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Quadrennial Pastors’ Retreat GRACE. JUST WHAT IS GRACE? In three talks over three days, Dr Richard Heitzenrater, William Kellon Quick Professor of Church History and Wesley Studies at Duke University, dwelt at length on this topic as he engaged with some 120 pastors from the three Annual Conferences of The Methodist Church in Singapore. He […]

As presiding elder of the district, Rev W. E. Horley visited Malacca to inspect Methodist work and held a series of Chinese meetings. Satisfied with the work under the Chinese pastor, he was, however, convinced that there ought to be a missionary appointed there and that work should also be started amongst the Baba Chinese, […]

As part of MCS’ 125th Anniversary celebrations it will have added features THIS YEAR’S ALDERSGATE CONVENTION will be extra special as it will be held as part of the 125th Anniversary celebrations of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS). The theme for the year-long celebrations is “Together in God’s Mission”. The added features will come in […]

THERE WAS GREAT REJOICING at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) on the day the results of the 2009 GCE “N” Level examinations were released. Four of our PLLites were among the top Normal Course pupils in Singapore. They are Hazel Cheok, one of the top three pupils in Singapore who obtained 6 grade 1s and […]

The Bishop’s Easter Message IF YOU VISIT JERUSALEM TODAY to trace the footsteps of Jesus on the Via Dolorosa and other places, it is difficult to ignore the physical and psychological torture that Jesus endured before He was strung on the cross. One such place is the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. The Latin […]

… with churches’ use of common set of liturgies and launch of Community Outreach Project FEBRUARY 28, 2010 was a special Sunday for our 44 Methodist churches when they used a common set of liturgies during their worship services and viewed a video clip encouraging church members to come together to bless the community. This […]

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES are important milestones. And when a birthday or anniversary reaches a significant year, it becomes even more important and cherished. This year, we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS). One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Methodism landed on our shore when Bishop James and […]

CHRISTMAS@BV EVENT MR LIM SWEE SAY, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, and Buona Vista residents came to a Christmas gathering at ACS (International) on Christmas Day and bonded with members from two churches in the vicinity. Earlier, more than 800 worshippers attended the Combined Christmas Service there. Barker Road Methodist Church Preaching Point @ […]

NOVEMBER IS THE Annual Conference month, and last November, the three Annual Conferences held their respective 34th Sessions in different churches. The Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) held its Session at Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Church from Nov 9 to 12, 2009. It was chaired, for the first time, by the Rev Dr Chong Chin Chung, […]

In this day and age, it is almost quaint to refer to “character” as an important attribute that makes a person what he is, and it is refreshing to read a schoolboy more than 70 years ago sharing his thoughts on the subject. Lim Hong Thou, who was studying in the School Certificate class of […]

    MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS 17, my girlfriends and I did a naughty thing. On the wet cemented pavement outside our campus, we scribbled these words “Being Single Rocks” and laughed our way off. Back in my time, infatuation was common, but kissing was sacred and not to be seen in public. […]

The Methodist Church in Singapore celebrates 125 years of God’s blessings SOURCE OF ALL OUR BLESSINGS “God is therefore the very Source, Means and End of all our blessings … Let us declare this truth not only in our language but also in our lives.” AN INTERESTING STORY is told of how Methodism first set […]