Crossroads International Church Metropolitan YMCA 60 Stevens Road Singapore 257854
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CIC worships in the heart of Singapore near where most internationals live. Our location is only 15 minutes drive from Woodlands or only three bus stops north of the Orchard Road MRT station. The Metropolitan YMCA is a popular location in Singapore known for its great location, efficient service, excellent guest rooms and conference facilities, and Christian atmosphere.
Driving to Crossroads
Get off the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) only three exits east of the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) at the Whitley/Stevens Road exit. Drive south past the Bukit Timah Road overpass and you will find the YMCA on the left side just after the pedestrian bridge at the corner of Stevens Road and, yes, Stevens Road :-). Enter the building at the aqua awning near the end of the parking lot. We have 50 free parking spaces available.
Coming by MRT
The YMCA has a great location only three bus stops from Orchard Road and Scotts Road -- the most popular intersection in Singapore in the heart of the shopping district. To get to the YMCA by train, take the North-South Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line to the Orchard Road Station (NS22). You will get off the MRT at the SE corner of this intersection. Walk through the underground tunnel NW to the opposite corner and take the escalator up to the Lido 8 Cineplex at street level. Turn right and walk past the first bus stop at Scotts Walk. Walk 100 meters farther to the bus stop in front of the Thong Teck Building. Take any of these three buses -- 105, 132, or 190. All three will head north, merging left onto Stevens Road. Get off at the third stop, which is across the street from the Metropolitan YMCA. Walk over the pedestrian bridge to the east side and turn right. Enter the building at the aqua awning near the end of the parking lot. Welcome to your new church home!
Travel by Bus
Three buses from various parts of the island will bring you right in front of the YMCA:
Bus 105 comes from the west coast area. It passes by Clementi MRT Station (EW23) near International Community School and proceeds under the MRT overhead tracks for two stations until coming to Commonwealth, where it cuts across the downtown area onto Holland Road and Orchard Road. Then it turns left at Scotts Road and gets you to church at the fourth stop. Cross the street and turn right to get to your new church home. Enter the building at the aqua awning near the end of the parking lot.
Bus 132 originates in the north in Ang Mo Kio. It proceeds from Upper Thomson Road to Thomson Road and has a short PIE stint, exiting at Whitley/Stevens Road. Get off at the fourth bus stop and you are right in front of the YMCA. Walk to the right up to the corner, turn left, and enter the building at the aqua awning near the end of the parking lot.
Bus 190 travels from Choa Chu Kang in the island's northwest. It takes the BKE and PIE, exiting at the Whitley/Stevens Road. When it proceeds south, get off at the fourth bus stop and you are right in front of the YMCA. Walk to the right up to the corner, turn left, and enter the building at the aqua awning near the end of the parking lot.
Our international priority definitely influences our leadership. Expatriates are typically more egalitarian than authoritarian. Peter admonished elders to shepherd the flock rather than “lord it over them” (1 Pet. 5:3), so we seek not a “top-down” leading but one that shepherds rather than herds the sheep.
Rick Griffith serves Crossroads as pastor-teacher. His passion is to teach God’s Word in a relevant way, so he has taught preaching, theology, and Bible at Singapore Bible College since 1991. Rick also regularly teaches leaders in weaker and persecuted economies such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mongolia, and restricted access East Asia nations. Both his masters (ThM) and doctorate (PhD) degrees are from Dallas Theological Seminary. Rick and his wife Susan serve under WorldVenture and they helped start International Community School in 1992. They have three sons: Kurt (23) and Stephen (20) live in Seattle, while John (17) lives with them in Singapore. You can write Rick here and find out more about him at his website called biblestudydownloads.com. At this website you can find Rick's free Bible study downloads in 28 languages, including almost 5000 pages of course notes and hundreds of PowerPoint presentations. Rick’s wife Susan serves as Woman’s Ministry Director, Administrative Assistant, and one of the church pianists.
Lewis Winkler shares the shepherding of the flock with Rick as elder and preacher. Like Rick, he has a passion to apply God's Word to people's lives. Lewis and his wife Barbara are longtime staff members of Campus Crusade for Christ. He serves East Asia School of Theology as Dean of Administration, Registrar, and Professor of Theology. His three children are Bethany (17), Josh (15), and Christine (13). Lewis earned his PhD in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Enriko Stigter is Pastor of Spiritual Development at Crossroads. This includes directing the home group ministry, the youth ministry, and worship leading. He hails from Holland but is pursuing Bachelor of Theology studies at SBC to prepare for long-term ministry in Asia. Enriko served in 30 countries for three years with the Logos II ship sponsored by Operation Mobilisation. He married his Logos II sweetheart, Alisa (from the Seattle area in the USA), on May 29, 2010.
Since God has called us into covenant with one another, we feel it’s proper to show this officially. All Crossroads members are expected to show holiness and brokenness over sin. Therefore, they grant the church body as a whole the permission and responsibility to hold them accountable and to exercise church discipline whenever it is necessary.
What is involved in becoming a member? For details, download this three-page PDF document here.
Can Crossroads members also remain as members of another church? We feel dual membership is not only good, it is best for our people to keep this official link to their church in their home nation. However, ultimately what matters most is our membership in God’s universal church through faith in Jesus Christ, so we don’t have any “membership drives” beyond sharing the gospel.
