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PFS staff and volunteers Prison Fellowship Singapore Ltd (PFS) is a non-profit, inter-denominational fellowship of Christians who are committed to embracing prisoners, ex-offenders and their families in Singapore with God’s love and transformative power to turn their brokenness into wholeness. Integrated Ministry Strategy Our work is organised into three key ministry areas of In-Care, After-Care […]

In memory of Josh Isaac Ng On the morning of 25 June 2018, Jenny Teo woke up to find her only child, Josh Isaac Ng, lying lifeless on the sofa in the study of their home. He was barely 21, and he had taken his own life. Jenny’s pain is palpable as she relates how […]

Carolyn Tan (photo by Jemanci Portrait) When I awoke on Saturday, 5 Sep 2020, the sun had been in my room for quite a while. It was the start of the week-long September holidays, and it made all the difference to me as a teacher and mother. I savoured the luxury of just lying in […]

I’d like to highlight some statistics on the numbers of cases of suicide among the youth in Singapore. There were 30 recorded suicides last year among those aged 10 to 19—the highest figure in 29 years of documentation by the Samaritans of Singapore. There are signs that the figures for 2021 could be just as […]

Q: Hi, Dr Fung, can you please tell us about Internet addiction from a psychiatrist’s point of view, and also from a Christian perspective? A: We are now living in a digitally enabled world that has greatly affected the way we work, play and worship. This pandemic has made us pivot to online platforms so […]

When tragedy strikes, or when we have to live with broken lives or broken dreams, it can be hard to move forward, stay motivated or want to go on. We may have lost someone close to us or someone we love. We may find ourselves feeling all alone and afraid, or struggling emotionally to deal […]

Panel 1 (English track) “WFH” (work from home) has become a buzzword, so when the Methodist School of Music (MSM) announced their 2021 Worship Symposium, I signed up immediately to WFH: Worship From Home. The theme “Flow: the ancient way to do contemporary worship” was intriguing, and the topics seemed to flow from the MSM […]

Bishop Dr Gordon Wong gracing the online event and praying that hearts would be receptive to the teachings for the evening The Aldersgate lectures have become an important component of the Aldersgate SG celebrations. They enable local Methodists as well as attendees from other faiths and denominations to learn more about Methodism and how it […]

Love God by Loving Our Neighbour Clockwise from top left: Rev Dr Niam Kai Huey (Pastor-in-Charge of Sengkang MC); Dr (Mrs) Teo Li Bee (President of GCWSCS); Mr Jeffrey Lim (General Conference Secretary); Rev Stanley Chua (TRAC President); Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai Lat (CAC President); Bishop Dr Gordon Wong; Rev Philip Abraham (ETAC President) […]

This article is extracted from a podcast interview with Bishop Dr Gordon Wong, “Spiritual Leadership”, by The Cathedral Podcast, set up and founded by St Andrew’s Cathedral Singapore, and is published with permission. The full podcast can be found at https://cathedral.org.sg/podcastDistinguishing between spiritual leadership and other forms of leadership In the context of Mark 10:41 […]

For beginners Vaccines are, without doubt, one of the most powerful tools available for disease prevention. It was through vaccines that the world eradicated smallpox and is now at the brink of eliminating polio—some of us have even lived through periods where these diseases were dreaded. It is thus not surprising that, during the COVID-19 […]

Kum Yan Methodist Church’s 103rd anniversary service Kum Yan MC celebrates 103 years In Kum Yan Methodist Church’s (KY) rich heritage of 103 years, I have been here for the most recent three. While I may not have as much to share as those who have been part of much more of KY’s history, I […]