Pastor breaks silence
AFTER weeks of silence and dodging the media, City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee on Thursday broke his silence about the ongoing probe involving his church.
In his first public comments carried in his blog entry, titled 'Reflections', Mr Kong, 46, said he and the church management board were helping police with investigations, and that he and his family were 'doing well'. He also thanked church members for their support.
The one-page statement, however, shed no further details on the case, which broke last month when Commercial Affairs Department officers raided the church's offices in Suntec.
'Because we're in the midst of the investigation, I am unable to provide any details about the progress besides what already has been released by the Singapore Police in their statement to the press,' Mr Kong wrote in his message.
Mr Kong, who is also the church's senior pastor, described the investigation as a turning point for the church, which, since its founding in 1989, has grown to become Singapore's largest independent Christian church with a congregation of more than 33,000 followers.
On the police raid which took place only a day after the church had concluded an international conference of more than 25,000 participants, he wrote: 'What a difference a day makes... The page had turned. The celebration had abruptly ended.'
-- ST
tell the pastor to eat his pawn mee and keep quiet lah.
Originally posted by troublemaker2005:tell the pastor to eat his pawn mee and keep quiet lah.
tell him shut up and sit down???? too much attention given to this fellow
Dong Kee and Slut Ho better eat all the rich food they can and enjoy the high life while they can.........
JAIL TIME BECKONS !!!!
hope they get sodomised by their cellmates !
better yet, hope these 2 fuckers KILL THEMSELVES in prison !
please see http://sinazen.com/cityharvest for a discussion of several issues involved
aiyah, no need to readany more lah on these 2 FATHER-fuckers !
let's all PRAY that these 2 father-fuckers get everything that they deserve !
years of sodomy in jail !
Kong Hee doing well
AFTER weeks of silence and dodging the media, City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee yesterday gave his first public comments via his blog about the ongoing probe involving his church.
In a post entitled Reflections, Mr Kong said he and the church's management board were helping the police with investigations, and that he and his family were 'doing well'.
He also thanked church members for their support.
The 11-paragraph statement did not add details to the case, which got off to a dramatic start last month when Commercial Affairs Department officers raided the church's offices at Suntec City.
'Because we're in the midst of the investigation, I am unable to provide any details about the progress besides what already has been released by the Singapore Police in their statement to the press,' Mr Kong wrote in his message.
He could not be reached yesterday for comment.
-- ST
alamak, got good news then post report here leh !
good news mean the 2 father-fauckers kana jail !
Some City Harvest Church members unfazed by reports of Sun Ho's lavish lifestyle
SINGAPORE : Ho Yeow Sun, the wife of City Harvest Church pastor Kong Hee, has again been thrust into the spotlight, with recent reports on her rented mansion in Hollywood.
The 40-year-old singer, who is based in the US, was reported to
have rented a mansion in Hollywood Hills for S$28,000 a month.
But members of the megachurch said they are not surprised with her
lavish lifestyle.
Some churchgoers have defended her, saying she is a celebrity and that
her living arrangements are well known on the grapevine. And she had
probably paid with what she earns from her business and royalties.
Ms Ho is currently in Singapore.
Her husband, who appeared briefly at a service of City Harvest in Jurong
West on Sunday morning, is among those questioned in a police probe.
For more on this story, read Monday's edition of the TODAY newspaper.
- TODAY/ms
those mindless goons, how farking dumb can christians get ?
pay rent with royalties? who the fark would buy Slut Ho's CDs apart from the goons from her church?
Supporters defend Sun Ho
A DAY after singer Sun Ho's lavish lifestyle was splashed in the local media, her supporters have come to her defence.
Details of her lifestyle in the US, where she has been pursuing her music career since 2003, include living in a plush $28,000-a-month mansion in Los Angeles and two luxury cars.
Her supporters have defended her way of life, with one netizen saying that 'she is doing so well ... if Brad Pitt can stay (in the same area) why can't she?'. He went on to say that people should 'be proud of her'.
Another netizen asked others who were critcising her to 'keep their comments to themselves' and added that 'both of them have worked so hard and put in so much effort in building up a church'.
But many others also questioned where she got the money to fund her lavish lifestyle and her billing as a top entertainer.
Ho is currently back in Singapore assisting in the ongoing probe into her husband's church over alleged misuse of funds.
-- ST
That's how this word 'love covers a multiude of sin' comes into play.
When 2 fall in love, they overlook all imperfections.
There are always 2 sides of the coin, one to the brainwashed, one belonging to the one who see things in an unbiased manner.
yea she deserves her lavishings she is so talented....more talented than michael jackson
HELL NO... more talented than MJ the King of Pop ? She is not even a fraction... of the man himself.
Originally posted by QX179R:Some City Harvest Church members unfazed by reports of Sun Ho's lavish lifestyle
SINGAPORE : Ho Yeow Sun, the wife of City Harvest Church pastor Kong Hee, has again been thrust into the spotlight, with recent reports on her rented mansion in Hollywood.
The 40-year-old singer, who is based in the US, was reported to have rented a mansion in Hollywood Hills for S$28,000 a month.
But members of the megachurch said they are not surprised with her lavish lifestyle.
Some churchgoers have defended her, saying she is a celebrity and that her living arrangements are well known on the grapevine. And she had probably paid with what she earns from her business and royalties.
Ms Ho is currently in Singapore.
