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SAIF
South Asian International Fellowship
A South Asian Church in Singapore pioneered by Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu. If you are living in Singapore or traveling to Singapore for holidays or business, we warmly welcome you to join us for Sunday Services every Sunday.
Sunday Services Timings
SOUTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
SAIF English Service 5.00 – 6.30pm
SAIF Telugu Service 7.00 – 9.00pm
SAIF Tamil Service 7.00 – 9.00pm
Location - BIBLE HOUSE, 3rd floor - 7 Armenian Street, Singapore (179932) - 7 Minutes Walk from City Hall MRT Station.
Location - BIBLE HOUSE - 7 Armenian Street, Singapore (179932)
From City Hall MRT Station [About 7 Minutes Walk]
1. Walk Northwards Along
Stamford Road For About 350 Metres
2. Turn Left At Armenian Street To Bible
House - 7 Armenian Street S(179932)
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History of SAIF
SAIF Church started with a vision to reach out to the South Asian community in Singapore. With much prayer and seeking the face of God, three families started the church in the home of Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu in September 2007. Three weeks later they moved to the Bible House at 7, Armenian Street for a more central meeting place.
The church started humbly with nothing but a zeal for mission and evangelism. Our voices and claps of our hands were the only rhythm that brought a sweet acceptable sacrifice of praise to God. A pianist helped us for about 2 months on the out-of-tuned piano at the Bible House. After four months till the present day, we only have a guitarist. But one thing we can confidently declare, the worship services have been nothing short of anointed with tears, kneeling, raised hands, healing and restoration.
Two months into our Sunday Services, Pastor Farzand Tanzeem and Dr. Noah Pashapa joined the church as leaders. SAIF church was brought to a new level with the combined leadership skills and spiritual giftedness of each individual.
Today we worship at the Saint Andrew’s Cathedral to the glory of God. God has been faithful, covenant- keeping and gracious to us. We acknowledge the mighty hand of God and His extreme favor on us at SAIF.
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The Culture at SAIF is:
Worship-Centered. Our Sunday worship services and mid-week cell groups will seek God in worship. As participants are caught in the presence of God, burdens are lifted and chains are broken.
Holy Spirit- Powered. We will seek that our walk, worship and witness individually and corporately be inspired and powered by the Holy Spirit at all times.
Christ-Centered. We will seek that in all we do or say the Lord Jesus Christ be glorified and His kingdom extended.
Word-Based. Our commitment is to faithfully expose the word of God in disciplined study and sound preaching and teaching. God reveals Himself and speaks to us through His word.
Relationships-Driven. Our goal in ministry is to foster relationships that are authentic. Such relationships happen in small groups where people learn to care for each other with love and grace.
Evangelism-Discipleship Oriented. Our desire is to reach out to the unreached or un-churched people with the gospel of Jesus. This is in accordance with our mission statement to reach the nations and make disciples for Jesus Christ.
Growth Oriented. Our aim is to develop a culture whereby we set milestones of where we have come from and this gives us the focus to where we are going. This in itself helps us to preserve and appreciate who we are.
Socially-Involved. We will always seek to reach out to the needy with the care and compassion of Jesus Christ according to our ability.
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SAIF Statement of Faith
South Asian International Fellowship is committed to the foundational doctrines taken from Ephesians 4:1-6 and Hebrews 6:1-2.
THE BIBLE
We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God; that the sixty-six books, as originally written, comprising the Old and the New Testaments are entirely free from error; that the Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice and the true basis for Christian fellowship.
GOD
We believe in one God, Creator of all, holy, sovereign, eternal, existing in three equal Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
CHRIST
We believe in the absolute and essential deity of Jesus Christ, in His eternal existence with the Father in preincarnate glory, in His virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, triumphant ascension, mediatorial ministry and personal return.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the absolute and essential deity and personality of the Holy Spirit Who convinces of sin, of righteousness and of judgment; Who regenerates, sanctifies, illuminates and comforts those who believe in Jesus Christ.
