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How a husband was converted
The evangelist, Rodney Smith (1860-1947), otherwise known as “Gypsy” Smith because of his Gypsy background, was born in a tent, raised on a Gypsy camp, never attended a school – not even for a day! Yet, he influenced the lives of millions of people for God through his powerful preaching. Here he recounts an oft-forgotten […]
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125 years of serving the community
MCS rendering financial and other kinds of aid to help transform society THE METHODIST CHURCH IN SINGAPORE (MCS) has been involved in community work for the past 125 years. From its early days when the missionaries arrived in February 1885, the MCS has been rendering financial and various kinds of assistance to help transform society. […]
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At the 35th Sessions of the Annual Conferences
Pictures by Daniel Lie
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Overcoming natural instincts
“But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, ‘Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.’” I BELIEVE I LEARNED MORE about the transforming power of God from prisoners than anywhere […]
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Band of Christian Brothers
Although written in a local church journal some 60 years ago, Yap Pheng Geck’s idealism derived from his experience in the Band of Christian Brothers in the ACS of the 1920s never left him. But it is idealism of this kind that Methodists should surely maintain and propagate in a culture that has become too […]
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It’s their ‘most memorable’ Christmas ever
DECEMBER 18 and 19, 2010 will long be remembered by some 4,000 residents from the Lavender area who attended the Christmas Carnival organised by Hinghwa Methodist Church in partnership with four community organisations. To many of them, it was their “most memorable” and “best Christmas” ever, and this delighted the Guests-of-Honour, Dr Lee Boon Yang […]
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Our membership is at a plateau: TRAC President
35TH SESSION OF TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 22-25, 2010 TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE (TRAC) PRESIDENT Rev Dr Wee Boon Hup has revealed that increase in membership has been uneven, and hovered between 1and 3 per cent over the past decade, while the overall percentage ratio of attendance over membership was 87 per cent in the past […]
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ETAC President: Address pastor shortage problem now
35TH SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 12-13, 2010 IN 10 YEARS when the current pastors at Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) reach retirement age, there may be a shortage of pastors to serve in the conference’s churches, warned ETAC President Rev James Nagulan. Calling the conference to address the problem now, he revealed […]
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I learned about life from prisoners
EVER SO OFTEN, our Lord Jesus Christ cited live examples of Christ-likeness from the most unlikely sources: persons least likely to be respected by God. One day while dining with respected religious leaders, Jesus was approached by a prostitute who had intruded into their private meal. As the woman smothered his feet with tears and […]
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ORDINATION-CUM-CLOSING SERVICE OF 35TH SESSIONS OF CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Bishop tells new Deacons and Elders: You are God’s messengers, total commitment to Him is necessary NEWLY-ORDAINED DEACONS AND ELDERS have been told by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon that they are God’s messengers and total commitment to the One who sends them is necessary. He reminded them that the Methodist itinerant system is a system of […]
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In-Prison Ministry: Disciplined by a loving embrace
ONE OF THE SIGNS OF REAL FATHERLY LOVE is the presence of discipline. I had gone into the prison ministry thinking that many of the inmates must have adopted a criminal lifestyle as rebellion against harsh and demanding fathers. I was surprised to discover that in more cases, the inmates’ fathers had been overly indulgent […]
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Methodist Heritage Day: A Picture Special
Methodist Message pictures by Daniel Lie
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PM Lee lauds Methodist Church’s contributions to Singapore
Methodist Heritage Day celebrations MCS ‘a valuable partner in Government’s community engagement efforts’ “LIVE AND LET LIVE” “Live and let live is our guiding principle and that’s how we have lived in peace and harmony for so many years.” – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG singled out The Methodist Church […]
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MGS to go the Integrated Programme way
IN HIS NATIONAL DAY RALLY SPEECH, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the Ministry of Education (MOE) has extended the Integrated Programme (IP) to seven more schools. Methodist Girls’ School (MGS) is among the seven schools selected. The MOE, which launched the IP in 2004, has reported on its success – the first three […]
