Pastor,
Member of City Harvest Management Board,
City Harvest Church
Eileen Toh holds an MEd in Early Childhood Education from the University of New South Wales and an MA in Leadership Studies from Vanguard University.
She leads Harvest Kidz, the children’s ministry of City Harvest Church (CHC), overseeing its services, programmes, and outreach initiatives. In addition, she provides leadership across several church ministries, including intercessory prayer, dialect services, and ministry to individuals with special needs.
Rev Eileen is also actively involved in community outreach through CHC’s Church Without Walls initiatives. She previously served as president of City Harvest Community Services Association’s Management Board, contributing to the organisation’s governance and community impact.
Having been involved in various ecumenical dialogues over the past three decades, I have gained some important insights. Much progress has been made, yet the question remains: How can we, despite our diverse histories and identities, live and function as the Church together? Secularising tendencies in our societies that bring about new challenges, especially in the large urban centres. For the sake of a credible Christian witness, we need to be able to address common concerns together. There are fundamental spiritual desires that are not met in a secular context. The Christian churches have the opportunity to respond to these human yearnings, to a void that is felt, and present the Good News of Jesus Christ in relevant ways. Furthermore, as we live in increasingly pluralistic societies, we witness a growing polarisation of attitudes. This is evident in one-sided nationalist agendas and a discourse rooted in fear. The ecumenical work done so far can serve as a bridge for a common Christian witness “so that the world may believe.”