SATAN
We believe that Satan exists as an evil personality, the originator of sin, the archenemy of God and man.
MAN
We believe that both man and woman were divinely created in the image of God; that both sinned, becoming guilty before God and thereby incurring physical and spiritual death on all mankind.
SALVATION
We believe that salvation is by the grace of our sovereign God; that by the appointment of the Father, Christ voluntarily suffered a vicarious, expiatory and propitiatory death; that justification is by faith alone in the shed blood of Christ on the cross, the all-sufficient sacrifice and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and that those whom God has effectively redeemed shall be divinely preserved and finally perfected in the image of God.
FUTURE THINGS
We believe in the personal, bodily and glorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ; in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; in the eternal blessedness of the redeemed and in the judgment and conscious, eternal punishment of the wicked. 
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PASTORAL TEAM
Lead Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu
SOUTH ASIAN CONNECTION - Founder
SOUTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP in Singapore - Pastor
Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu is a Punjabi Christian and live in Singapore. He is the founder of South Asian Connection http://www.southasianconnection.com and lead Pastor of South Asian International Fellowship http://www.saifchurch.com - a multicultural church reaching out to the South Asian community in Singapore and beyond.
South Asian International Fellowship also has a SAIF-Telugu and SAIF Tamil congregation - a focused targeted weekly evangelistic ministry to the migrant workers of Telugu and Tamil origin in Singapore mainly of blue collar shipyard and construction workers and some mission focussed Indian Singaporean PR families.
SOUTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
SUNDAY SERVICE
SAIF English Service 5.00 – 6.30pm
SAIF Telugu Service 7.00 – 9.00pm
SAIF Tamil Service 7.00 – 9.00pm
Location - BIBLE HOUSE, 3rd floor - 7 Armenian Street, Singapore (179932) - 7 Minutes Walk from City Hall MRT Station.
The Vision Of South Asian International Fellowship Is To Establish An International New Testament Type Ministry Through Which South Asians Will Be Empowered To Reach And Disciple The Nations For Christ.
Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu is also the International Coordinator for the South Asian Global Convention http://www.SAGC2009.com - an International Gathering for South Asian Christian Youth and Young Adults for Mission Mobilization. He has served as the Youth Pastor/ Leader of Khush Khabri Fellowship in Singapore [1996-2000, 2005-2007] and Youth Pastor at the International Punjabi Masihi Church in Vancouver, Canada [2000-2005].
He was a former Sikh-Christian now, a dreamer, a visionary leader and a risk-taker in God's Kingdom. He is passionate about young people and mentoring the Next Generation of South Asian leaders. He is also interested in networking among churches and engaging the cultures.
Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu was a Biology and Chemistry teacher at Bukit View Secondary School and Vice-Principal at BMC Training Institute, a private education school in Singapore. He holds a Bachelor of Science [Biology] degree from the National University of Singapore, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education [Distinctions] from Nanyang Technological University, a Certificate in Christian Ministry from the Asian Christian Training School in Malaysia and a Masters of Christian Studies in Applied Theology from Regent College in Vancouver, Canada.
Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu is also a Singapore registered licensed marriage solemnizer and conducts both civil and ceremonial marriages.
Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu has two children - Sujaan Kaur Sandhu [born 21/06/04] and Saajan Singh Sandhu [born 04/01/09], and is married to Dr. Balbir Kaur Chaal, a UK-born Punjabi Christian and Cambridge University educated molecular biologist.
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Missions Director – Paul Welikande
Paul Welikande is a businessman by profession and runs two successful North Indian alfresco outdoor dining restaurants. Paul Welikande is Singapore Sri Lankan by origin and is married to Kalwant Kaur and they have four lovely children.
