Four Methodist schools are seeking support from the Methodist community to provide necessary and appropriate facilities for their students through on-going building projects. Education Secretary Mrs Christine Ho presented their appeals during the Council on Education report at the 39th Sessions of the three Annual Conferences in Nov 2014. Geylang Methodist School (Primary) is upgrading its […]
Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup delivered two sermons on being agents of change, drawing from the Beatitudes, at the Opening and Closing Services of the 39th Session of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) at Sembawang Tamil Methodist Church. “It is our action, and not merely our presence, that will enrich and brighten up the environment […]
After ‘stretching [its] tent curtains wide’, ETAC aims to ‘lengthen [its] cords’, especially in community outreach initiatives. In line with its theme “Lengthen your cords” (Isaiah 54:2), Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) will capitalise on outreach opportunities at its doorstep and focus on community outreach in the coming year. This builds upon the emphasis in […]
“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.” John 4:21 Neither?! I wouldn’t have expected Jesus to say that! I thought he would have said “Either!”, not “Neither!” The woman at the well had asked him where the better place to […]
Picture by lightkeeper/Bigstock.com A news report caught my attention the other day. It was about a poor elderly lady giving shelter to an equally elderly man who was homeless. The lady was living in a two-room HDB rental flat with her son and his son. For those unfamiliar with this type of dwelling, it […]
Photos courtesy of Methodist Missions Society God opened the way for the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) to operate a place of worship in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in July 2010. International Christian Fellowship (ICF) – HCMC was born after almost two decades of laboring in love to build relationships and earn the trust of […]
Mr David Wong (far left) and Mrs Jenny Bong (second from left) receive the Award and a $10,000 cheque from Minister for Social and Family Development Mr Chan Chun Sing. Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) was conferred top honours at the Charity Governance Award (CGA) 2014 presented by the Charity Council in partnership with the Asia […]
Overcast sky before storm. Dark ominous clouds. Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o’er the shades of night; Day-spring from on high, be near; Day-star, in my heart appear. Dark and cheerless is the morn Unaccompanied by Thee; […]
Faith Methodist Church (Faith) turns 50 in 2016. Journeying towards its year of Jubilee, the church is already gearing up to celebrate the momentous milestone and give glory and thanks to God for these 50 years of His faithfulness. To mark next year’s Jubilee celebrations, Faith launched an intensive One Day Membership Conference in […]
The beheadings of American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and the British aid worker David Haines by the Islamic State (IS) in 2014 have not only shocked and outraged the world, but they have also revived the debate about religious violence. Both President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were determined to […]
