The ultra modern City Harvest uses bright flashing lights, loud music and modern stage technology to appeal to young Singaporeans who feel bored by the quiet sermons of traditional churches.
Most of its followers are in their mid-twenties. Pre-university and undergraduates are targeted for recruitment.
Videos of past sermons show charismatic preachers such as Kong Hee conduct services like a master performer at work raising funds.
Once, he took the microphone to thank recent contributors, who included a couple selling their five-room public flat to downgrade to a three-roomer and offered S$20,000 (RM50,091) of the proceeds to the church building fund. Full story
