8th General Conference set for Oct 18 to 23

THE Eighth General Conference of The Methodist Church in Singapore will be held from Oct 18 to 23, 2004 at Methodist Centre, Barker Road. The theme of the conference is “With One Heart and Voice” based on Romans 15:6. The Book of Discipline 207 provides for “any organisation, minister, or lay member of the Methodist […]

John Wesley’s sermons, journals to be translated into Chinese

John Wesley, Father of Methodism. THE World Federation of Chinese Methodist Churches (WFCMC) is to translate eight volumes of the Bicentennial Edition of The Works of John Wesley into Chinese. A Working Committee comprising representatives from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) of Malaysia, Sarawak CAC and Singapore CAC has been formed to […]

Methodist Mission in Cambodia holds first Annual Meeting

Bishop Dr Solomon praying for the missionaries in Cambodia. Next to him is Bishop Jun. – Methodist Missionaries Society picture.   PHNOM PENH: The first Annual Meeting of The Methodist Mission in Cambodia was held on Jan 29, 2004, at Toul Kork Methodist Church here. Ministerial members and lay delegates from the four participating churches, […]

Devotional commentaries clearly written for everyone

  … for EVERYONE Author: Tom Wright Available at Bethesda Book Centres   TOM WRIGHT (full name: Nicholas Thomas Wright) is the Anglican Bishop of Durham and a wonderful evangelical theologian. While an undergraduate, he determined to read through the New Testament four times a year in its original Greek, and the Old Testament twice […]

Three Christian leaders to address ‘Religion of the heart’

ALDERSGATE CONVENTION 2004: MAY 20-24 HOW can we know and experience the presence of God today? How can we sustain such an experience so that it transforms our lives, our families and our communities? Three respected Christian leaders will address these concerns at Aldersgate Convention 2004, with the theme, “Strangely warmed: Religion of the heart”. […]

Landscape award for ACS (BR) Campus

THE Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Campus has won a top award for landscape design (Institution Category). It won the hearts of the judges at a competition conducted by SILA, the professional body for qualified landscape architects in Singapore, at the 2003 competition. Every two years SILA (Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects) conducts a Professional Design […]

WSCS challenged to be good disciples and to help the poor

THE WORK OF THE WOMEN’S SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE The WSCS in Singapore is affiliated to the World Federation of Methodist Women and Uniting Church Women, a part of a worldwide family of Christian women from more than 60 countries THE Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS) of The Methodist Church in Singapore is challenged […]

Voices of Praise back from successful Kuching tour

THE Voices of Praise choir has returned to Singapore after a highly successful concert tour in Kuching. The tour was planned about a year ago as an evangelistic and praise event to share the love of God with Christians and non-Christians in this East Malaysian town. A full concert programme was planned under the title […]

Charis MC member named new URA chief

MRS CHEONG-CHUA KOON HEAN, who will become the new Chief Executive of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) from April 1, is a member of Charis Methodist Church. She teaches children and youth at the church’s Sunday School. Mrs Cheong, 46, who is married with two sons, studied architecture at the University of Newcastle in Australia […]