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Flag of Singapore image courtesy of 4 International Flags WE THANK OUR LEADERS PAST AND PRESENT “Singapore celebrates its 45th year as a nation, and we give thanks for leaders past and present who have played their part in bringing prosperity, peace and progress. If the mother of Proverbs 31 had been Singaporean, she would […]

Spread of scriptural holiness remains Methodism’s core mission says Aldersgate Convention keynote speaker HOW CAN the writings and theology of a man who died in 1791 be relevant to us today? This is a question to be faced as Methodists honour the memory of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. There is an enormous gap […]

The challenge of ministry to youth in the Methodist Church today WITHIN the last 25 years, our world left behind the typewriter and Cyclostyle machine, and embraced the social tsunami waves of the personal computer and Photostat machines, the Internet and email, laptops and broadband, mobile phones and PDAs. Today we co-exist between the physi-cal […]

MethodistWalk2009 WHAT a sight to behold at 7.15 am on Saturday, March 28, 2009! A sea of eager and bright faces of more than 5,000 students and church members gathered at the ACS (I) Astroturf in anticipation of the biennial MethodistWalk. Everyone was sporting a white T-shirt with the colourful walk motif which symbolises the united […]

FATHERS who have lost their jobs or are facing difficulties in the current recession can get help from the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS). The MWS has Family Service Centres in five districts which can help those in need to obtain financial aid and direct them to relevant agencies for other assistance such as upgrading their […]

The class of 2008 that excelled at the A-Levels. ACJC Principal Mrs Kelvyna Chan (in pink blouse) is in the centre with the students. – ACJC picture. THE class of 2008 at Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) has surpassed the benchmark set by their predecessors at the A-Levels. March 6, 2009 saw the release of the much-anticipated […]

He has given 20 years of faithful missionary service ON MARCH 14, 2009, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon affirmed what we have known for a long time. He ordained the Rev Henry Yeo as an Elder of The Methodist Church in Thailand. This young church now has two Elders and three Deacons. The other Elder is the Rev […]

ON MARCH 2, 2009, representatives of the ACS Board of Governors, The Methodist Church in Singapore and the Methodist Schools’ Foundation joined members of the Board of Management, staff, students and parents of ACS (International) for the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Sport Complex. The Guest-of-Honour was Mr Peter Lim, who has had two children […]

Bishop’s Easter Message IMAGINE how disappointed Jesus must have been when He died. His own inner circle of friends had abandoned Him. One of His disciples, in cold calculated fashion, betrayed Him to His enemies who were delighted at the opportunity that knocked at their doors. Another, a leading member of the small group of disciples […]

ON THE evening of Feb 4, the air in Trinity Theological College (TTC) was charged: there was another special induction service. The Rev Dr Gordon Wong of Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC), seconded to lecture at TTC, had been appointed the first Bishop William F. Oldham Professor of Old Testament. He was inducted by Bishop Dr […]

The efforts to inculcate moral and ethical values in the younger generation are still very much a challenge for parents and educators alike. But, as the Rev William F. Oldham’s prize pupil, Li Denghui, who became President of Fudan University, pointed out after personal experience, they are likely to fail unless those who teach these […]

FOR the past 40 years, Samaritans of Singapore or SOS has been providing confidential 24-hour emotional support to people in crisis, thinking of suicide or affected by suicide. This kind of service was first launched in the United Kingdom in 1953 by the Rev Chad Varah, a young vicar who worked in a London parish. […]