A rousing Hallelujah Chorus to end the 70th Anniversary Service. — Pentecost Methodist Church picture. Pentecost Methodist Church celebrates PECIALLY composed lyrics were sung at a celebratory service at the Kallang Theatre on May 19, 2002: “It all began at old Geylang town …” From Geylang to Joo Chiat. From Joo Chiat to Pasir […]
BISHOP OLDHAM: ‘Christianity must be a religion of spiritual experience.’ — MCS Archives picture. In his final visit to Singapore during the 1935 celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Methodist Mission, the venerable Bishop William F. Oldham shared his vision for the future of both church and schools – a view that is […]
Members of the Singapore delegation: They responded favourably to the Fourth World Federation of Chinese Methodist Churches Mission Conference. – Methodist Message picture by TAN WEE PIN, a member of the MM Editorial Board and Editor of the CAC News. THE Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) was well represented at a mission conference in […]
FIRST ASIAN METHODIST CONVENTION IN SEOUL: June 14-18, 2002 THE time has come for the Methodists in Asia to proclaim the Gospel of Christ with one heart and one voice so that God can be glorified. This was stated by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon in his keynote address to the 300 participants at the First […]
PART 4 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATION ON ‘FAITH TO LIVE BY’ THE Creed declares that God is the Creator of the universe and the originator of all that there is. It is of paramount importance at the very outset to maintain that this too is the knowledge of faith, made possible only through God’s […]
Parents join their children for a time of “family games” on Family Celebration Day. — Methodist Message picture. FIFTY-THREE adults and children from 13 families turned up for the Sembawang Family Service Centre’s Family Celebration Day on June 2, 2002. It was their very first Family Day. The Family Celebration Day was held in […]
THERE is a deep hunger in human beings to succeed. The hunger inside and the marketplace outside work together to determine the way we live and spend our days. And yet many people who “succeed” and are the envy of others, find that their deep hunger remains. Why is this so? Perhaps it is because […]
Mr Hun Sen (extreme left) being shown around the COSI Children’s Village. — Methodist Missions Society picture. THE COSI Children’s Village outside the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh was officially opened on May 30, 2002 to a fanfare. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived with a big entourage, including about 10 of his Cabinet […]
Dr Chen Su Lan … after whom the Methodist Children’s Home was named. – Methodist Church Archives picture. A pioneering Social Concerns project of Wesley Methodist Church, Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home provides needy children between ages four and 14 years from broken homes with Christian nurture and prepares them for useful citizenship […]
The Rev Khoo speaking at the Penang conference. – Methodist Message picture by TAN WEE PIN. THE Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) of The Methodist Church in Singapore was elected at the recent mission conference in Penang to head the World Federation of Chinese Methodist Churches (WFCMC) for the next five years. The responsibility falls […]
