Highlights

Consecration Service for first Methodist church planted in northeastern Thailand by MCS “LAMPU” in Malay means lamp. Although not a Thai word, it is an apt imagery used to describe The Methodist Church in Singapore’s first church planting project in northeastern Thailand in the Isaan region – the Nong Bua Lamphu Methodist Church (NBLPMC) – […]

Four-in-one celebration brings blessings to many people A FOUR-IN-ONE celebration of God’s goodness in Cambodia brought multiple blessings to many people, including Singaporeans, Malaysians, Hong Kongers and Americans besides the Cambodians. First, The Methodist Mission in Cambodia held a historic Second Annual Meeting at Toul Kork Methodist Church in the compound of The Methodist Centre […]

NASHVILLE – A boss peeks at an employee’s e-mail. A straight-arrow college student rushes to draft a term paper by cutting and pasting entire paragraphs from Internet sites. A teenager who never would shoplift a CD has no problem downloading music without paying for it. A Colorado woman awaiting a kidney transplant tracks down her own donor through the Internet, prompting new worries about organ trafficking. […]

The Methodist Church in Singapore now has 42 churches CHRISTALITE METHODIST CHAPEL has become the 19th church of Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC). This means The Methodist Church in Singapore now has 42 churches. Christalite achieved Local Conference status on July 31, 2005 when a Church Constituting Conference was held at its premises at Geylang Methodist […]

It also earmarks 2 sites for building of low-cost houses VALAICHENAI (Sri Lanka) — Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) of The Methodist Church in Singapore has given 16 fishing boats to families affected by last December’s tsunami in the eastern provincial district of Batticaloa in Sri Lanka. The boats are for 16 fishing communities, each comprising 42 […]

‘METHODIST WORSHIP IN CONTEXT’ SEMINAR THE Bible is the narrative of God’s dealing with the world past, present and the future. So saying, Wesleyan scholar Rev Dr Geoffrey Wainwright emphasised the importance of a comprehensive reading of Scripture and the use of lectionaries in worship. “This one book gives rise to several other books that we […]

THE recent decision to build two Integrated Resorts in Singapore by the Government has drawn a wide range of responses from enthusiasm to numbed disbelief and anger that this could be happening in Singapore. One thing for certain, it has drawn attention to the issue of addictions as never before. When I first started work with […]

THE Aldersgate Convention has come of age.More of our church members as well as Christians from other denominations are now more aware of this annual event. And more Methodists in the region are also looking forward to this convention which commemorates the contributions of John Wesley and celebrates the Methodist connection. Indeed, Aldersgate Convention 2005 […]

‘Much more could be done for Chiangmai’ PARTICIPANTS of the six-day Celebration of God’s Goodness in the Thailand mission trip from March 15 to 20, 2005, had a good understanding of our various missions work in Chiangmai. The last day of their trip was spent worshipping with the local believers in three of the Methodist […]

METHODISTS from as far as the Philippines and East Malaysia to the east, Sri Lanka to the west, and Myanmar and West Malaysia to the north, came and participated in the 120th Anniversary celebrations of The Methodist Church in Singapore. Their presence lent an international flavour to the week-long Aldersgate Convention 2005, the highlight of […]

■ Real beauty lies not in the physical appearance, but in the heart. ■ Real treasure lies not in what that can be seen, but what that cannot be seen. ■ Real love lies not in what is done and known, but in what that is done but not known. “CAN I see my baby?” […]

Some thoughts concerning the casinos THE Government recently announced that Singapore will have two casinos. This decision, after much private and public debate, came as a great disappointment to many, including churches and Christians, who were opposed to the setting up of a casino in Singapore. The fear remains that this would have harmful effects […]