Celebrating God’s design for marriage and family at CAC's Loving Families Carnival 2023

The Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) May Day event has traditionally been a platform for special topical discussions and training, but this year, May Day took on a different purpose. When CAC President, Rev Dr Goh Nai Lat, called for a meeting with the chairpersons of CAC Boards to discuss an all-of-CAC response to the changes in the law last year, it was clear that the family had to be at the centre of CAC's response. It was decided that the annual May Day event would be the ideal platform to articulate this response and a fun, family carnival would be held.

The carnival, called Loving Families or 爱家 倍 , was to be a celebration of the family, by the family. Held on 1 May 2023 at Geylang Methodist School (Secondary), it was attended by 2,000 people from CAC's 17 churches.

A united CAC effort

The Loving Families Carnival took a little over four months to organise and was a joint effort involving multiple CAC Boards and churches. The organising committee was chaired by Col (Ret) Quek Koh Eng, while Dr David Ang, who is the CAC Board of Family Life chairperson, played a key role in the committee.

Col Quek was heartened that every Board executed their roles and responsibilities expeditiously. "Involving all the chairpersons of the Boards in organising this major event was a good move," as it showed the commitment of each Board in supporting the event and building strong families.