THE Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF) is organising a walk — MethodistWALK 2004 — on May 29, 2004 at 7 am to raise funds for our 14 Methodist schools. The 3.8-km walk will start and end at the entrance of Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC). This is the route: From the entrance of ACJC, turn right into […]
Voices from Scripture is a work of fiction based on some references in Scripture to “minor” characters. As the Bible gives us few lines about these people, this series imagines what they would have been like, their personality, and what their thoughts could have been in the situations mentioned. It is hoped that as the […]
THE Societas Homiletica, an international society of preachers, pastors and professors of homiletics, will hold its 6th International Conference at Trinity Theological College from June 12 to 17, 2004. The college will host the conference, which is entitled “Preaching as Shaping Experience in A World of Conflict”. The Societas Homiletica had its origin in the […]
The Rev Dr Douglas E. Wingeier, who had lectured at Trinity Theological College, visited Singapore recently, and preached a sermon at Kampong Kapor Methodist Church on Feb 22, 2004. Below is a summary of the sermon. WHEN Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem on his last fateful week, he exclaimed, “If you had only […]
WHENEVER the question of church growth surfaces among pastors or church leaders, it presents an opportunity for either boasting one’s achievement for the church or defending the existing condition of the church. Statements like “We have experienced phenomenal growth under my leadership”, “stability is the key to our membership” and “quality is more important than […]
FOR the mighty hands who have united the seed of the man with the soil of the woman, For the womb of the woman who gave us shelter and fellowship in his life, For the heart of the woman who comforted us and set the rhythm of life in our soul, For the pains of […]
CLOSE to 85 volunteers with the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) and staff turned up for the Volunteers’ Appreciation Dinner at Methodist Centre on March 5, 2004. In the true spirit of Christian ministry as an act of love and worship to our Lord, MMS helpers from all walks of life – retirees, professionals, working adults, […]
PART 8 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATIONS ON ‘WISDOM TO LIVE BY: MODERN REFLECTIONS ON AN ANCIENT TEXT’ Ecclesiastes 4:1-6 IN VERSES 4-6, the Preacher turns to a subject that is especially relevant for Christians in Singapore: competitiveness. Competitiveness can be said to be healthy in that it may contribute to character formation. But […]
LOUISE McKEE: Died within a few hours of her arrival in Singapore. – Methodist Church Archives picture. METHODIST Girls’ School pupils, past and present, will surely remember the Louise McKee Wing at Mt Sophia, and now at Blackmore Drive. But they may not know that Louise was the daughter of James N. McKee who accompanied […]
Courtesy call on President S. R. Nathan PRESIDENT S. R. Nathan extended a special and rare privilege to 30 visiting Asian Methodist Bishops when he hosted a tea party for them as they paid a courtesy call on him at the Istana on the morning of March 15, 2004. Led by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon, […]
