Introduction
The Finance Christian Fellowship (FCF) is a sectional group of the Graduates' Christian Fellowship (GCF). It comprises members whose careers are in the finance industry. The term "finance" is very broad and FCF targets individuals involved in accounting, audting, banking, general finance, treasury, tax, investment, academia and the securities industry.
Mission
The FCF's mission is to be a living testimony in owrd and deed both in our professionals and personal life that glorifies our Lord Jesus Christ, to reach out to our colleagues and friends and to tap our professional expertise to serve the church and community.
Aims
- To educate and encourage ethical conduct in daily work
- To encourage integration of faith and work
- To support network for one another in prayer and professional advice
- To be a positive influence on the finance profession and industry
- To encourage the outreach of the love and power of Chris to colleagues and friends
Ministry Focus
The FCF arranges activities such as topical interest talks and regularly held study and prayer fellowship meetings. Eventually, it will progress to mentoring and church and community service activities. Some recent activities include:
- "In Conversation" dialogue session with Mr Lim Hua Min, Executive Chairman of Phillip Capital Group and Kenneth Ling were the speakers on "The Stock Market for Christians-Investment or Gambling?".
- A public meeting with Dr Michael Schluter who spoke on "Christian Perspective on Financial Relationships".
- A structured series of small group studies on financial topics relevant to Christians in today's turbulent environment.
History
The Finance Christian Fellowship (FCF) was officially launched as a Graduates' Christian Fellowship's (GCF) sectional group in mid-2008 following the GCF Annual General Meeting in July 2008. There had been keen interest by some GCF members whose careers were in the Singapore finance industry, to start a fellowship to help and encourage fellow Christians in this area. This is especially relevant as the awareness of corporate compliance and the need for highest ethical behaviour in the face of increasing financial complexity and pressures, have been rising steadily in the last decade with many notable corporate failures and frauds in Singapore and around the world. Thus, a few GCF members got together and initiated the idea of forming the FCF which became a reality in mid-2008.