Beyond BLC

The church was always meant to have an impact on the culture of the community it finds itself in. Because we desire to see people in our city and region experience Christ’s love firsthand, we have committed ourselves to the journey of community transformation by deliberately pursuing key partnerships and ministries through which to share this love in concrete ways.

There are many needs (physical, relational, emotional, financial, spiritual) and many ways people experience isolation from God and each other, and it is our intention to help address these needs, whatever the circumstances people find themselves in.

Service Partners

We work with these partner organisations on a medium to long term basis:

Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore (link)
We support some projects undertaken by our parent body the LCMS

LCMS Batu 20 Congregation, Cameron Highlands
This is our sister congregation located in a small village known as Kampung Batu 20 along the Ringlet – Tanah Rata road in Cameron Highlands, Pahang. The congregation is almost wholly from the Senoi community, an indigenous tribal group that is found in Peninsular Malaysia.

Daniel & Edna Wong, Kyrgyztan
The Wongs are a family that are commissioned by the LCMS to serve in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyztan. They are part of a team that helps run orphanages, schools as well as vocational training centres for the underprivileged in the country.

United Voice (link)
United Voice is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that promotes self-advocacy among people with learning disabilities. They help provide a meeting place for persons with learning disabilities where they help and support each other and develop leadership, independent skills and confidence among members so that they can speak for themselves and make their own decision.

World Vision (link)
World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation that helps the poor to help themselves, working with them to build sustainable futures for their children, families and communities through emergency relief, education, health care, economic development and promotion of justice.

Project Partners

We work with these project partners on a project to project basis:

Lembah Pantai Community Development Centre (link)
This is a community project run by the office of the Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai, YB Puan Nurul Izzah Anwar. It helps provide emergency services and advocacy for the underprivileged in the Bangsar and Lembah Pantai area in Kuala Lumpur.

Shelter Youth Centre AKA DropZone (link)
DropZone is a youth community centre project which aims to develop a membership youth centre, taking after the concept of a second-home, which runs youth related activities in the hope that it becomes a healthy hangout alternative that focuses on the personal development of youth.

Tenaganita (link)
Tenaganita is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that seeks to promote a culture where human rights are embraced, valued and protected. To fulfill this goal, Tenaganita undertakes research, advocacy and action to prevent, solve and address grave abuses that happen to migrants and refugees.

Protect and Save The Children (link)
P.S. The Children’s vision is to build safer communities where children are protected from sexual abuse and exploitation. P.S. The Children aims to achieve this by advocating and establishing effective prevention education for both adults and children, strengthening treatment and support services, while forging synergistic partnerships within communities.

Friends in Conversation
Friends in Conversation is a group of friends and followers of Jesus who are committed to one another and to creating space for conversations in Malaysia and beyond.

RoH Malaysia (link)
RoH Malaysia is an ecumenical group of praxis-oriented theological and social scientific thinkers which aims to effect ripples of change among Christians, empowering them for creative theological reflection and greater societal involvement.

Micah Mandate (link)
Micah Mandate is a Christian-based public interest advocacy that seeks a transformation of our nation through justice, mercy and humility. It encourages a citizen-based brand of journalism whereby individuals and groups of individuals of all walks of life will find space to express their views and concerns and be engaged in a dialogue with others.

If you would like more information on how to get involved in or contribute to one of the projects above, please contact us.