A student from St Francis Methodist School (SFMS), Wang Yuxin, has won a Bronze Medal (Mathematics) in the Global Academic Olympiad held from 10-14 July 2016 in Mungyeong, Korea. Yuxin was part of a team of nine SFMS students, accompanied by two teachers, who participated in the event organised by Global Education Mission (GEM). The […]
Are these testimonies to the work of the Holy Spirit? A 94-year-old worshipper walking 10 km each way to attend church A crippled lady in her 60s making her way to church A 70-year-old man bringing his handicapped wife, who is crippled from the waist down, on a tricycle to attend church It reminds […]
A word we do not often use to describe ourselves is that of being a pilgrim. This may be because the notion of being a pilgrim is rather foreign to many of us. It describes a person on a quest, usually a spiritual one. Whilst on this quest or search, a journey is undertaken, […]
Ang Mo Kio Chinese Methodist Church (AMKCMC) had its humble beginnings in 1978 when a team of about 30 leaders and members from Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Church came to Ang Mo Kio new town to evangelise and plant a new church. Fellowship meetings and worship services were held in a semi-detached house at […]
Green leaf with water drops on it (shallow DoF) “If God loved me, He would not have treated me this way.” This was one of her typical emotional outbursts when Charlotte Elliot (1789-1871) vented her frustrations, condemning God for His cruelty to her.1 At the age of 33, when Charlotte should have been enjoying […]
What happens to us when we choose not to follow God’s way? I do not mean where we might ultimately end up, i.e. heaven or hell, but what happens here and right now. Many of us are familiar with the story Jesus told of the wise man and the foolish man (Matthew 7:24-27). The wise […]
To raise funds for and awareness of the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH), 350 Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) students, parents, staff, alumni and members from Living Waters Methodist Church put up 130 performances along Orchard Road in the afternoon of Saturday, 28 May 2016. Highlights of the event ‘Busking for Change’ included musical performances, mimes, human […]
by William Ridley, stipple engraving, published 1796 Alexander Mather: Rebel turned preacher Alexander Mather was born in February 1733, in the town of Brechin, Scotland. He described his parents as reputable people who made it their business to bring him up “in the fear of God and to keep him from evil company”. Even so, […]
More than 600 donors, volunteers, social service partners, Methodist church leaders and Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) staff attended MWS’ 35th Anniversary Thanksgiving Dinner at Shangri-La Hotel on 30 June 2016. Sponsored by Mr and Mrs Jackson Tay of JT Global Pte Ltd, the dinner was graced by Minister for Social and Family Development, Mr […]
“Tell all the truth, but tell it slant.” Maybe these words of Emily Dickinson make a similar point to the Apostle Peter’s words: But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do […]
