FIB during a pre-COVID May Day event How are our churches celebrating Christmas? Here are some of the events planned. (These were correct at press time, but are subject to change depending on prevailing COVID-19 government restrictions. Please check the respective church websites for updates.) Aldersgate Methodist Church 1. Toysforyou (18 to 19 Dec 2021) […]
I once had an opportunity to serve as a musician on a mission trip worship team during the Christmas period. We were invited to lead a rally at the host church, and our worship leader planned a setlist of songs matching the message. After all, that’s the hallmark of a good program: a seamless, integrated […]
Some of the joys of working in missions in the local church is to see members growing in their involvement in missions, such as in this missions education and exposure workshop in 2018 How did you get involved in missions? Fresh out of university in the late 1980s, I had a vague sense of […]
The modern city is a complex and enigmatic phenomenon. A conglomeration of a myriad of different people groups, cultures and languages, the city often defies simple characterisations. What the American philosopher, Lewis Mumford, wrote about the city some 60 years ago still holds true today: No single definition will apply to all its manifestations and […]
MMS provides widening opportunities in the harvest fields—evangelising, equipping and nurturing new believers, making disciples, establishing mission endeavours, and church planting. We believe it is God’s timing for The Methodist Church in Singapore to move up to the forefront of missions. With more Spirit-led “open doors” before us, let us step forward to join other […]
Conversations: Online Worship “CONVERSATIONS: a series of fora aimed at providing a platform for churches to share and discuss issues encountered in worship and the music ministry.” This is a new programme which the Methodist School of Music (MSM) launched on 25 Sep 2021. The first episode featured “Online Worship: Insights and Reflections” moderated by […]
BMC members with RC representatives in Changi Village The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on many families, upending livelihoods and causing financial and emotional stress. In view of this, the Inter-Racial, Religious Confidence Circles (IRCC) has been partnering with various religious groups to provide assistance to families in need. In conjunction with BMC’s celebration […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us in so many ways. Around the world, millions of deaths have been reported and an unknown number suffer the ravages of long COVID. The economy has been in a tailspin with businesses shutting down, many losing jobs and others forced into unpaid leave for months on end. As I […]
Bishop Dr Wong preaching at the SCGM Annual Lecture 2021 2021 marks the 41st year of the Singapore Centre for Global Missions’ (SCGM). Since its inception in 1980 by a team of local pastors and missions leaders, SCGM has played a key role in coordinating missions efforts among Singapore churches and promoting partnerships in various […]
David Leong is a Local Preacher cum Itinerant Children & Families Educator at Grace Methodist Church Two things come to my mind about what being a Methodist means to me: music and missions. Methodists love to sing and I am one of them! Our Methodist forefathers, John and Charles Wesley, published 56 collections of hymns […]
