The opening night of the 27th Session of TRAC: The TRAC President, the Rev Dr Isaac Lim (fourth from left), welcoming conference delegates and guests. Others in the picture are, from left, Mr Chan Kum Kit, TRAC Conference Treasurer; Mr P. Sathiasingam, Chairman, Board of Finance and Board of Presidency; Bishop Dr Robert Solomon; the […]
The Rev Chng Siew Sin leading the congregation in prayer. – Methodist Message picture. DELIGHTED Sengkang Methodist Church (SKMC) members turned up in droves at the inaugural service at the church’s new premises on Dec 1, 2002. Members, young and old, their friends and Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) leaders – all numbering close to […]
Declaring the Sembawang Family Service Centre open was Dr Warren Lee. Applauding (from left) are Mr Hsieh Fu Hua and Bishop Dr Robert Solomon. — Sembawang FSC picture. A delightful song-and-dance item from children of the centre. THE Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, Dr Warren Lee, has commended the Methodist Welfare Services […]
The Rev Zimmerman: Well-known as a choir director. — Methodist Message Archives picture. OBITUARY: THE REV N. WILLIAM (BILL) ZIMMERMAN THE Rev William Zimmerman passed away on Nov 13, 2002 at the age of 76. He leaves his wife, Ruth Anne, four daughters – Karen, Alisa, Deborah, Cynthia – and two grand-daughters, Hillary and […]
YEARS ago, during my army Basic Military Training, we green recruits had to learn the SAF’s Code of Conduct. There are six official statements but we were jokingly taught a seventh unofficial Code, “C.O.C. 7”. It has, since then, stuck in my mind: “Do what you want, but don’t get caught.” It was a big […]
Bishop Dr Solomon and Bishop Emeritus Wong Kiam Thau placing hands on TRAC Pastor Edwin Wong who was ordained a Deacon. Bishop Dr Solomon had invited Bishop Emeritus Wong to join him in ordaining Pastor Edwin, saying: “It is a father’s privilege to ordain a son as a pastor.” At right is Mrs Wong. — […]
STAMFORD (Connecticut) – Churches in Cambodia, Honduras and the Cote d’Ivoire have been formally approved as “mission churches” by the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. A welcoming service concluded the presentation at the board’s Oct 21-24, 2002 annual meeting, marking the initial entrance of the three church bodies into the United Methodist Church. The […]
UNDER ONE ROOF THE Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) officially moved to The Methodist Centre at Barker Road – part of the complex housing two Anglo-Chinese School units, ACS (Barker Road) and ACS (Primary) – in December 2002. The new address is: The Methodist Church in Singapore 70 Barker Road Singapore 309936. The general telephone […]
DESPITE the adverse economic climate, the Methodist Co-operative Society Ltd was able to report a surplus of about $200,000 for the first time after seven years of operation. At its annual general meeting at Toa Payoh Methodist Church on Nov 9, 2002, it was agreed that $6,000 would be contributed to the Common Good Fund. […]
THE CAC paid tribute to two of its women stalwarts when it held a Memorial Service for Madam Huang Kuan Eng and the Rev Tan Phek Geok on the second day of its 27th Session at Foochow Methodist Church. Madam Huang passed away on July 13, 2002 at the age of 89. She first served […]
