OUR VISION
To build up and equip a community of devoted followers of Christ – living and sharing the Good News.
OUR MISSION
To help people find a genuine personal relationship with God through knowing Jesus Christ with respect to their culture, and to assist them in growing into strong and mature followers of Jesus Christ – becoming disciple-makers who will disciple others and send them out into His harvest field.
OUR HISTORY
In 2002, several pastors from IRM Evangelical Church of the Philippines were inspired with a vision to plant a church in Singapore. At the time, many willing and dedicated IRM members were already working in Singapore.
The church began holding regular worship services in 2004, starting with a small group meeting in a house at Jalan Ampas, under the spiritual covering of Shekinah Assembly. From the start, the church operated as a self-sustaining, self-governing, and self-propagating body. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the leadership of Pastor Ferdinand (Jojo) de Leon, along with the elders and ministry team, the church steadily grew with a clear mission—to become a healthy church committed to fulfilling the Great Commission.
After years of steady growth, a committee was formed in October 2010 to pursue the church’s own legal registration with the Registry of Societies (ROS). After seven years of existence as a church and following seven months of processing, the application was approved in May 2011. The church was officially recognized as Global Harvesters Full Gospel Church, marking a significant milestone in its journey of faith and ministry.
In March 2024, the church experienced a significant transition when Pastor Ferdinand de Leon answered God’s call to to minister in Toronto, Canada. In response, God called our church president at that time, Bro. Joel de Vera, into full-time ministry. Obedient to that call, he left a successful career in the tech industry to become our full-time pastor.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
THE BIBLE
We believe that the Scripture, both the Old and New Testament, is the inspired Word of God, and is the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.
GOD
We believe in the one true God who lives eternally in three distinct persons (Trinity) – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
JESUS CHRIST
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnated Son of God, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, who was truly human and truly divine, yet without sin.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who convicts the world of sin, reveals the truth about God, and empowers believers to worship and to witness.
SALVATION
We believe that the salvation of man is only possible through the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross, His atoning grace and justification through faith.
NEW BIRTH
We believe that the proof and witness of the new birth in Christ is a sanctified life manifested in good works which ultimately fulfils the Great Commission.
RESURRECTION
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all believers, as exemplified by the Lord Jesus Christ, who has triumphed over the penalty of sin and hell.
CHURCH
We believe that the church is the body of Christ, who is empowered and endowed by the Holy Spirit, with the priesthood of all believers whose purpose is to worship and glorify God.
SECOND COMING
We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ, to judge both the living and the dead, and to establish His eternal dominion.
Pastor Joel De Vera lives out the calling of John 15:16 (NASB95):
“You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.”
Pastor Joel De Vera is the Pastor of Global Harvesters Full Gospel Church, Singapore. Formerly a Solutions Architect in the tech industry, he responded to God’s call in March 2024 to pursue full-time ministry — leaving behind the corporate world to shepherd God’s people with a heart deeply devoted to discipleship, missions, and the Word of God.
Originally from the Philippines, Pastor Joel came to know Christ in 1997 and has since committed his life to exalting the Name of Jesus, living under His Lordship, and proclaiming the gospel to the nations. After relocating to Singapore in 2007, he began actively serving in various ministries — including music, family discipleship, preaching, and Bible teaching.
He is currently pursuing graduate theological studies at East Asia School of Theology (EAST), a division of Cru Asia, where he continues to be spiritually formed and theologically equipped for long-term pastoral leadership. EAST has played a vital role in shaping his ministry philosophy and grounding his biblical convictions.
Pastor Joel is joyfully married to Ethel May, a dedicated Cardiac Technologist and faithful ministry partner who serves alongside him in Pastoral Care Ministries. They are blessed with two daughters, Danielle and Gabrielle, who both serve actively in the church’s Music Ministry.
By the grace of God, their family reflects a shared call to serve — raising up Christ-centered communities through small groups, discipling believers toward maturity, and reaching the Filipino diaspora and beyond with the love and truth of Christ.
| Role | Name |
| President | Bro. Bayani Udtuhan |
| Secretary | Sis. Jenny Tan |
| Treasurer | Sis. Ruth Gacula |
| Committee Member | Sis. Helen Tan |
| Committee Member | Bro. Ralph Thng |
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