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ETAC looking at new opportunities IN THANKING GOD for the privilege of serving Him and His people as President of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC), the Rev James Nagulan reiterated the Conference theme for the Quadrennium 2008-2012: “Building a Community of Saints” (Jude 1:20-23) and the theme for 2010: “Established in Holy Faith” (Eph.3: 16-17). […]

“DO YOU KNOW of a good youth worker? My church is looking for one.” This has been a question that leaders and pastors have posed to me in increasing frequency over the past five years. The idea of a professional youth worker in local churches is relatively new. In most denominations here, the first time […]

Spreading joy and blessing to the poor IT IS A BLESSING to be able to bless. It is with this in mind that we celebrate the 125th Anniversary of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) by reaching out and blessing the community in need. Though not as visible as the poor in developing countries, there […]

The old history of Adam and the new of Jesus AS WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS, we must get to know one word. That word was important in the early church, but its significance has largely been forgotten. The word is Recapitulation. The word was used by the second century church father Irenaeus, for whom it became […]

267 baptised in last two years, Sunday meetings draw 580 every week 30 HELP IN WEEKLY MINISTRIES Ten of them have begun to do a correspondence course in theology, while 30 others have helped in the weekly ministries. They represent a growing number who have found the church a community where they can meet fellow […]

Dedicated teachers and school environment helped Shyam Srinivasan fulfil his potential IT WAS THE YEAR 2006. We had recently received news of an ex-student of Geylang Methodist Secondary School who had been awarded the Public Service Commission (PSC) Overseas Merit Scholarship to study at Oxford University. There was a buzz in the staff room as […]

The personal testimony of how a lost sheep was found many years ago is a refreshing reminder that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. It may perhaps help us remember the commitment we made at our baptism, often overlooked in the hurly burly of the busy world in which we […]

THE PIONEERS “Though informal groups of Methodist men might have started meeting and praying together in the past, the first of the formal groups, who called themselves Men’s Small Groups or MSG, was formed at Barker Road Methodist Church in 2001, initially with only seven members.” THERE ARE MANY CHURCHES in the United States, especially […]

As Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church celebrates its anniversary it is reminded of the need to continue spreading God’s goodness AFTER 120 YEARS OF REACHING OUT FAITHFULLY to the people at Telok Ayer and beyond, Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (TACMC) is still called to be a blessing to others. Indeed, that call, the church’s […]

I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND the other day, and she expressed great frustration at not being able to get two words out of her teenage son. To be honest, her frustration lay in only being able to get two words out of her son – “yes” and “no”. Wait, grunts don’t count as words, […]

‘NO ONE WILL REALISE the real joy of company until one experiences a boarding school life. The study of human nature is most interesting when one comes in contact with over fifty girls of different nationalities, customs, behaviours and age. But here in Nind Home one comes not only in contact with them but lives […]

As Singapore becomes increasingly multi-racial the threat of racial conflict becomes more pronounced ALL HUMANS ARE EQUAL “From the standpoint of the Christian faith, racism is sin because it chooses to ignore the fact that God has bestowed equal value and worth to all human beings.” ONE OF THE CHIEF CONCERNS of a multi-racial society […]