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SAIF–Telugu Ministry Leader - Armstrong Mamuduri
Armstrong Mamuduri is a 40-year-old Singaporean Permanent Resident having arrived to Singapore four years ago from a work assignment in Cape Town, South Africa. Armstrong Mamuduri is a systems analyst by profession, leader of the SAIF-Telugu ministry and board member of South Asian International Fellowship. He is married and has three children. Armstrong Mamuduri has a passionate zeal and vision to see his countrymen from Andra Pradesh become disciples of Jesus Christ. Andra Pradesh is a state in India where the mainly Hindu Telugu-speaking people group originates.
MINISTRIES
Worship Ministry
Intercessory Ministry
Altar Ministry
Evangelistic Ministry
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BIBLE STUDY CELL GROUPS
SAIF Cell Groups meet at three locations.
EVERY FRIDAY at 8.00pm - Jalan Papan Tamil Cell Group [West Part of Singapore]
EVERY SATURDAY at 2.00pm - Bukit Panjang English Cell Group [North Part of Singapore]
EVERY SATURDAY at 8.00pm - Boon Lay Telugu Cell Group [West Part of Singapore]
The current cell group material we are using is called Fundamental Truths of Christianity - Bible School in a Briefcase produced by International Christian Missions.
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FAQ
The Vision of SAIF is To Establish an International New Testament Type Ministry Through Which South Asians Will Be Empowered To Reach And Disciple The Nations for Christ.
What is a New Testament Type Ministry?
A New Testament type ministry is Kingdom of God focused with Kingdom participation. Every member in this spiritually-gifted church is a minister where the governance is functional team leadership.
Why International?
We desire to be open and inclusive of other nations with a local and global outlook. Isaiah 42:6 reveals the Father heart of God to the nations. We invite everyone . . . and especially those who want to be involved in the work among South Asians locally in Singapore and globally.
Who are South Asians?
South Asians are people who originate from the countries of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives Island and Bhutan but are living elsewhere now. This is inclusive of Tamils, Punjabis, Sindhis, Keralites, Nepalese, Telegus, Jains, Bangladeshis. Pakistanis, Hindustanis, Sri Lankans, Biharis, Bengalis, Maharastrans, Gujeratis, etc. . . .
Why this urgency of the hour?
People who do not know Jesus matter to God. God made all these people after His own image and cares for them like how God cares for you and me. We have a divine responsibility to make Jesus known to them.
What is the theme for South Asian International Fellowship in 2008
“To Know God And To Make Him Known”
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 1 John 1:1
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LINKS
Saint Andrew’s Cathedral
http://www.livingstreams.org.sg
South Asian Connection
http://www.southasianconnection.com
Punjabi Masihi Church
http://www.punjabichurch.com
Tamil Christian Media
http://www.tamilchristianmedia.com
Smyrna Assembly of God
http://www.smyrnaassembly.com
Bethelehem Punjabi Church
http://www.bethlehempunjabichurch.com
Coconut Generation
http://www.coconutgeneration.com
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CONTACT US
South Asian International Fellowship
www.saifchurch.com
SUNDAY SERVICES
We meet every Sunday at the BIBLE HOUSE - 7 Armenian Street, Singapore (179932).
[Near City Hall MRT Station]
SOUTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
SUNDAY SERVICE
SAIF English Service 5.00 – 6.30pm
SAIF Telugu Service 7.00 – 9.00pm
SAIF Tamil Service 7.00 – 9.00pm
Lead Pastor
Pastor Pritam Singh Sandhu
pastorpritam@gmail.com
+65-9009.4494
DIRECTIONS
SAIF Church Service Sunday Services Timings
ENGLISH Service from 5.00 – 6.30 pm
TELUGU Service from 7.00 - 8.30 pm
Location - BIBLE HOUSE - 7 Armenian Street, Singapore (179932)
From City Hall MRT Station [About 7 Minutes Walk]
1. Walk Northwards Along
Stamford Road For About 350 Metres
2. Turn Left At Armenian Street To Bible
House - 7 Armenian Street S(179932)
Drive Along Coleman Street and Turn Right to Armenian Street.