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IT IS imperative for churches today to equip lay people who wish to serve as group leaders in a caring ministry in the church so that help may be rendered to those who need it before it is too late. Though some Christians have turned to their churches for counselling, they have found that there […]

GC WSCS-supported programme benefits 261 students compared to 200 in 2007 EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Imran (not his real name) has once again received the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) Bursary for 2009, much to the relief of his mother, Madam Hanifah (not her real name). “At least, my burden is lighter. We have a lot of financial problems […]

Lessons from the Master Himself INDISPUTABLY, one of the great teachers – Christians would argue THE greatest teacher – was Jesus. What can we learn from Him about teaching? Certainly we get some important clues from Him about the methods a teacher should employ. He taught simply – with lots of illustrations. He peppered His […]

SEVEN years ago, three-year-old Murthi Mizeer John Mallare lost his mother. Then his father, Anthony, had his left forefoot amputed because of diabetes, which has also robbed him of sight in his right eye and left him with partial vision in the other. Anthony’s kidneys have also failed and he needs haemodialysis thrice a week. […]

  MANCHESTER – Journals written by Charles Wesley almost 300 years ago are revealing new insights into a man best known for his prolific hymn-writing and for being the younger brother of Methodism founder John Wesley. For instance, he was occasionally critical of his older brother, frequently discouraged and sometimes worried about what awaits him […]

  FAMILIES will experience transitions in many ways and the Church must journey with them through these periods, said speakers at a conference on “Families in Transition” organised by the Methodist Welfare Services, with support from the General Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service. “Transitions have both potentials and problems. Transitional moments are very fertile […]

  NOT all of us may know this, but the idea of having a central Methodist agency to deal with social issues as well as be the Church’s outreach to the man-in-the-street was first mooted by the then Editor of Methodist Message, Mr Peter Joe Chia, in an Editorial of that publication in 1976. Five […]

  Emmaus Women’s Centre enhances teaching programmes AUGUST 1, 2008 marked the beginning of the 8th annual training session at the Emmaus Women’s Centre (EWC) in Angsnoul, outside the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. EWC’s manager, missionary Carol Ong from Toa Payoh Methodist Church, welcomed 16 new girls to the centre. Ranging from 14 to […]

DAYBREAK Family Service Centre is a community outreach of the Methodist Welfare Services. Situated in Yishun, Daybreak FSC offers a wide range of services for families in distress due to financial difficulties, parenting or marital issues. For couples planning to tie the knot we offer marriage preparation courses; and for children who have experienced family […]

PART 12: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES Ms Sheila Koh, a psychologist, was brought on board Daybreak Family Service Centre to kickstart a new programme for children with learning difficulties.     ‘PS-ACT or Psychological Services – Assessment, Consultation and Training was launched in January this year. There are only a few such services in […]

  PHULBARI (Nepal) – The scenery here is breathtaking, with beautiful greenery plains and majestic mountains. Phulbari village is situated on a hill overlooking the mighty Himalayan range, 45 km north of Kathmandu. Our Nepalese evangelist was led by God to interact with the local villagers while in the process of helping a foreign owner […]

Brisbane Methodist Church reaches out to China workers BRISBANE – Since the voyages of discovery in the 15th Century, the pattern of missionary efforts has consistently been that of Western missionaries bringing the Good News to the East. This has changed over the last few decades. Globalisation and the development of regional labour markets have […]