National Day Awards 2020

National Day Awards 2020 Congratulations! Methodist Message congratulates the following who have received the 2020 National Day Awards: Churches Aldersgate Methodist Church Mrs Boon Ngee Sebastian The Public Administration Medal (Silver) LTC (NS) Joseph Gan Cher Chuen The Commendation Medal (Military) Ms Grace Ho Pei Er The Commendation Medal Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church Mr […]

What would my life have been without the Bible?

Bishop Emeritus Dr Wee Boon Hup with his wife, Catherine I would not have known Jesus because it was only after I had listened to a message preached from the gospels that I gave my life to Him. Furthermore, I would have remained in doubt whether I had really become really a Christian without those […]

Never too old to give back

Eng Bong cycling nearly 100km on 8 Aug 2020 to raise funds for MWS Bethany Nursing Home – Choa Chu Kang. “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” (1 Peter 4:10) At an age where most people are spending time with their grandchildren […]

Meeting the needs of our generation

The truth in the Bible is changeless, but the way in which truth is expressed need not be immutable. One’s understanding and cognisance of happenings and situations may vary from others’, such as between those of people from ancient times and today’s generation; it differs even between contemporaries. The gaps in our communication are influenced […]

The Ambassador of Israel to Singapore visits MCS

Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung (in purple), taking His Excellency Mr Sagi Karni (in black), the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Singapore, on a tour of the MCS Heritage Centre. On 3 Sep 2020, His Excellency Mr Sagi Karni, the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Singapore, paid a courtesy visit to […]

Thank you for the music!

Through MMS, and despite facing tough times themselves, Singaporean believers contributed support for those affected by COVID-19 at SMS. The school celebrates Singapore’s National Day every year. This banner is made up of close to a hundred cards expressing well wishes for Singapore. Being able to run our summer programme at the Singapore Mission School […]

Love beyond measure

The S11 foreign worker dormitory in Punggol, the largest cluster of COVID-19 cases as of Aug 2020 This is the fifth stanza of the hymn, “We Were Once as You Are”, included in Book III of the Olney Hymns, written by John Newton (1725–1807) and his friend William Cowper (1731–1800). I was introduced to it […]

A lasting legacy

The Rev C. E. Fang’s calligraphic notes In the BBC series, A History of the World in 100 Objects, writer and presenter Neil MacGregor, who is also the British Museum director, commented that he was “travelling back in time, and across the globe, to see how we humans over two million years have shaped our […]

Redeeming Work

In an article published on the Gallup website, Amy Adkins writes rather unflatteringly about Millennials’ attitude towards work.1 “Millennials have a reputation for job-hopping,” she declares. “Unattached to organisations and institutions, people from this generation—born between 1980 and 1996—are said to move freely from company to company. More so than any other generation.’ Adkins cites […]

Pentecost Methodist Church

The opening of MWS Senior Activity Centre – GoldenLily @ Pasir Ris, a partnership with PMC, on 24 Aug 2019.   Pentecost Methodist Church’s (PMC) inception was on Pentecost Sunday 1932. Our hope is to be a blessing and a testimony to the community around us, bringing the light and love of Jesus to all. […]