Liaw Ann Shin “It’s okay, God will give us a new Earth anyway.” Is this a mindset that we fall into when faced with environmental issues? Fortunately, we have members of our community like Dennis Tan, Liaw Ann Shin and Vinnie Chua, whose mission is to advocate for creation care. Brought together by mutual friends […]
In response to the issue of racism and protests in North America, Lim Swee Hong, who is a member of Wesley Methodist Church and was a lecturer at Trinity Theological College from 2006–10, wrote this song to “remind us about the essence of our faith at a time when society privileges the ‘well-to-do’—particularly those who […]
Founder Mrs Harriet Doraisamy and a student St Francis Methodist School’s 60th anniversary “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Eph 2:10 NIV) This year, St Francis Methodist School (SFMS) celebrates 60 purpose-driven years with an overarching theme that epitomises the school’s purpose […]
“Soundings” is a series of essays that, like the waves of a sonogram, explore issues in society, culture and the church in light of the Gospel and Christian understanding. In The Future of Evangelical Christianity, Donald Bloesch expressed his anxiety over the perceptible theological immaturity of the evangelical Church. “Modern evangelicalism”, he writes, “is confronted […]
Connection, compassion, constants “Lest we forget” is often associated with remembrance ceremonies of the Great Wars. It is an appeal to the living not to repeat the mistakes that led to such tragic waste of lives. An estimated 40 million lives were lost in World War One. Unfortunately, humankind soon forgot any lessons learnt—40 years later, […]
Each Communion Sunday, before partaking of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, we hear the story narrated: “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’” (Matt 26:26–29) The story brings together the […]
Joni Ong (bottom right), her husband, Kian Min (bottom left), with her children and sons-in-law. For Joni Ong, chairperson of the Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF), the circuit breaker was a blessing. Three of her five adult children live at home, and Joni was thankful for the increased opportunities for close interactions over meals and experimenting […]
Last year, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) published the findings of its survey on perceptions of and attitudes towards social and moral issues among Singaporeans. According to the report, there is greater acceptance of gay sex and gay marriage now than five years ago, especially among those between the ages of 18 and 25.1 […]
Together as one in spirit and purpose 2020 is a year all of us—the Church included—will remember. We have had no choice but to change and adapt, thanks to the rapid global spread of COVID-19. Once every four years, the General Conference (GC) of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) meets to hold an Episcopal […]
At the opening service of his first Aldersgate SG event as Bishop in May 2017. The Bishop of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), one of the largest Protestant denominations in Singapore with over 44,000 members, carries a heavy responsibility. In addition to pastoral duties, the Bishop has to give attention to the various initiatives, […]
