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How Faith and Queenstown Chinese Methodist Church walk in faith and inherit their Father’s blessing ASTORY was told of two “siblings” walking in faith, to tell of the love of their Father and bid others to go to Him. They welcomed their neighbours in a makeshift shed built on muddy soil, the foundation on which their […]

School’s first batch of candidates rakes in 99.7-per cent pass rate ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (Independent) has been ranked among the top three schools in the world when results of its students who took the International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations were announced in January. The other two are a British school and an Australian school. Of the 357 […]

EASTER MESSAGE FROM BISHOP DR ROBERT SOLOMON THE cross is a key Christian symbol. And it can only be fully understood or experienced if we remember and consider the Person on the cross – our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the cross of Jesus that the Bible speaks about and which the Church has celebrated […]

32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSIONS: PICTURE HIGHLIGHTS THE Methodist Church in Singapore reaped a bumper crop of eight new Deacons and six new Elders at this year’s 32nd Session of the three Annual Conferences. In addition, a Diaconal Minister, the Rev Jimmy Wong Phin Thau, was ordained during the Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) Session, making him […]

Our families face threats, Church must work to ward them off: TRAC head OUR families are under threat, and as Christians, we know that the Devil is constantly waging war against our families. Stating this in his President’s Address at Pentecost Methodist Church on Nov 20, 2007, the Rev Wee Boon Hup, President of Trinity […]

How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark street shineth The everlasting light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight.

The God who became a baby A LEADER of the early church insisted, “I cannot see how a baby can be the God who created the heavens and the earth.” He was referring to Jesus who was born in Bethlehem. Later this church leader went on to relentlessly pursue his line of thinking and became […]

Bishop to school staff: Share God’s ‘hospitality’ with others TEACHERS and those in authority need to look upon their jobs as “a calling” to share God’s “hospitality” with others, and they could do this by being “harsh towards self” and “tender to others”, said Bishop Dr Robert Solomon. The school, he said, must be a […]

Importance of our connectionalism shines through issues METHODIST connectionalism – that important link which is inherent in our tradition – was pushed to the forefront in the last few months by several international conferences held in Singapore and the region. There was plenty of sharing of ideas and experiences and a time of close fellowship […]

On parade: The Singapore flag. ON AUG 8, 2007, all six schools of the Anglo-Chinese Schools Family gathered at the Queenstown Stadium to celebrate National Day as ONE ACS. This was the first time that ACS has come together as one family to celebrate National Day. The stadium was filled with teachers and students brimming […]

NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL THE Rev Seow Choon Seng has been awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM), making him the first Methodist pastor ever to receive such a National Day award. He is serving as an elder in the Chinese Annual Conference of The Methodist Church in Singapore. The Rev Seow, 53, who is a member […]

DURING a recent interview, I was asked, “What is the future of The United Methodist Church?” The question reflects a widespread anxiety that is not groundless. There has been a steady decline in the membership and average worship attendance in our church in the United States for decades. The reality of this decline has to […]