Photos courtesy of Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Church Fund-Raising Gala Dinner held at Fullerton Hotel on 3 May 2019 “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.” (Psalm 127:1) Established in 1939, PLCMC is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2019. When measured against eternity, 80 years […]
Gathering as a family of Methodist schools at the MethodistWalk in 2019 The Methodist schools in Singapore now are a far cry from the humble beginnings of the first one founded 133 years ago. The early schools started in borrowed buildings. In contrast, the 15 Methodist schools today enjoy comfortable, state-of-the-art facilities. Altogether, they house […]
Celebrating Hope The Celebration of Hope (COH) was a nation-wide endeavour calling on all churches to unite to pray and proclaim the life-transforming name of Jesus, bringing the message of hope to Singapore and beyond. Six rallies—individually titled “The Freedom of Hope”, “The Colours of Hope”, “The Power of Hope”, “The Abundance of Hope”, “The […]
MCS pastors at the quadrennial retreat at Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 24 to 26 April 2019 Pastors of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC), Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) and Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) came together between 24 and 26 March 2019 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia for their quadrennial Combined Pastors Retreat. The retreat brought together […]
Pentecost Methodist Church and Living Hope Methodist Church raised funds to purchase food hampers which were packed and delivered by volunteers to 154 needy families in Pasir Ris In the epistle of James, all Christians are encouraged to do good: “But someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith […]
Witnessing about Jesus to non-believers can be daunting. After all, one must be prepared to handle the barrage of questions that are sure to follow such an attempt. Even though Jesus Himself commanded us to spread the Gospel across the nations, there still exist ethnic, cultural and social boundaries that may appear to be immovable […]
Aldersgate SG 2019 Lecture 1: World Mission in the Methodist Spirit 23 May 2019 (Thursday), 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. “The world is my parish” are probably John Wesley’s most famous words. They also encapsulate the essence of his understanding of mission, not just to 18th-century England but to the whole world. This lecture will look […]
For some Christians, evangelism has to do with distributing gospel tracts at an MRT station or some other public place. For others, Christians evangelise by collaboratively organising huge gospel rallies—such as the Billy Graham Crusade of 1978 or the upcoming Celebration of Hope—at public venues like sports stadiums. While such activities arguably do have their […]
I opened the counselling session with one of my usual questions to the couple: “How have things been?” The wife did not answer first; she wanted to see how her husband would respond. He paused and thoughtfully said, “Overall, things are better. We are improving, but we are still quarrelling.” To appreciate his response, we […]
Students and teachers of the 15 Methodist schools made their way to the campus of ACS (Independent) on the morning of 30 March 2019 for the ninth edition of the biennial MethodistWalk. Organised by the Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF) in aid of the Methodist schools, the Walk has become a regular feature in the life of the Methodist family.
