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Trinity MC’s Jubilee: A day of joy and a new beginning AFTER months of planning, rehearsals, coordination, and prayer, the day finally arrived – Sept 10, 2006 – the Jubilee celebration service of Trinity Methodist Church (TMC). Members and guests started arriving an hour early in order to get a seat in the sanctuary. Musicians shifted […]

The Rev William Shellabear recounts a brief evangelistic visit in rural Singapore 105 years ago. It wasn’t up to five-star standards, but he shared the Word with those who came to listen, in company with the pigs and fowls and their peculiar odours! ‘… A VISIT to the homes of the market gardeners of Singapore […]

For such a time as this Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever CELEBRATING God’s goodness together with more than 2,000 church members, friends and guests at the Singapore Expo on May 14, 2006 was a far cry from the first gathering of a handful of students who made up the first congregation of […]

CARRYING on an annual tradition, the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) held a Thanksgiving Service on Aug 14, 2006 to mark Singapore’s 41st National Day. The congregation in the New Sanctuary of St Andrew’s Cathedral was joined by a number of political leaders who included Mr Teo Chee Hean, the Minister for Defence, […]

The thoughts of a young Methodist woman missionary, Grace Webster’s, first impressions of Singapore, and her first day as a teacher at Fairfield School bear consideration. Apart from being captivated by the romance of a strange and wondrous tropical island, she shares her faith in the Lord to help her tackle a job that appeared […]

METHODISTS from around the globe have been urged to be “agents of reconciliation and peace” in this fragmented world. The clarion call came from world Methodist leaders at the 19th World Methodist Conference in Seoul from July 20 to 24, 2006 in the midst of heightened tension on the divided Korean peninsula and the unrest […]

ALDERSGATE CONVENTION 2006 brought blessings to many people, including visitors from various parts of Malaysia, Indonesia, India and England as well as new friends from Christian churches outside our Methodist denomination. The four-day annual convention saw more than 1,000 people of God coming together from May 24 to 27 to give praise and thanks to our […]

Sometimes God’s ‘no’ is exactly what we need IT IS every mother’s worst nightmare. Her three-year-old son, Kostya, is dying of an incurable disease. The mother believes that God can heal her little boy. She alternates agonisingly between hope and despair, fighting and giving up. Still, she prays, “imbuing her prayer with all the power […]

Going on a mission trip? Be prepared for all eventualities. The Rev Hobart B. Amstutz (later Bishop) recounts his extraordinary experience on such a trip to the Iban heartland of Borneo more than 50 years ago. ON SUNDAY night we had a wonderful Service of Worship. A cross had been set up on a box […]

EVERYONE is a potential addict, even a Christian. When a person focuses obsessively on an object or compulsively searches for something and is exhibiting a strong attachment beyond the point of enthusiasm, chances are he is an addict. Many people struggle with drugs like caffeine in coffee or soft drinks or nicotine in cigarettes. Some […]

ALDERSGATE CONVENTION 2006 was celebrated by Methodists at the Aldersgate Service on May 24 at Barker Road Methodist Church. This was followed by three evening talks given by the Rev Dr M. Robert Mulholland Jr, Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary and a leading voice in biblical spirituality. The theme running throughout the four […]

Mrs Vera Ostrom, Methodist missionary in Sumatra, tells the story of Ah Moi’s faith and her sacrificial offering given out of love for her Lord.   AH MOI and the Bok Su Niu (Pastor’s wife) had been good Christian friends in Bagan Si Api-Api. They had read the Bible and prayed together, and Ah Moi had […]