Wong Choong Voon (Malaysia, left) was awarded President Leadership Award and Academic Excellence Award.
Yami Asai Shimray (India, left) was awarded Spiritual Multiplier Award.
Saw Ta Eh Gay (Myanmar, right) was awarded Christian Character Award.
Rev Dr Chan Chong Hiok (EAST President) presenting a plaque of appreciation to the Commencement Speaker Dr Ronald Watters for his role as EAST Interim Dean of Academics (2018-2020).
First Row: Jasmine, Ta Eh, Choong Voon, Zarni, Rev Dr Chan Chong Hiok, Dr Ron Watters, Rachel Kim, Yoe Yoe, Yami, Hannah Back Row: Jihye, Jaeseong, Soon-Young, Enkh, Jiguur, Daniel
EAST Faculty
A time of prayer and dedication
On 21 May 2022, East Asia School of Theology’s (EAST) 28th Commencement Service was held at Bethesda (Bedok-Tampines) Church (BBTC). We had 17 graduates: 8 Master of Divinity, 4 Master of Arts, 3 Graduate Diploma, and 2 Partners in Ministry. They were from eight nationalities coming from China, Korea, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Singapore. Three graduates were the recipients of the EAST President Leadership Award, Academic Excellence Award, Christian Character Award, and/or Spiritual Multiplier Award.
The 27th cohort of graduates went on a migration of EAST campus from Christ Church (2018) through Grace Church (2019) and finally arrived at 118 Joo Chiat Road (2020), dubbed as the EAST Mission Hub. They also underwent unprecedented challenges because of the COVID pandemic (2020-2021) resulting in online-only classes, meetings, and mentoring amidst social distancing and lockdown. Read more
Connecting the year with the visual acuity of 20/20, the theme for this commencement is “Let us continue to maintain clarity of God’s call and vision for us.” While we do not have our regular Commencement Service due to the circuit breaker situation, we do still celebrate with the EAST 26th cohort of graduates. Warm congratulations to each and every graduate. We are so proud of you! Shalom!
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Photography was safely completed before the onset of the circuit breaker. Reports by Lau Ying Kheng. Photos by Thomas Kwok and Lau Ying Kheng. Design by Josie Quek.
Class of 2022 who graduated on 21 May 2022.
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