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The TPCMC building after their latest development works Toa Payoh Chinese Methodist Church (TPCMC) was born in 1971 when Faith, Foochow, Kum Yan, Kampong Kapor and Wesley Methodist Churches came together to lay the foundation of evangelism in the New Town. To provide the growing English and Chinese congregation with a long-term place of worship […]

“Peter replied, ‘Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will’” (Matt 26:33, NIV). How often we are like Peter—believing that our conviction to follow Jesus is so determined, that regardless of circumstance, there is no trace of doubt and we definitely will not disown our Lord. When we have such a […]

ACS later moved to Coleman Street to accommodate the rapidly-increasing enrolment A Tale of Two Peranakan Families Humanly and historically speaking, I owe my life to the Methodists. My paternal grandmother, Tan Siok Kim, was an early convert of the Methodist mission in Malacca. Advised by Mrs Emma Shellabear, she started to teach a class […]

Should the Church care for the earth? To explore this question, let us consider the overarching framework of salvation history—the story of God’s good creation, damaged by our rebellion, reconciled through Christ. Creation Relationship status: harmonious God has always existed as a community of love, with love shared between Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As […]

Bishop Dr Chong greets worshippers at the MCS 135 launch service, and also Wesley MC’s 135th anniversary celebrations It was a beautiful morning on 16 Feb 2020. In the main sanctuary of Wesley Methodist Church (MC), the rich and harmonious voices of the Wesley MC combined choir enthralled guests and members with favourite hymns, including […]

The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) will be holding its 12th Session of the General Conference (GC) from 7 to 11 Sep 2020 and 2 to 4 Dec 2020. This regular session of the GC is held once every four years (a quadrennium), where delegates from the three Annual Conferences (CAC, ETAC and TRAC) come […]

Bishop Dr Chong speaks at the One MCS Methodist Leaders’ Fellowship with the Rev Raymond Fong translating One MCS Gathering: Methodist Leaders’ Fellowship On 5 Feb 2020, Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung and the three AC Presidents gathered pastors and laity as One MCS at the Methodist Leaders’ Fellowship. The objective was to strengthen our sense […]

Bishop Dr Chong greets worshippers at the MCS 135 launch service at Wesley MC on 16 Feb 2020 Luke 10:25–29 is John Wesley’s favourite passage to show why a Christian would relentlessly pursue perfection or holiness, both scriptural and social.   As we launch our MCS 135 celebrations, let this Scripture remind us of this […]

Eat Share Connect A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.1 When reaching out to the underprivileged in the community, many of us tend to feel nervous and uncertain. For Emmanuella Cheng, who worships at Faith Methodist Church, her experience befriending an underserved group in the community showed her that sometimes, a smile is […]

The Rev Stanley Chua (left) with church leaders at the launch of ‘Directions 2020—Impacting the World’ in Jan 2020 “Milestones or Tombstones: What will become of our church in the next 135 years?” These were the soul-searching words on the cover of February’s Wesley TIDINGS, a special bumper edition to commemorate the 135th Anniversary of […]

Nutritious, delicious and easy to cook Sweet Sour Chicken Healthy Family Meals 1. Why did you, Gnanamany and Lai Keng write Simply Good? We wanted to help families plan and prepare healthy meals in a short time, as many find home cooking challenging and resort to convenience food, which may not provide a balanced and […]

A family holiday to Vietnam in 2007. When most people of his age were enjoying life and looking to make their mark in the world, Richard Tan was looking to die. Richard, now 65 and a facilities officer at Faith Methodist Church, saw suicide as the only way out of his losing battle against drug […]