Chew Eng Han’s response to CHC’s statement
22 Jun 2013
In response to CHC’s Board’s response to my Personal Statement on my departure from CHC (ACCUSED CHURCH LEADER CHEW ENG HAN LEAVES CITY HARVEST CHURCH), the following are my replies:
1. Firstly I refer to the para which states:
“While we do not understand the reasons for his current sentiments, we wish nothing but the best for Eng Han and his family, and thank him for all his contributions.”
My query to the Board is whether they have been made aware of a four and a half hour meeting between Pastor Kong, Sun, myself and my wife? Are they also aware of some of the issues which I raised and whether there were sincere corrective actions taken since that meeting 3 months ago?
2. Secondly I refer to the para which states:
“The Board knows and believes that the senior leadership has always walked in integrity, adhering to Biblical principles through the leading of the Holy Spirit. We maintain our full confidence in the leadership.”
My query is how many of the board members made a conscious effort to read the COC Inquiry Report which was made accessible to them? And if they did, was then a diligent internal inquiry held in-house, to determine if there was any wrongdoing on the part of the alleged wrongdoers? Has the board done an inquiry on the issues named by COC, and satisfied itself fully that there has been no compromise of integrity? If the board has not done so, it cannot state that it knows and believes in the integrity of the senior leadership.
3. The board is probably unaware of many other issues, especially those on the pastoral angle, in terms of the manner of conduct of some of their pastors and senior leaders. Without such information, it is not equipped to issue a board statement of confidence.
The church statement is a mere attempt to unite the church with a spiritual tone, but lacks substance in dealing with the real issues of truth and integrity.
Chew Eng Han
[Source]: http://mrslightnfriends.com/chew-eng-hans-response-to-chcs-statement
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[CHC replies to Mr Chew's posting on 22 Jun 2013]
Message from the Board
24 Jun 2013
Dear Brothers and Sisters in City Harvest Church,
We wish to put on record that the members of the Management Board have satisfied ourselves regarding the allegations of integrity, honesty and lifestyle of the senior leadership after appropriate reviews since the investigation by CAD started. We wish to reiterate that we stand by our statement on 22 June 2013 that we have full trust in the integrity, honesty and spiritual standing of the pastoral leadership of City Harvest Church.
We do not wish to discuss, engage or argue with these allegations at this present time as these matters are before the Court. We would like to advise our members to do likewise. There are two sides to every story and all the evidence will be brought up in due time, and the truth will be revealed. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says that “there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
If you have any pastoral concerns, please feel free to contact your pastors or emailinfo@chc.org.sg.
In the meantime, “I appeal to you brothers [and sisters] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.” (1 Cor. 1:10).
In Christ,
Lee Kiam Hiong
Secretary
2013/2014 Management Board
City Harvest Church
[Source]: http://www.chc.org.sg