Bishop’s Message

We are only 20 years into the 21st century, and we are already feeling the immense impact of new technologies and inventions. We live in a world that is beyond the imagination of John Wesley, who lived in the 18th century. In his book, The Radical Wesley, Howard A. Snyder records how, as Wesley led […]

The truth in the Bible is changeless, but the way in which truth is expressed need not be immutable. One’s understanding and cognisance of happenings and situations may vary from others’, such as between those of people from ancient times and today’s generation; it differs even between contemporaries. The gaps in our communication are influenced […]

Methodist youth and their impact on Singapore and the world Nelson Mandela once said, “The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.” The youth are our hope for the future and they are the most precious assets of a country. The same rings true for the Church, because without her youth, the Church will […]

“I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior.” (1 Tim 2:1–3) Every […]

A new generation of Christian women are raised at the Asian Young Women’s Leadership Development Seminar in Feb 2020 After God created Adam, He created Eve. She was to be his helper, comparable to him, and not his servant (Gen 2:18). She could be his helper because she was capable. There is a proverb that […]

Although I am writing this message on 10 April, the prevailing conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic have given me cause to assume that we will most likely not be able to resume worshipping as one congregation by 24 May, and will not be able to hold the Aldersgate SG 2020 Celebration Service at Paya Lebar […]

This was the greeting the risen Lord gave His frightened disciples when He appeared among them on the evening of the first day of the week. The gospels tell us the disciples were in great fear because of the arrest, torture and crucifixion of Jesus, and the news that the tomb of Jesus had been […]

It is the Lent season and we are in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, which has rattled the world. While it has exposed human failings, it has also shown there is still human goodness in times of tribulation, as seen in the selfless services of the frontline healthcare workers and mutual help among people […]

Over the last 25 years, more and more Methodist local conferences have been observing Lent, the 46 days before Easter. The Lent season does not include the six Sundays that fall in this period as churches generally regard Sunday to be the day for commemorating and celebrating the resurrection of the Lord. When we take […]

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 […]

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11) Christmas is a holiday with a very important message: one night, as the shepherds watched their sheep on the fields at Bethlehem, an angel came and told them, “Today in the city of David, unto you is born a […]

In recent months, there has been much of discussion about the status of early childhood education in Singapore. Educators and researchers agree that a quality preschool programme has a long-term impact on the development of a child’s character and stands them in good stead for their future formal education. In 2018, our government announced the […]