The youths at the Wesley Bardan Methodist Church Youth Camp in October 2019 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Cor 3:17) We are thankful for the mission teams from Singapore that have helped organise and conduct annual youth camps that have brought together […]
We have now entered into another season and cycle of the Church Calendar: Advent. Perhaps we should take the opportunity to sing more Advent songs and dwell on the current season before enjoying the Christmas carols to follow. The Song of Mary, also called Magnificat, from Luke 1:46–55, is a well-known Advent song, and is […]
In last month’s Methodist Message, we wrote about how our preschools faced declining enrolment, rising costs and stiff competition from highly subsidised preschools set up by the Ministry of Education.1 As individual entities, our preschools may not have the resources to make the necessary changes to remain sustainable and relevant in the long term. The […]
The worship team, accompanied by the Kawan Uke-ta Melody band, leading in the singing On 26 Oct 2019, the Peranakan Ministry of Pentecost Methodist Church (PMC) at Pasir Ris celebrated its 87th anniversary. PMC’s Pastor-in-Charge, the Rev Dr Jonathan Seet, welcomed the guests and opened the celebration with a prayer. The afternoon event attracted about […]
In 2 Timothy 3:1–5, the Apostle Paul provides a lengthy litany of sins that characterise the lives of people who live during “the last days”. There is one particular transgression, however, which the church seldom talks about and which some Christians may not even think of as a proper sin: ungratefulness. In his commentary on […]
Residents of Term Fun Home with various mission teams that have visited them As a missionary in Thailand, I am privileged to host mission teams from Singapore. I am often asked: “Do mission teams tire you out? Does their presence add more work for you?” The honest answer is “Yes.” I often need one to […]
When our former pastor and his wife invited my wife and me to go together to Chiang Mai, it was not for a mission trip or a spiritual retreat. Instead, we took long walks in gardens and parks, visited local markets and museums, ate delicious northern Thai food and even indulged in spa treatments. We […]
Board of Witness & Evangelism members (from left) Ps Anthony Phua, Claire Lowe, the Rev Wendy Tay, the Rev Dr Aaron Tay (invited speaker), Nicholas Khoo, Jarold Yeo, the Rev Joshua Low and the Rev Poh Zhi Hui Over the last three years, the TRAC Board of Witness & Evangelism (BoWE) has organised an annual […]
The Structural Review Taskforce (SRTF) wants to convey to our members these two key messages: that we are better together and that The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) needs to be a movement again. Leafing through past issues of Methodist Message reveals our leaders’ sentiment that we are “better together”. In Oct 2016, Titus Paul […]
Adventure—this was the word the Lord gave me at the beginning of 2019. This year, I was to complete my studies at Trinity Theological College (TTC) and apply to enter full-time pastoral ministry in the Methodist Church. “Adventure” spoke to my fear of the unknown and breathed a new perspective: it would be an exciting […]
