THANK
YOU
Over the past seven years, God has exceeded our expectations in every possible way. As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and make plans to rebuild post-pandemic, we are thankful for God’s faithfulness, provision, and generosity. It has been an absolute privilege to be part of such a vibrant community. Thank you for the ways you give, and serve, and pray -- HTBB would not be the same without the love and sacrifice of people like you!
We have compiled this report to provide some visibility into the impact that you are having as a partner of the vision and mission of HTBB church. As you browse this report, we hope that you are inspired and reminded of the many lives around the world that have been impacted because of your generosity, prayers, and support for HTBB.
Miles + Sarah
HTBB
ONLINE
Because of your support and generosity, at the start of the pandemic, HTBB was able to quickly pivot to provide a Sunday experience online for thousands of people.
TOTAL STREAMS
782,300
Since March 2020
WEEKLY AVERAGE VIEWS
10,293
Church Online | YouTube | Facebook
PRAYER REQUESTS RESPONDED TO
3,820
since March 2020
YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS
5,500
↑245% since March 2020
TZE
"Why not? Maybe someone in Alpha can help me make sense of it all."
HTBB
YOUTH
We pushed into the digital space by innovating and hosting the first ever Youth Alpha on GatherTown.
Perhaps the most vulnerable and adversely affected during the pandemic have been our children. And so we are thankful for our CHTBB leaders and volunteers who have continued to pastor our children and their families throughout this time.
Since March 2020
40
Children attending weekly
24
Advent videos
26
Weekly videos
122
Sunday sessions
ALPHA
AT HTBB
HTBB is a Hub church for Alpha, which means that we resource, support, and coach other churches in the region to run Alpha well.
TOTAL PARTICIPANTS ON ALPHA ONLINE
1,007
Since March 2020
63%
Were not church-goers before coming on an Alpha
We are for the church, by the church and through the church
Our hope is for people to discover a relationship with Jesus through connection with their local church community.
We are passionate about unity
Alpha is a tool that is used by all major Christian traditions and helps to build relationship and unity at a local level.
We believe in giving it all away for free
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to explore a relationship with Jesus, wherever they are in the world, for free.
We believe the church deserves our best
We’re focused on innovation to continually improve our offering and to respond to the evolving needs of the global church.
ALPHA
ACROSS
ASIA PACIFIC
LIVES
IMPACTED
BAPTISMS
443
Since Launch in 2014
CONNECT GROUPS
31
PEOPLE IN CONNECT GROUPS
483
VOLUNTEERS IN TEAMS
721
LAUREN
“Being part of the team online has been one of the biggest reasons I was able to get through the past 1.5 years of Covid.”
FAMILY LIFE COURSES
THE MARRIAGE COURSE
375
Couples Attended Since Launch in 2014
THE PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE
229
Couples Attended Since Launch in 2014
Raven & Vida Sockanathan
It all started in February 2016, when my wife, Vida, told me that we would be attending the Marriage Course at Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang. I had never heard of HTBB but since she was quite adamant, I thought that perhaps we should attend. I was quite taken aback as to how well the Marriage Course was organised complete with candle lit tables and delicious food. The course itself was equally impressive, moderated by Karen & Patrick Chew and hosted via video by Nicky and Sila Lee whom we had the good fortune to meet some time later. The Marriage Course was a great help to us in so many ways.
I thought to myself that if the Marriage Course was any reflection of how the church was run, we should give it a go and attend as a family. Vida enthusiastically agreed and off we all went to HTBB one fine Sunday in April 2016. To cut a long story short, we fell in love with HTBB and have been attending ever since. HTBB Youth was a real bonus and we felt that all of us as a family well & truly belonged. I joined Alpha in April 2016 for the first time and never looked back. Vida also attended soon after. I later assisted on Alpha and eventually led two Alpha groups. The first Alpha group I joined transformed into a Connect Group which I led for 3 years with Betty Lee. We all remain good friends till today. Vida and I also led the Parenting Teenagers Course from our home the following year.
In August 2016, St Paul’s Theological College (“SPTC”) Malaysia was launched and I took the leap and enrolled in SPTC at the young age of 54. I had no idea what to expect but I felt a strong calling to do so. We were the inaugural cohort and it was such an amazing academic and spiritual learning experience for all of us. James Harding and team were incredible! I graduated in August 2019 with a BA in Theology. It was one of the proudest moments of my life.