Her husband, who appeared briefly at a service of City Harvest in Jurong West on Sunday morning, is among those questioned in a police probe.For more on this story, read Monday's edition of the TODAY newspaper.
- TODAY/ms
what do you expect....it takes time to come out from Denial.......i mean its a lot of pride to swallow....keep giving money away for name of "Love giving"...... : )
who wants to be a label as a "fool"
Taken from STOMP, Originally from Yahoo S'pore.
......
i say CHC go to China do their ''bullshit'' charity work is to help promote Slut Ho's music career !
Erm..who's the smart a$$ who compared Brad Pitt with her about staying at the same location huh? LOL!!!!
Then Sun Yan Zi stay where?? LOL
S$40+mil for a church = S$10 for every singaporean (Est. 4mil Singaporeans)
Why this just look so similar to the golden tap???
Almost every week i travel to Batam for biz trip, every time i see this very little girl (Age less than 5yrs old) standing on the road, holding newspapers, approaching to the drivers and try hard to sell to them, but in vain...Be it a raining or hot sunny day, she's always there when i passed by that route....
How much does a newspaper cost in Batam?
then you should buy the papers from the girl mah !
you sure you're in Batam every week for business ??? LOL
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1063720/1/.html
Over 18 people from City Harvest Church called up in probe so far
By Neo Chai Chin |
City Harvest Church
SINGAPORE : More than 18 people from City Harvest Church, including pop singer Ho Yeow Sun, have been called up so far to help police investigations into the alleged misuse of funds at the church.
Founder Kong Hee and 16 others were questioned on May 31.
MediaCorp understands that others have also been called in since then.
Reverend Kong and his wife, Ms Ho, have now also "obtained legal representation", a church spokesperson told MediaCorp on Wednesday.
Ms Ho returned to Singapore on Monday from the United States, where she is now based.
She spent over eight hours on Tuesday at the Commercial Affairs Department.
The police probe into the church concerns specific incidents that could involve the possible falsification of accounts and criminal breach of trust, involving millions of dollars and transactions that date back years.
They involve individuals and companies linked to the church.
Meanwhile, Reverend Kong has posted new messages on his Facebook page after a two-week hiatus.
- CNA/al
New leaders at City Harvest
THERE has been a leadership change at City Harvest Church, which is being probed by police for alleged misuse of funds, reported The Business Times on Friday.
Pastors Derek Dunn and Aries Zulkarnain have been put in charge of the church's ministerial duties while a 10- member board will continue its role until the probe is over.
Founder Pastor Kong Hee has relinquished his duties but will remain as the president and chairman of the church board, said the BT report.
City Harvest has also appointed auditors RSM Chio Lim to conduct an independent review of the church's corporate governance structure and internal control processes.
On May 31, police rounded up 17 individuals associated with the church,including Pastor Kong, to assist in investigations.
Pastor Kong's wife, pop singer Sun Ho who has been based in the US since 2003, flew back recently from Las Vegas to assist police in the probe. She was questioned for more than six hours on June 15.
-- ST
Originally posted by QX179R:New leaders at City Harvest
THERE has been a leadership change at City Harvest Church, which is being probed by police for alleged misuse of funds, reported The Business Times on Friday.
Pastors Derek Dunn and Aries Zulkarnain have been put in charge of the church's ministerial duties while a 10- member board will continue its role until the probe is over.
Founder Pastor Kong Hee has relinquished his duties but will remain as the president and chairman of the church board, said the BT report.
City Harvest has also appointed auditors RSM Chio Lim to conduct an independent review of the church's corporate governance structure and internal control processes.
On May 31, police rounded up 17 individuals associated with the church,including Pastor Kong, to assist in investigations.
Pastor Kong's wife, pop singer Sun Ho who has been based in the US since 2003, flew back recently from Las Vegas to assist police in the probe. She was questioned for more than six hours on June 15.
-- ST
No drastic change, he is still the president and chairman of the church board. He is the major decision maker like for eg lky and leehsienloong in our sg govt.
hi all, been a while.
anyway, after reading Blue's comments, it only makes one more furious and those still attending chc must be psycho to continuing giving not to GOD but to KONG HEE & HIS WANNABE FAMOUS WIFE.
those from chc reading this, should immediately leave the church and look for one chruch that is really following the truth of what Jesus Christ has commanded.
to reading and faith has shaken, pray to God to strength your faith , dun let these wolves in sheep clothing(kong kee & sun) shaken ur faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, but dun comdemn them as they are sinners like us too, forgive and move on.
even though i am very pissed and angry that this has to happen to a church and ruined the good name of Lord Jesus Christ but we all have to pray and ask God to intervene and punish those who are responsible "stealing" God's money.
Originally posted by KongKeeeeee:hi all, been a while.
anyway, after reading Blue's comments, it only makes one more furious and those still attending chc must be psycho to continuing giving not to GOD but to KONG HEE & HIS WANNABE FAMOUS WIFE.
those from chc reading this, should immediately leave the church and look for one chruch that is really following the truth of what Jesus Christ has commanded.
to reading and faith has shaken, pray to God to strength your faith , dun let these wolves in sheep clothing(kong kee & sun) shaken ur faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, but dun comdemn them as they are sinners like us too, forgive and move on.
even though i am very pissed and angry that this has to happen to a church and ruined the good name of Lord Jesus Christ but we all have to pray and ask God to intervene and punish those who are responsible "stealing" God's money.
You are one of the very rare sensible, kind christians in sgf to post such sensible post. keep it up!