At the ‘Seek the Welfare of the City’ conference held in Singapore in August 2005, Archbishop Chew says Chinese leaders saw that Christianity could be significant for its society and citizens, on the condition that Christianity, as seen in the papers which captured the early first century of Christianity and expressed as such, could be appreciated and welcomed as contributing to the social development and well being of Chinese society. “The Chinese leaders were happy and encouraged to see that the Christian church saw the welfare of the city as a priority,” he says.

In light of the 24 September 2006 Statement on the Global South “Kigali” Communique by the Archbishop Njongongkulu Ndungane, the Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, it is necessary to make the following clarifications…

“Bishop John Chew, head of the Anglican Church in Singapore, makes no apologies for expressing his views and believes other citizens should do the same. Dr Chew believes there could be other ways to approach the challenges that Singapore faces.”

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Senior Chinese State Official attends Archbishop’s Installation , article by Anglican Mainstream International

Resounding cheers and shouts of joy filled the ground of the St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Singapore…