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
