Methodist Festival Choir In what was the culmination of a year-long celebration of Methodist Welfare Services’ (MWS) establishment 40 years ago, MWS held a virtual thanksgiving show on 3 Dec 2021 that showcased some of the classiest acts in Asia to raise funds for MWS’ critical services. LIFE STORY was a celebration of MWS’ Life […]
Joshua Khoo, a member of Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church I am blessed to have grown up in a family of Methodists. But being raised and rooted in a Methodist community does not make me the most “Methodist” person out there. I do not regard Methodism as a denominational difference but rather, it is about […]
Bishop Dr Gordon Wong preaching at the opening service “Lord, what happened to all these churches? How in the world did they end up losing their passion for you?” It was 2001, and Rev Stanley Chua was on a study trip with a team of Methodist pastors led by Rev Dr Isaac Lim, then President […]
Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai Lat, President of the Chinese Annual Conference Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai Lat President of the Chinese Annual Conference I believe the pandemic has brought many changes to the rhythm of our lives. Life may have gotten busier and more stressful, but I also believe that the pandemic has helped […]
Hakka Methodist Church As the rousing outro of “Give Us a Vision” faded away, which signalled the start of the 46th Session of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) held at Hakka Methodist Church from 15 to 18 Nov 2021. 2021 also marked the start of Rev Dr Gregory Goh’s second term as the CAC President. […]
Take a look around your neighbourhood’s hawker centres, and you will realise something—more stalls are operating for shorter hours and for fewer days each week than compared to pre-pandemic times. At one level, this may seem unsurprising given the extent to which COVID-19 has affected businesses as a whole. But at a deeper level, this […]
Jemima Ooi sharing about her refugee work in East Africa “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bone” (Prov 17:22 NKJV) This was an especially appropriate verse chosen by TRAC WSCS base their Christmas celebrations on in the midst of a long-drawn pandemic. “Power of a Merry Heart” was […]
“I don’t mind the Christian God, it’s the Christians that I have a problem with!” A statement like this is unfortunate, since Christ’s followers are supposed to be the earthly expression of God’s compassion and His presence. Clearly, many of us are not doing a good job of it. Not only do some Christians turn people […]
Board of presidency report Originally planned as a physical conference to be held at Pasir Panjang Tamil Methodist Church, the Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) 46th Session took place online over Zoom in the interest of the delegates’ well-being and safety. Over two days between 12 and 13 Nov 2021, the Session was the first […]
I write these words on a date on which C. S. Lewis was born 123 years ago. Lewis, who taught English Literature at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, is said to have walked into a room of religious academic experts who were discussing whether there was anything unique to the Christian faith. They ruled out […]
