{"id":6,"date":"2011-08-07T09:07:12","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T09:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/interserve.org.my\/online\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:35:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/interserve.org.my\/online\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brief History<\/h2>\n

Interserve is an international evangelical mission organisation with about 800 partners in a wide range of ministries in Asia and the Arab World. We have National offices around the world including Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Interserve was started in 1852 by two women who saw a need to share God\u2019s love to the oppressed women and children of India. Today, the organization has grown worldwide.<\/p>\n

Recognising the need to recruit Malaysians to serve overseas, Interserve International began looking for a local board to represent them in Malaysia. They identified Malaysian CARE as being the most appropriate body to represent Interserve in Malaysia since they were already sending workers overseas for long-term missions. By 1986, the first partner was sent by Malaysian CARE through Interserve. All the workers who had been sent overseas came under the responsibility of the Overseas Department of Malaysian CARE.<\/p>\n

In 1991, Malaysian CARE decided to set up a separate legal entity to take over the operations of the Overseas Department of Malaysian CARE.<\/p>\n

It changed its name to Interserve Fellowship Berhad in 2005 after being made a council by Interserve International.<\/p>\n

Interserve Malaysia Today<\/h2>\n

Our Malaysian Partners come from very diverse backgrounds. They represent different denominations and professions and are involved in church planting, theological education, training of indigenous pastors and workers, youth and children\u2019s ministries, community development work, relief work, orphanages, hospital work, and administration. Our partners include single men and women, couples with children and even those above the age of sixty. Though most are supported by churches and individual Christians, a few partners are \u201ctentmakers\u201d and are self-supporting.<\/p>\n

As for our locally-based partners, they mainly provide administrative support for our international office or are involved in member care, mission mobilisation or creative ministries.<\/p>\n

Core Values<\/h2>\n
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  1. Dependence on God:
    \nWe depend on God in everything and for everything. Therefore, we worship and wait on Him, pray and intercede, listen and obey.<\/li>\n
  2. Community:
    \nGod is three-in-one and has made us for community. Therefore, we make every effort to maintain unity, we invest deeply in relationships, and we care, pray for, respect and submit to each other. We are generous and flexible in attitude and behaviour.<\/li>\n
  3. Oneness in Christ:
    \nWe are one in Christ. Therefore we reject all prejudice, including that based on gender, race, social status, culture and biblical spiritual traditions. We rejoice in God-given diversity. Women and men serve in ministry and leadership.<\/li>\n
  4. Partnership:
    \nGod has called us to participate in his Kingdom work. Therefore, we minister in a spirit of humility and interdependence. We practice participatory, local leadership. We prioritise relationships and partnership with other parts of the Body of Christ.<\/li>\n
  5. Integrity:
    \nOur lives reveal the Gospel in word and deed. Therefore, in our lifestyle, work, relationships and spirituality, we are consistent, authentic and honest.<\/li>\n
  6. Wholistic:
    \nGod is reconciling all things through Christ. Therefore, we seek to be and to make whole-life disciples, care for creation and intentionally bear witness to the whole character and work of God through worship, proclamation, service and fellowship.<\/li>\n
  7. Servanthood:
    \nJesus came to serve. Therefore, we joyfully serve in love and humility. We make the effort to learn local language and culture. We choose to go to hard places and to the marginalised.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \nMembership<\/h2>\n

    Interserve Malaysia is a member of NECF Malaysia and an associate member of the Council of Churches of Malaysia.<\/p>\n

    Our Motto<\/h2>\n

    We are often known as the \u201cpeople for the hard places\u201d or the \u201cHardplace People\u201d.<\/p>\n

    \"HardPlace-Cartoon-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Organisational Brief<\/h2>\n

    Registered Name<\/strong>
    \nInterserve Fellowship Berhad (199201020837)<\/p>\n

    Board Members<\/strong>
    \nPhilip Chang (Chairman)
    \nVicky Ng (Vice-Chairperson)
    \nLee Kok Joo
    \nSusan Pan Majimbun
    \nRev. Dr. Chuah Chia Choon
    \nAnn Choo<\/p>\n

    Medical Adviser<\/strong>
    \nDr Lai Wei Jie<\/p>\n

    Full-time staff<\/strong>
    \nJohn Ow
    \nActing National Director<\/em>
    \nnd.ismsia@gmail.com<\/p>\n

    Janelle Khoo
    \nPersonnel Director<\/em>
    \npdatism@gmail.com<\/p>\n

    Nai-Khee
    \nFinance Director<\/em>
    \nfinanceism@gmail.com<\/p>\n

    Grace Ho
    \nDirector of Chinese Mobilisation<\/em>
    \nin2serve.chinese@gmail.com<\/p>\n

    Chong Keat Lim
    \nMobilizer<\/em>
    \nmobilizer.ism@gmail.com<\/p>\n

    Affiliation Structure<\/strong>
    \nInterserve Malaysia is an indigenous Christian organisation working in partnership with local churches and Interserve International to enable Malaysian Christians to serve overseas. Interserve Malaysia is a signatory of a \u201cJoint Ministry Agreement\u201d which spells out the terms of this Partnership with     Interserve International<\/a><\/p>\n

    Vision Statement<\/b>
    \nLives and communities transformed through encounter with Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

    Mission Statement<\/b>
    \nServing the least reached peoples of Asia and the Arab World.<\/p>\n

    Goal<\/b>
    \nPartnering with Malaysian churches to enable Malaysian Christians to serve cross-culturally in Asia and the Arab World.<\/p>\n

    Excerpts from Basis of Faith<\/b>
    \n\u201cWe believe that there is one God. . . Each person needs to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit in order to receive eternal life. We affirm the Bible . . . is the uniquely inspired Word of God. We confess Jesus Christ to be the only Saviour and Lord, and we affirm His deity, virgin birth, incarnation, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, ascension and personal return.\u201d<\/p>\n

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