Christopher Chow with his wife, Cynthia As I have never gone through any structured instruction on Methodism, it is sometimes a challenge for me to provide an explanation of its core tenets and practices. Rather, my understanding of Methodism was developed through the actions of my fellow Methodists around me. When I was in Anglo-Chinese […]
Churches were closed due to COVID-19 control restrictions, and so, instead of their regular Mother’s Day celebration, ETAC WSCS organised a poem-writing competition. The theme was “motherhood”, and entries were received in both English and Tamil. Women penned their poems in the three categories: Motherhood in general, or about their own mother Expectant mothers or […]
(from left) Ian Jeriah Stephen with his father, Joel, mother and brother Fathers have always played a big part in impacting and influencing their children’s lives. During the school break in May, Ian Jeriah Stephen, a Primary 5 student from Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) wondered why his father, Joel Stephen, was leaving home past midnight and […]
Monica Lim 2020 has been a strange year, to say the least. Shortly after I turned 50 in January, COVID-19 hit. Even though the impact on my business has been manageable, new jobs have been slow in coming in. As a result, I was left with a lot of free time—time to fret and stare […]
It is folly at this early stage to discuss such subject as complex as the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on missions while events are still unfolding, and the reactions by governments, churches and missions are still evolving. However, because a tiny virus has become the vehicle by which a great shaking has been delivered […]
Participants at the MMS Missionaries’ Retreat “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matt 11:28) Every two years, the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) invites all our missionaries and their families to our Missionaries’ Retreat, normally held in a hotel in West Malaysia. With COVID-19 travel restrictions […]
Palm Sunday service in April 2019 Seletar Tamil Methodist Church (SELTMC) has a rich 85-year history. Our forefathers—the Rev Subramanian, the Rev S. M. Thevathasam, and the Rev Pakianathan—were fervent and resilient in building a church to minister to the Indians living in the vicinity of Seletar Airbase. Their tireless efforts and prayers resulted in […]
A town hall event for Foochow Methodist Church Kindergarten earlier this year A combined stake in the future of the Church – Off to a good start! Preschool education has traditionally been seen as a strength of the Church. Over the years, while commercial ones could shift their operations to the latest neighbourhood centres, the […]
I was raised in a Christian home and studied at a Methodist primary school. When I was about 14 years old, I dropped out of church. Over the next 20 years, I was an atheist. I started to consider going back to church when expecting my younger daughter. I felt it was getting hard to […]
From 1 Sep to 10 Oct 2020, the Rev Benjamin Lee from Wesley Methodist Church completed a 10km daily jog or walk (otherwise known as J-WALK), to raise funds for the Singapore Centre for Global Missions (SCGM) in his private capacity. By embarking on this 40-day personal endeavour, the Rev Ben’s target was one of […]
