About Us

Our People

About Us

Our People

Our Pastoral Team

Rev. Dr Desmond Soh

Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr Desmond Soh is the Senior Pastor of Bethany Evangelical Free Church (BEFC).

Prior to serving at BEFC, he was Associate Professor of Homiletics and Intercultural Studies at Singapore Bible College, where he was also Senior Director of Strategic Development.

He had also been a tentmaker missionary in Indonesia for almost a decade with his wife Wendy. They were involved in indigenous church-planting, crisis relief, theological education and strategic education development on a national level. He has helped plant six K-12 International School campuses across Java, and several churches in Java and Kalimantan.

Rev. Leow Wen Pin

Associate Pastor

Rev. Leow Wen Pin is Associate Pastor at Bethany Evangelical Free Church, where he oversees preaching and instruction.

A pastor-theologian, his research focuses on the intersection between biblical and practical theology, and he has published several books in these areas.

He is also the founder of the Koinonia Inclusion Network, a mission organisation that enables churches to include and disciple people with disabilities. He is married to Xinyi and they have three children.

Mr Steven Toon

Pastor-in-Training

Mr Steven Toon is a Pastor-in-Training at Bethany Evangelical Free Church where he oversees youths, young adults, and small groups. He is also a Master of Divinity (Biblical Studies) student at Singapore Bible College.

He was a process engineer at a multinational corporation for nine years before responding to God’s call to full-time pastoral ministry.

He currently holds a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies from the Biblical Graduate School of Theology. He is married to Merilyn and they have two children.

Our Pastoral Team

Rev. Dr Desmond Soh

Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr Desmond Soh is the Senior Pastor of Bethany Evangelical Free Church (BEFC).

Prior to serving at BEFC, he was Associate Professor of Homiletics and Intercultural Studies at Singapore Bible College, where he was also Senior Director of Strategic Development.

He had also been a tentmaker missionary in Indonesia for almost a decade with his wife Wendy. They were involved in indigenous church-planting, crisis relief, theological education and strategic education development on a national level. He has helped plant six K-12 International School campuses across Java, and several churches in Java and Kalimantan.

Rev. Leow Wen Pin

Associate Pastor

Rev. Leow Wen Pin is Associate Pastor at Bethany Evangelical Free Church, where he oversees preaching and instruction.

A pastor-theologian, his research focuses on the intersection between biblical and practical theology, and he has published several books in these areas.

He is also the founder of the Koinonia Inclusion Network, a mission organisation that enables churches to include and disciple people with disabilities. He is married to Xinyi and they have three children.

Mr Steven Toon

Pastor-in-Training

Mr Steven Toon is a Pastor-in-Training at Bethany Evangelical Free Church where he oversees youths, young adults, and small groups. He is also a Master of Divinity (Biblical Studies) student at Singapore Bible College.

He was a process engineer at a multinational corporation for nine years before responding to God’s call to full-time pastoral ministry.

He currently holds a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies from the Biblical Graduate School of Theology. He is married to Merilyn and they have two children.

Our Board of Directors

In line with best practices in the charity sector, BEFC is governed by a Board of Directors comprising independently-elected office holders as well as non-independent key staff members (who make up less than a third of the Board).

The current Board composition is as follows:

Mr Tan Tat Hock

Chairman

Ms Mavis Lim

Honorary Secretary

Mr Jarel Tang

Honorary Treasurer

Rev. Dr Desmond Soh

Ex-Officio Member

Rev. Leow Wen Pin

Co-opted Member

Mr Chang Jing Xiong

Co-opted Member

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