RESTORED LIVES
33
Participants Attended in 2020 and 2021
Restored Lives is a course for those who are separated, those who are currently going through a divorce, or those who are already divorced. Originally launched at Holy Trinity Brompton, the team at HTBB recently piloted the Restored Lives course at our church. We have seen lives transformed by giving people the skills and tools to take simple steps to overcome hurt, and ultimately aim to help people know that a restored life is possible. One such story from a participant can be found below.
“Restored Lives helped me to realise I need to take ownership of my choices in the past, forgive myself and my ex-husband in order to move on in life.”
I grew up with a mother who struggled with depression after her failed marriage. She became abusive and all I wanted was to leave the home I grew up in and developed a deep longing to have a family of my own.
I met my ex-husband and we got married, but most of our time together was spent arguing. My ex-husband developed an addiction to video games and I became so depressed with the relationship that I decided to move on. It was difficult to rebuild my self-esteem after the divorce. I was haunted daily with a sense of failure, anger, and frustration towards the helplessness of the situation.
I attended Restored Lives 10 years after my divorce. Restored Lives helped me to realise I need to take ownership of my choices in the past, forgive myself and my ex-husband in order to move on in life. Knowing that God loves me and the person who wronged me in the past, helped me to let go of the resentment I had.
Today, I am happy and contented and I look towards God for help daily. I currently live with my daughters, I have gained trust from my bosses at work, and I am able to provide for my family which is a dream come true. God made a way when I didn’t see a way. For this, I have come a very long way.
SOCIAL
ACTION
HTBB FOODBANK
NUMBER OF FOODPACKS DELIVERED
7,800
Since July 2019
WEE LIANG
I came to know about the foodbank through Yu Li. I don’t keep a full time job, so Yu Li recommended that I fill up my time and he pointed me to the HTBB Foodbank. I started by contacting Michael and we met up on one of the Wednesday delivery days. I went out with Steven on the deliveries to the foodbank families. Steven explained to me about the hopes and purpose of the foodbank, which was to understand the difficulties of the refugees and find ways of giving them a sustainable lifestyle. Mainly by food distribution and education. I really liked the idea.
In the process of distribution, I realised that an additional vehicle would increase efficiency and at the same time, promote growth. I never knew there were so many refugees in our community so I got a truck. We also managed to find more food sources and we receive quite a lot of food from our partnership with The Lost Food Project. These are foods that are about to expire, it is such a good way to eliminate waste and increase sustainability.
As for my hopes for the foodbank, it would be somewhat wild! Dreams and hopes in my opinion, should always be big! I hope that one day, we could offer these refugees an even better deal and share in the community with us.
16
Connect Groups
154
Mums
For Mothers' Day this year, our Connect Groups came together to pack personalised gift packs for our Foodbank mums, complete with handwritten notes.
PPE KITS
1,070
PPE Kits Donated
Last year, we gathered our volunteers to make PPE sets for medical frontliners.
212,689
Raised to support 2400 pastors & families
RM
1,000
PPE Kits
1,400
Grocery Kits
YOUTH SOCIAL ACTION PROJECT
2,202
Raised collectively
RM
YOUNGER YOUTHS
-
Baked cookies for security guards
-
Blessed a refugee kid (Joshua) with books & toys
13 & 14 YEARS OLD
-
Created an awareness campaign on autism
-
Raised funds for National Autism Society of Malaysia
15 & 16 YEARS OLD
-
Hosted an online game tournament
-
Raised funds for a refugee organisation: Malaysian Karen Organisation
17 YEARS OLD & ABOVE
-
200 reusable bags for Foodbank
-
Ran an awareness training session with 20 children on plastic free environment
MICHELLE
“I think the important thing is to stay obedient.”
FENG
“We reached out to people who need help and requests started rolling in... We have now helped 20 families.”
