In the letter, "Why is church seeking donations door to door?"
(ST Dec 20), the writer, Mr Lim Shien Wei said he was approached at
home for a donation by someone claiming to be from City Harvest
Church.
We thank Mr Lim for bringing this incident to our attention. We
would like to inform him, your readers and other members of the
public that, from its inception, City
Harvest Church has never socilited funds from the
public, has never gone "door to door" to socilit funds and has
never authorised anyone to do so on our behalf.
The vast majority of the church's income comes from voluntary donations made by our members.
As a church, we take such misrepresentations very seriously, and we
would be most grateful if Mr Lim could contact us to provide more
details to facilitate our investigation into the matter.
Should the need arise, we may also refer the matter to the police
for further investigation.
Members of the public should verify the identity of any person
seeking donations in the name of City Harvest Church, or, for that
matter, any other charitable organisation, as there could be some
who may be taking advantage of the spirit of generosity during the
Christmas season.
In the event of any similar solicitations in the name of City
Harvest Church, we would advise your readers and other members of
the public to obtain the names, personal particulars and contact
numbers of such persons, and to contact us immediately either on
our hotline on 6737-6266 or via e-mail to
[email protected]
Finally we would like to wish your readers a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
excuses again 
Who says they never socilited funds from the public? Despite the
fact that they did not do it directly, they have "encouraged" CHC
members to bring in more friends to CHC and the way they phrased
"voluntary donations made by our members" is so implicit. Are the
CHC members' friends who go for the weekly service also the "CHC
members"?
