I WAS practically crying all throughout the service. I am sure those who sat around me (except my husband) thought it must have been the way the Holy Communion was introduced. The worship leader had done a wonderful job describing the wonders of our salvation; how Jesus was the perfect sacrifice for us, and asked […]
NASHVILLE (Tennessee) – A surgeon pauses to pray before entering the operating room. The family wonders: Does that mean he doesn’t know what he is doing? A college freshman struggles with what she learned in church and what she just heard her professor say: “We are not spiritual beings, just a collection of molecules.” A […]
Six Lahus baptised by Bishop Dr Solomon during training TWENTY-FIVE pastors, church leaders and workers from our five Methodist churches in Thailand have completed a three-day “Introduction to Methodism” training course. The Thai, Lahu and Karen Christians from the Methodist churches in Rangsit, Sanphranet, Santi, Genesis and Maekhapu attended the course at the Wangtarn Resort, […]
A dramatic tale of how it brought ‘lost’ husband to wife after 35 years NEW YORK – The new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to re-open a church in urban Brooklyn, arrived in early October 1999, excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down […]
Bishop Dr Robert Solomon (left) inviting the congregation to pray with him for Dr Simon Chan after Dr Chan’s induction. Beside the Bishop, partly hidden, is Bishop John Chew, Chairman of the TTC Board of Governors. — TTC picture. THE Dean of Studies at Trinity Theological College (TTC), Dr Simon Chan, has been inducted […]
PL Lites singing their way to second place at the Sing Singapore Competition 2002. — PLMGSS picture. PAYA LEBAR Methodist Girls’ Secondary School (PLMGSS) was one of five schools that were conferred the Singapore Quality Class (SQC) in July this year. The award, by SPRING Singapore (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board), gives recognition to […]
THE REV TAN PHEK GEOK: Served the church for almost 65 years. OBITUARY: THE REV TAN PHEK GEOK THE Rev Tan Phek Geok, the first woman pastor to serve in Singapore, passed away early in the morning of Oct 18, 2002. The Rev Tan, who was with the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC), was ordained […]
THIS has been a very difficult year in many respects. Jobs are scarce; the economy is not really picking up and what is worse, violence continues to rear its ugly head now and again. We don’t even know whether the coming Christmas will be violent or peaceful. What message does the Christian church have […]
The logo was designed by Ms Catherine Lim, a member of Aldersgate Methodist Church. THE two blue circles, together with the curves at the top of the heart, represent volunteers with The Methodist Church in Singapore united in their service to the community. The heart symbolises the care and love of Methodists as they reach […]
THE ancient world into which Jesus was born was a pretty rough place. Life was short. The average lifespan was 40 years. In the international sphere, Rome was the imperial power that ruled a large part of the known world. And yet decay was setting in. A third of the city’s population were slaves. The […]
