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12th anniversary planning retreat of the Methodist Hospice Fellowship VOLUNTEERS from the Methodist Hospice Fellowship (MHF) met recently at the Bethany Methodist Nursing Home to take stock of their ministry as well as to map out future directions. After the last retreat two years ago, MHF volunteers have been faithful in doing their part through […]

Methodists are a singing people: They sang with gusto at the Wesleyan Hymn Festival on the evening of May 25. – Methodist Message picture by CHIA PAK YUEN. “AND can it be that I should gain an interest in the Saviour’s blood … ” These and other words of Charles Wesley reverberated from the sanctuary […]

  Methodists are a singing people: They sang with gusto at the Wesleyan Hymn Festival on the evening of May 25. – Methodist Message picture by CHIA PAK YUEN.   ON MAY 24, Methodists the world over celebrate the day and the fact that John Wesley’s heart was “strangely warmed”. This spiritual experience (which took […]

An artist’s impression of Sengkang Methodist Church. No building yet, but SKMC already serving community PASTORS and leaders of Sengkang Methodist Church (SKMC) have faith that the church will hold its first worship service at the new premises on Dec 1 this year. However, their move to the new building is subject to the granting […]

MANY issues ago, I wrote: “As much as the rank and file of the church might like to make the book of Revelation into a forecast of events to come — and thus, believing that they can beat Nostradamus at his own game — Revelation insists that it is of far greater importance to know […]

TELOK AYER Chinese Methodist Church will hold a series of evangelistic rallies and seminars at its premises from July 3 to 6 in Mandarin, English and Hokkien to cater to different groups of people. The four-day programme, “Answers To Life’s Constrasts”, will be conducted by a husband-and-wife team, Dr William Ho and Dr Esther Su. […]

The prison chaplains, from left, the Rev Stephen Cheng, the Rev Chng Siew Sin, the Rev Lorna Khoo, the Rev Brenda Lim, Mrs Andy Lim (representing her husband, Major Andy Lim, who was absent), the Rev Henry Khoo, the Rev Chiu Ming Li, and the Rev Kenny Fam. — Prison Fellowship Singapore picture. A MILESTONE […]

NASHVILLE — During a time of heightened interest in prayer, a United Methodist pastor is recommending a deeper look at the Covenant Prayer made popular by Methodism’s founder John Wesley. In a new book released recently, the Rev Keith Beasley-Topliffe demonstrates how simple, familiar prayers can be a doorway to deeper prayer and transformation. In […]

Mrs June Cheong (right) and her friends listening to a resident of Bethany Methodist Nursing Home. — Methodist Message picture. Dedicated … committed … humble A GROUP of dedicated women, originating from Barker Road Methodist Church, has been visiting residents of a home for the aged and bringing cheer to them every Thursday for the […]

The Rev J. R. Denyes, District Superintendent of the Netherlands Indies District, was Pastor of the Middle Road Baba Church from 1900-1901 and taught in ACS, but was re-assigned to the Methodist Mission’s outreach in Java. Here is his account of an extended and challenging weekend pastoral ministry in West Borneo, accompanied by one of […]

A dance well received by the audience. — Geylang Methodist Secondary School picture. Community Outreach Day STAFF and pupils of Geylang Methodist Secondary School put in time, effort and money to bring some joy to the community recently as part of the school’s Community Outreach programme. The school also made arrangements with the National Kidney […]

Bishop Emeritus Fang: Founded Seminari Teologi Malaysia. BISHOP Emeritus C. N. Fang of The Methodist Church in Malaysia passed away on May 5, 2002 in Seremban, Malaysia. He was 77 years old. He is best remembered for founding Seminari Teologi Malaysia and for building Wisma Methodist in Kuala Lumpur. Born on Oct 10, 1925 in […]