All About Church/Clan/Society Membership

[Lovejoy940]

Hello everyone, my dear daughter is born in 2015.. we are staying within 1km from Maha Bodhi..As I worried that we might not be able to get into MBS at phase 2C as it’s a famous school, Is there any 2 council member from SBF can help to sponsor me to register for member..? I would really sincerely like to contribute in SBF .. your kindness will be much appreciated.. please kindly email me at [email protected] Thank you so much in advance!! :udawoman: :udaman: :thankyou:

[Sfmq]

Hi guys, my son has been baptized in an Anglican church and we are hoping to get into 2B phase for registration at St Andrews Junior. Is the baptism certificate sufficient? Or do I still require a letter from the church to be eligible?

[Estéema]

@ Sfmq You’ll need to approach yr pastor or church admin to issue a letter before P1 registration starts. Do check ahead of time just to ensure the church membership registry is updated and if there are any other sub-requirements.


@ ricedoll Apparently, at BMC, there is no separate service for contemporary or traditional. In most Methodist church, you need at least a year to complete a pre-membership course (this incl those seeking transfer fr other denominations), assuming you’re able to attend weekly lessons. Hence, you might need to start 2 years ahead, in case some modules past & you hv to catch it only in the following year. Occasionally, you might find one or two Methodist church celebrating anniversary or other occasion & they might offer a one-off attendance & membership but some requires you to serve in some areas to fulfil the membership confirmation.

It does not matter which Methodist church u attend, the membership letter fr yr pastor in the NSEW enables you to register under 2B but u’re still subj to the <1km rule. So, you do not need to church hop. Just decide which one you wld like yr child to grow up in Sunday sch & as a couple to serve & attend. Settle in one church does hv the benefit of establishing good, stable relationships with Sunday sch teachers, cell grp members, yr chil’s peers, etc.

Hope covered yr queries.

[ricedoll]

Thank u Estéema for your clarification!

You mentioned memebership letter from NSEW can get me under 2B, but what if Im super active and good track record in the East where Im living. Then 1 yr before I register my daughter for MGS, i move to the West. Then obviously makes more sense to attend a church there in the West right? So how does my new pastor in the West know how devoted and active I was in the past? Or should I ask my East church pastor to help me get into 2B? I dont understand.

[kiasimom]

Dear all,


I will like to inquire for enrolment to Ai Tong.
Will it really help to join Hokkien Huay Kuan? My husband and I are both Hokkiens.
We stay outside 21km and I really wonder if joining THHK helps?

Thank you.

[floppy]

kiasimom:

Dear all,


I will like to inquire for enrolment to Ai Tong.
Will it really help to join Hokkien Huay Kuan? My husband and I are both Hokkiens.
We stay outside 21km and I really wonder if joining THHK helps?

If you stay outside 2km, Phase 2B won’t help you for ATS.

[Unicorn19]

Hi, would appreciate your inputs pls. I am a baptised catholic (baptised overseas not in a singapore church) and intend to enrol my son into a catholic school for P1 registration which I believe will be under phase 2B. I called up a few catholic schools, one of them stated that i need to get my baptism certificate endorsed by a local church in Singapore since the certificate is not from a local church while the other school did not have this requirement. I am a bit puzzled with the differing requirements 😳 just worried at the time of registration have issues and need to apply under phase2C. Thanks!

[zac's mum]

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Hi, would appreciate your inputs pls. I am a baptised catholic (baptised overseas not in a singapore church) and intend to enrol my son into a catholic school for P1 registration which I believe will be under phase 2B. I called up a few catholic schools, one of them stated that i need to get my baptism certificate endorsed by a local church in Singapore since the certificate is not from a local church while the other school did not have this requirement. I am a bit puzzled with the differing requirements 😳 just worried at the time of registration have issues and need to apply under phase2C. Thanks!

Different Catholic schools can set their own varying requirements for the paperwork. I suggest you just get the endorsement done now, then you don’t need to stress yourself out during registration.

[Unicorn19]

Thanks good idea

[Unicorn19]

Thanks good idea