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IF YOU want to know more about John Wesley and our rich Wesleyan heritage, and ask questions about our Methodist movement, here is a great opportunity for you to do so: Come to the Aldersgate Convention 2002 to be held at Paya Lebar Methodist Church in Boundary Road every evening at 7.45 from May 21 […]

Lesson in faith SOMETIMES people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there … to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but when […]

Bishop Dr Robert Solomon unveiling the John Wesley Centre plaque. With him are, from left, Mr Chan Fook Kay, Chairman, Finance and Administration Council; Mr Chow Kok Fong, Chairman, Committee on Property Development; the Rev Dr Isaac Lim, TRAC President; the Rev Dr Vinson Samuel, ETAC President; and the Rev Khoo Cheng Hoot, CAC President. […]

SOH SHANG NENG Has overcome great odds. Kampong Kapor Family Service Centre gives hope to young ones SOH SHANG NENG could not contain his excitement. A big grin lit up his face. He had been selected to do the “Thank you” message for Mr Earnest Lau, who was stepping down as Chairman of Kampong Kapor […]

LONDON — British Methodists and Anglicans have announced a proposed covenant for greater unity between their two communions that church officials liken to an “engagement to be married”. The proposed agreement is part of a December report resulting from formal conversations between the two traditions since 1998. For the first time ever, Anglicans and Methodists […]

Dr Paul B. Means, a Methodist missionary to Malaysia before World War II, described beautiful Batak land and the dignified and deeply moving worship services of the Batak Christian community. ‘ … THE road to Parapat winding through beautiful rubber plantations and palm groves gradually reaches a height of 3,300 feet; the scenery is now […]

GEYLANG Chinese Methodist Church will hold a concert at the Singapore Conference Hall on May 8 and 9, 2002 at 8 pm to raise funds for its $2-million renovations and extension. The main item for the concert will be the musical “The Apostle” to be presented by the “Voices of Praise” choir. It will be […]

Building the footpath for the COSI children’s home. — Boys’ Brigade picture. Not cosy, but 26 BB members, ACJC students grateful for privilege of serving Cambodian children at COSI home A TEAM of 26 Boys’ Brigade (BB) members and Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) students has returned from a working trip to the Community Outreach Services […]

Rear-Adm Teo started to jog as soon as he flagged off the walk. — Methodist Message picture. MethodistWalk002 reaps $1.6m 4,000 students and 1,000 parents and church members band together to raise funds for 14 Methodist schools IF EVER there was an event in our community that showed how inextricably linked we are between church […]

This article is written to commemorate the official opening of Trinity Theological College by President S. R. Nathan on March 16, 2002.   Reflections on theological education WE GENERALLY expect those who come forward to serve as pastors and church workers to go through a programme of formal theological education. And why not? After all, […]

MR TAN JIN HONG MR TAN JIN HONG, a Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) stalwart, has passed away. He was for many years CAC’s Lay Leader. Mr Tan was CAC’s Associate Lay Leader until he died of illness in the early hours of Jan 23, 2002. He leaves his wife, a son and two daughters. He […]

1. Jesus Is Judged 2. Jesus Receives His Cross 3. Jesus Falls For The First Time 4. Jesus Meets His Mother 5. Simon Of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross 6. Veronica Wipes Jesus’ Brow 7. Jesus Falls For A Second Time 8. Jesus Talks To The Weeping Women 10. Jesus Is Stripped Of His […]