A DECADE passes with the blink of an eye … or so it seems. “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” was the herald for the evening’s celebration of the Methodist School of Music’s 10th anniversary on Feb 3, 2007. The Gala Dinner held at Raffles Town Club was graced by Bishop Dr and Mrs Robert Solomon […]
Seminar on ‘Ageing with Active Lifestyle – Challenges and Opportunities’ MORE than 300 seniors from 18 Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) churches and several non-Methodist churches attended a seminar on “Ageing with Active Lifestyle – Challenges and Opportunities” at Sophia Blackmore Hall, Methodist Centre, on Jan 30, 2007. Organised by the TRAC Board of Seniors […]
REV DR WILSON WHEN it comes to sharing the Gospel, most Christians would probably agree with missiologist Hendrik Kraemer when he talks about meeting listeners on their own terms. He writes, “Communication involves the communicator having somehow discerned which are the obstacles to the receipt of the message in such a way as to be […]
Part Four of the series on the Methodist Welfare Services highlights programmes and services for children and youth. Once again we witness the strength of Jin Han and Susanna’s faith and their commitment to their family as the former reminisces about their life together in a love letter. DEAR Susanna, Do you know that […]
Methodist work in Poerbolinggo, an East Java town, had started in 1916 in response to a request from the Chinese community for a teacher whose salary was met by the local school organisation. To this school was appointed the Rev Leroy Akerson, a young missionary who had begun his ministry in Banka for a year […]
Why MMS has two different child sponsorship schemes A NUMBER of people have asked me, “Why does MMS have two different child sponsorship schemes?” At present you can support a child through the MMS (Methodist Missions Society) for either $30 a month or $90 a month. Here is the short answer: In our $30-a-month scheme, […]
HE FOUND the place easily enough. Well, so much of the Master’s recent work had been focused on this nondescript Palestinian town that all the others had been talking about it and gave him detailed directions. He himself hadn’t been asked to do anything specific, until now. Rather, his own work had been on another […]
The Bishop’s Easter Message Truths of Good Friday and Easter must be internalised in our personal experience THE rhythm of Christian worship has a pattern. It is shaped after the life and ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. The church year closely follows the life of Jesus – His birth, death, resurrection, ascension, His divine […]
Rev Dr David Wilkinson Enjoys meeting up with youth. ASTROPHYSICIST- THEOLOGIAN David Wilkinson is the keynote speaker for the six-day Aldersgate Convention 2007, addressing the theme “The Heavens Declare His Glory: Science and Christian Faith”. He received his Ph.D in Theoretical Astrophysics in 1987 at Durham. He went on to do his ministerial training at […]
KUALA LUMPUR – The Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) of The Methodist Church in Malaysia celebrated its 70th Anniversary on Nov 17 last year at the end of its 31st Session. It jointly held a Thanksgiving Service for the completed extension of the church sanctuary. The dual event, held at the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Methodist […]
