This year’s Deacon Election will be held in December 2024. After discussion and prayerful consideration, the DEC is pleased to announce the following list of deacon candidates: Tony Lam. In addition, one of the current deacons, Valerie Lai,  will be running for re-election.

According to the church by-laws, congregation members are invited to submit further candidate nominations within 7 days. Please submit your nominations to the DEC via the form below, between Nov 17-24, 2024. 

https://forms.gle/GKZKA1iGGvcNPNgv7

According to church bylaws, the qualifications for deacon candidates are:
1) Good standing member of BPGC (Acts 6:3) with knowledge, and familiarity of the church
2) Born again Christian, and baptized for over two years (1 Timothy 3:6)
3) Has good witness on marriage, and personal relationships (1 Timothy 3:2)
4) Has good reputation (1 Timothy 3:7; Acts 6:3)
– No bad habits, no illegal or immoral action
– Has good witness in personal life, and family relationship (1 Timothy 3:2)
5) Has good witness in personal tithing (Malachi 3:10; Matthew 6:21)
6) Has good relationship with God, and serves cooperatively with others in ministry (1 Corinthians 12:24)
7) Has served faithfully in previous ministry positions, eg. department head, Sunday school teacher, or other church ministries (2 Corinthians 8:22; 1 Timothy 3:10)