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To Master, To Grow, To Serve’ – MGS’ continuing mission
Methodist Girls’ School celebrates 125th Founder’s Day A FATHER-DAUGHTER DUET during the Methodist Girls’ School’s (MGS) 125th Founder’s Day Service and Graduation Ceremony became a serendipitous illustration on the importance of listening carefully. Dr Kevin Ong and his daughter, MGS student Nathania Ong, sang “ The Prayer” at the school’s celebrations at Sophia Blackmore Drive […]
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Holland Village Preaching Point is now a local conference
It is our 45th Methodist church FIVE YEARS AGO, on July 8, 2007, the first worship service of a fledging preaching point in Anglo-Chinese School (International) or ACS (Int) was held. is year, also on July 8, that same preaching point was constituted as Holland Village Methodist Church (HVMC), the 45th local conference in e […]
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Egypt kidnap drama, pilgrim’s fall strengthen group’s faith and ties
TWO UNEXPECTED EVENTS which occurred during a recent two-week pilgrimage to the Holy Land have strengthened the faith of 22 members of Queenstown Chinese Methodist Church and bonded them even closer. Mdm Koh Yock Kim, a member of the group, said: “We believe strongly that God would only allow things He deems best to happen […]
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Citizens in a foreign land
“In many of the developed nations today, the demands of the global market economy have created a deeply unsettling influx of hordes of foreigners. Singapore has its fair share of this phenomenon in recent years. The better-off citizens are often sheltered from its direct impact, but the average citizen feels it most acutely.” “THEY LIVE […]
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‘Tell the world … ’
Aldersgate Rally 2 WHAT WOULD YOU DO if you found a cure for cancer? The Rev Duleep Fernando related how this question was posed by Dr Leslie Weatherhead, a famous British minister, to a congregation member devoted to research on cancer. Expecting the researcher to have plans for taking a holiday, celebrating with his family or […]
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The Spirit empowers sanctification
Aldersgate Rally 1 “BEFORE HIS CONVERSION, John Wesley got it the wrong way round,” opined the Rev Duleep Fernando, referring to Wesley’s attempts to be holy through reading the Bible, praying, and doing good works through his own effort. However, Wesley’s Aldersgate experience assured him that he had been justified by faith in Christ, and […]
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There may be wrong interpretations, but … ‘Do not deny the truth of biblical doctrines’
ALDERSGATE CONVENTION SPEAKER Rev Duleep Fernando has reminded Methodists that they cannot deny the truth of biblical doctrines just because there are wrong interpretations. Sometimes mainline church Christians speak disparagingly of those who claim to be “born again” Christians, he said. is is partly because of the shallow meaning those people give to being “born […]
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MSM continues to educate church musicians despite fresh challenges
Methodist School of Music celebrates 15 years of God’s blessings “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.” – Psalm 127:1. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, the founders of Methodist School of Music (MSM) had a vision – to reach out to educate, inspire and encourage people in the music ministry to […]
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Youth and ambivalence
GROWING UP IN A CHRISTIAN FAMILY, I was exposed to the Christian faith early in life. Every Sunday, my mother would dress us in our Sunday best and we would all get into the car and head off to church. I loved Sunday school, with all the singing and Bible stories and lessons learnt. […]
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Joy for Tamil Methodist Church as it celebrates 125 good years
Other Methodist churches celebrate anniversaries of note TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH (TMC) in Short Street is celebrating its 125th Anniversary this year with a series of events. It was the second Methodist church to be established in Singapore, two years after the founding of Wesley Methodist Church in 1885. It is one of several Methodist churches […]
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Top science student active in community work
CHEN JING YI is the top ACJC student and the top science student, scoring eight distinctions at the 2011 GCE A-Level Examinations including a distinction in H3 Contemporary Physics. In addition to her stellar academic performance, Jing Yi made positive contributions both within and beyond the college. She was selected for the ACJC Science Research Programme […]
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ACJC Class of 2011 surpasses previous A-Level results
ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE (ACJC) is happy that the class of 2011 has achieved excellent results for its GCE A-Level,outperforming the previous four cohorts under the revised curriculum. Based on the Ministry of Education (MOE) indicator of “percentage of candidates obtaining at least three H2 passes, with a pass in GP or KI”, 96.1 per cent […]
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Dedication, opening of Vineyard Methodist School in Chiang Mai
Bishop Dr Solomon cutting the ribbon after the Dedicating Service for Vineyard Methodist School. He is flanked by Mr Panadda Diskul (left), Governor of Chiang Mai, and Mr William Tan, Deputy Chief of Mission and Counsellor of the Embassy of Singapore in Thailand. – MMS picture. 7th Annual Meeting of Mettakij Church Association marks another […]
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Setting the scene: Jesus’ last day
COMPELLING CASE STUDY “The last 24 hours of Jesus’ life make a compelling case study in the human condition. In that one day, we see greed, betrayal, fear, self-preservation, abandonment, denial, pride, jealousy, anger, rage, mockery and cruelty.” LEAWOOD (Kansas) – When we think of the final day of Jesus’ life, it is […]
