Kuching Christmas Parade 2017

The Kuching Christmas Parade had been an annual event since 2007. It is a joint parade event participate by different churches in Kuching. Last year alone there had been nearly 6000 people participated in the event. This year the event had been proceeded as usual with even more participants, decorative parade floats, costume, flags and band performance.

Theme : Hope in Jesus Christ

Date : 2nd December 2017 (Saturday)

Assembly : MBKS Jubilee Ground (6:00 pm)

Parade Route : MBKS Jubilee Ground to Kuching Waterfront to MBKS Jubilee (4km total)

The Video of the Kuching Christmas Parade 2017 :

The Kuching Christmas Parade 2017 is organized by the Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) together with the Methodist Church SCAC, Supported by Kuching Ministers’ Fellowship.

Participating Groups:

1. Group 1: Methodist East
   6th Company BB Band
   Methodist Ching Kwong 晋光堂
   Methodist 34th Mile 颂恩堂
   Methodist Simunjan 实恩堂
   Methodist Serian 圣恩堂
   Methodist Samarahan 三马拉汉卫理中心
   Methodist Asajaya 雅沙再也布道处
   4th Company BB Band
   Faith Methodist Church 信心堂
   Methodist Living Hope 城中城布道处
   Uni-Central Methodist 城中城堂
   Methodist 17th Mile 新生堂
   Methodist Chin Ong 晋恩堂
   Methodist Chin Seng 晋圣堂
   Methodist Samarindah
   7th Company BB Band
   Girls’ Brigade 女少年军
   Methodist Chin Daw 晋道堂
2. Group 2 : ACS
   1st Company BB Band
   Anglican Church
   Roman Catholic Church
   Roman Catholic Church Brass Band
   Sarawak Baptist Church
   BEM (SIB) Church
   The Salvation Army
   Seventh-Day Adventist Church
   Iban Methodist Church
3. Group 3 : KMF
   Blessed Church
   Hope Church Kuching
   Calvary Family Church
   Gereja Grace Sentral (AOG)
   GIS Gospel Harvest Kuching
   Sarawak Grace Church
   Good News Fellowship
   City Havest Church
   Fellowship of Evangelical Students (FES)
   Latter Rain Church Kuching
4. Group 4 : Methodist West
   2nd Company BB Band
   Trinity Methodist Church 三一堂
   2nd Company BB Band Senior
   Methodist Bau 磐石堂
   Methodist Sinyawan 新尧湾堂
   Methodist 10th Mile 宣道堂
   Methodist Lundu 伦乐布道处
   8th Company BB Band
   Methodist Chin Fu 晋福堂
   Methodist Zhu Eng 主恩堂
   Methodist Sentosa 圣淘沙堂
   Methodist Kuching City Mall
   Methodist Matang 马当堂
   Methodist Malihah 玛丽哈堂
   Methodist Sungai Maong 蒙恩堂

This year the event had been participated by more than 40 churches from Kuching area till as far as Lundu, Sinyawan and 34th mile. There are nearly 14000 people that almost flooded the MBKS Jubilee Ground.

The event started at around 6.30 pm with praise and worship, speech and paryers. The opening ceremony of the event was launched with the lighting of the candles in the form of a cross, symbolize light and hope.

The parade started from Jubilee Ground to the HSBC roundabout and proceed along Jalan Padungan, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman (Kuching Waterfront), Lebuh Temple (Harbour View Hotel), Lebuh Wayang (Star Cineplex), Jalan Tabuan (Ting & Ting Supermarket and Borneo Hotel), Jalan Ban Hock (Grand Continental Hotel and MBKS flats) and back to Jubilee Ground.

Christmas caroling, 16 Christmas floats, Costume display and eight brass musical bands are proceed along the route, giving gifts and spreading gospel along the way. It is a event full with cheers and songs. Colorful lights also leads the way.

Due to large amount of participant, the leading contingent also able to meet the remaining teams that about to leave the Jubilee Ground. The Parade took almost one and half hour to complete the 4kM route. It all ends peacefully.