STUDENTS
232
Since Launch in 2016
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KEN MING & PRIS
2017/18 COHORT
LOH KEN MING
Head of Special Projects, Teach For Malaysia; Head of Worship Ministry at PJEFC
PRISCILLA LIM
Children and Youth Ministry Worker at PJEFC
Together they parent a 3-year-old named Sammy
JOSH & SIAN HUEY
2017/18 COHORT
JOSHUA TONG
Worship Pastor @ CLGC, Youth Pastor, Head of Connect Groups, Marriage Course core team
QUAH SIAN HUEY
Deputy Chief Operating Officer at Alpha Asia Pacific; Ministry in church (Christian Life Gospel Centre); worship team, connect groups, Marriage Course core team.
Together they parent Amie (9 years old) and Coen ( 6 years old)
YULI CHUA
2016/17 COHORT
Director of Operations at SPTC, HTBB connect group leader
ANNARINA
2017/18 COHORT
Prosecuting Officer at Securities Commission Malaysia, HTBB Connect Group Leader
JANET KANDILIS
Director Navigate Together; Lay Reader at All Souls’s International Community Church, Anglican Church. Also Chairman of Board of Governors for Pudu Primary and Secondary Schools KL
CHURCHES REPRESENTED
48
Since Launch in 2016
In September 2020, Bishop Datuk Ng Moon Hing, the former Bishop of the Diocese of West Malaysia and Archbishop of the Province of Southeast Asia ordained 3 deacons and commissioned 4 deaconesses into service in the Anglican Church of West Malaysia, all of whom are alumni and/or part of the team at SPTC.
Revd Abel Cheah
Revd Adrian Vincent
Revd Stewart Mcilrath
Deaconess Abi Mcilrath
Deaconess Charlotte Ng
Deaconess Jacintha Tagal
Deaconess Melissa Theng
At the end of September this year,
Bishop Steven Abbarow will ordain and commission the following pastors at HTBB…
Aaron Anand
SPTC ALUMNUS FROM 2016/17 COHORT, YOUTH AND CGS PASTOR
Alvin Chee
MANDARIN SERVICE AND CGS PASTOR
Karen Wong
CHTBB PASTOR
And welcome into the priesthood...
Revd Abel Cheah
Revd Stewart Mcilrath
FINANCIAL
BREAKDOWN
Pie chart of expenses for Jan - Dec 2020
GIVING-SPTC
24%
SOCIAL ACTION
6%
GIVING – OTHER CHARITIES
2%
OPERATIONS
6%
HEADCOUNT
27%
CREATIVE
14%
MIDWEEK MINISTRIES
2%
FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE
19%
Pie chart of expenses for Jan - June 2021
GIVING - SPTC
31%
SOCIAL ACTION
6%
GIVING – OTHER CHARITIES
7%
OPERATIONS
6%
HEADCOUNT
23%
CREATIVE
12%
FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE
15%
HTBB
WORSHIP
2020/21 RELEASE
APRIL 2020
Come
Close
21,899 streams on Spotify
4,512 views on YouTube
MAY 2020
天堂门敞开 Open Heaven
4290 streams on Spotify
8,424 views on YouTube
DECEMBER 2020
O My Soul (Emmanuel
11,725 streams on Spotify 2141 views on YouTube
SPOTIFY
YOUTUBE
TOTAL WORSHIP STREAMS
329k
TOTAL WORSHIP VIEWS
331k
Total English streams: 308,352
Total Mandarin streams: 20,874
Boundless Love has reached 106k streams
3017 followers on our HTBB Worship playlist
HTBB Worship in English: 122,200
HTBB Worship in Mandarin: 209,080
Living Hope (Mandarin): 83k
(with 76k of those since March 2020)
OTHER PROJECTS
HTBB Worship played a key role in producing “The Malaysia Blessing” which represented 80 churches and movements from the nation and has been viewed 594,000 times on YouTube.
HTBB Worship joined with Worship Leaders from all over the globe to produce “Whole World in His Hands”, a song released as a prayer at Leadership Conference 2021. The song has been viewed over 50,000 times on YouTube.
TO EVERYONE WHO HAS
PRAYED FOR SOMEONE
SERVED ON A TEAM
OR BEHIND THE SCENES
AND GIVEN OF YOUR RESOURCES
THANK YOU
FOR PLAYING A PART
IN OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORT IN
THE EVANGELISATION OF THE NATIONS
THE REVITALISATION OF THE CHURCH
AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY