operating Assumptions

• The neighbourhood is a mission field with names, doors, rhythms, and wounds. We will not “target” an area. We will serve it.
• We plant by presence before we plant by programme. Trust is our first infrastructure.
• Every modality is required. No single gift is sufficient for street-level transformation.
• Pilot means testable. We will start small, document faithfully, and scale what bears life.

Strategic Aim

Within the next 12 weeks, establish 3–5 pilot micro-plants anchored in regular, embodied presence (same people, same streets, same time windows), each with:

• A clear geographic focus (a lane, a cluster of blocks, a known set of corners).
• A consistent weekly rhythm of blessing, listening, prayer, and practical service.