Malaysia Mission, circa 1889 “Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Thy Name give glory!” (Ps 115:1 KJV) Bishop Dr James Thoburn and the Rev William Oldham, the first Methodist missionaries to land in Singapore, arrived on 7 Feb 1885. After fervent evangelistic meetings at the Town Hall (now Victoria Theatre and […]
At the dedication service of The Way of the Cross I was really excited when Wendy [Heng, the general manager of The Garden of Remembrance and also my wife] told me that she had been tasked to establish The Way of the Cross, a new permanent installation of 14 sculptures at The Garden of Remembrance, […]
Mr Tan has been sleeping in his delivery van and is working with his social worker to secure a home When Mr Tan Wei Meng* found himself homeless and had nowhere to go, he took to living in the delivery van that he uses for his work as a courier. Over time, the unconducive living […]
In “Social Action is Integral to Methodism”, Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung emphasised that it is not enough for the Methodist to be committed to spiritual disciplines such as Bible study and corporate worship. The Methodist must also obey the command of the Lord Jesus to love their neighbour (Mark 12:28–34).1 Bishop Dr Chong reminds […]
As the elderly nursing home resident’s trust in the counselling intern grew, she candidly talked about wanting to die. She felt that having outlived her husband by almost half her life, she had no reason to go on living. She had lived a hard life and worked as a domestic servant to support her children. […]
CAC clergy and local church delegates gather for a photo before the 44th session Between 11 and 14 Nov 2019, delegates representing agencies and local churches under the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) gathered at Bukit Panjang Methodist Church for its 44th Session. Addressing the delegates in his President’s Report at the opening session, the Rev […]
The ordinands at the closing service “Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere, that Jesus Christ is born,” sang the children of the Hope Voices Choir from Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home at the opening holy communion service that marked the start of the Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) 43rd session, […]
A blessed New Year! This year, we celebrate the 135th anniversary of The Methodist Church in Singapore (1885–2020). The first local Methodist Church in Singapore was constituted on 23 Feb 1885, a little more than two weeks after Bishop Thoburn, the Rev Oldham and their party arrived in Singapore on 7 Feb. For 15 consecutive […]
The Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai Lat President of the Chinese Annual Conference It’s the year 2020! What a beautiful number. 2019 was marked with much turbulence, as it has been for much of decade, from the US–China trade war to the most unexpected violent demonstrations in Hong Kong. The impacts of these events are still […]
ETAC 44th session delegates and visitors On 8 and 9 Nov 2019, the Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) gathered at Tamil Methodist Church, Short Street for its 44th Annual Conference session. The session reviewed accomplishments over the year as well as deliberated on its direction for 2020, which is the fourth year of the 11th […]
