WHAT is our Church’s stand on homosexuality? It is clearly stated in the Book of Discipline of The Methodist Church in Singapore. In the section on Social Principles, we read: “We consider the practice of homosexuality to be incompatible with Christian teachings. However, we do recognise that homosexual persons are individuals of sacred worth. They […]
Mr Voon (right): “God had given me a second life and I would like to spend more time in the ministries that I am already involved in to reach out to more senior citizens.” Why Voon Yan Seong, 64, is still serving fellow senior citizens Kum Yan MC leader was struggling with work pressure […]
Samuel and Susanna Wesley. – Interpreter picture. OFTEN overshadowed by his famous older brother, Charles Wesley has emerged as perhaps “the greatest hymn writer of all ages”. Who is this Englishman who, according to Frank Baker, averaged writing 10 poetic lines a day for 50 years? Who wrote 8,989 hymns, 10 times the […]
Christian women and children of Kebajoeran in Batavia District. — Methodist Church Archives picture. From its beginnings in 1905 as a continuing mission to Chinese boys and girls who had been at Oldham Hall and Nind Home, until it was closed in 1928 because of financial and operational problems, the Java mission catered to […]
The Challenge and Impact of Globalization: Towards a Biblical Response Singapore: Graduates’ Christian Fellowship, 2002. 194 pages. S$14.90. Editors: Tong Suit Chee and Allan Wong IN 2002, the Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore, with the Graduates’ Christian Fellowship as a co-sponsor, organised a seminar on “The Challenge and Impact of Globalization”. The papers presented at the […]
Tercentenary of John Wesley’s birth on June 17, 1703 2,000 Methodists and friends told: Wesley one of God’s gifts to wider Christian family ON JUNE 17, 1703 John Wesley was born at Epworth, Lincolnshire, a baby who was to grow up to have such a profound influence on the Church, the nation and the world. […]
President Nathan, accompanied by BB President Choo Gim Kang, at the BB Adventure Open House. Behind Mr Choo is Mayor Heng Chee How. BB CARES PROGRAMME 2003 (Community Activities to Rally Everyone to Serve) PRESIDENT S. R. Nathan launched The Boys’ Brigade (BB) CARES Programme and visited the BB Adventure Open House at the […]
Methodist Philatelic Society THE Methodist Philatelic Society was founded in 1970 by a group of people who had an interest in philately and Methodism and wished to marry the two. Its membership seeks to identify and study postage stamps, postmarks, postal covers and envelopes from around the world which are associated with Methodism and the […]
FIFTEEN leaders from nine Trinity Annual Conferences (TRAC) churches have been attending a leadership-cum-ministry training session on the last Tuesday of the month since Feb 25, 2003. The session is called “I.D.E.A.S. For Leaders”. I.D.E.A.S. stands for Instruction (teaching), Disciple-making (leadership development), Experience (praying), Accountability (mentoring), and Service (goals projection). Each session begins at 9 […]
The Rise of Christianity Author: Rodney Stark THIS objective of Rodney Stark’s study is to answer the question which serves as the sub-title of his book: “How the obscure, marginal Jesus movement became the dominant religious force in the Western world in a few centuries.” Stark, Professor of Sociology and Comparative Religion at the University […]
