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It has become fashionable for companies, and even individuals, to have mission statements. These mission statements try to make clear what is the deepest or ultimate goal and mission in the life of the company or individual. Did you know that Starbucks has a mission statement? It goes: “To inspire and nurture the human spirit—one […]

Boarders from Oldham Hall Barker Road Methodist Church (BRMC) is unique among churches in Singapore—it originated in a school music room, where 12 boys from The Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) started worshipping together regularly. This youth church, Barker Road Chapel, began to attract more students from ACS and within a year, in 1957, it was officially […]

Dr Tan is running 200 kilometres to raise $200k for HCA, as well as in loving memory of his late brother-in-law (top right, in blue). I had always thought that running was an individual pursuit until I began running ultramarathon distances. That was when I learnt the adage that “if you want to run fast, […]

The Tika Taka boys. ETAC Thanksgiving Service 2019 “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” What a privilege it was to sing our Lord’s praises as a family and as a conference at the annual ETAC Thanksgiving Service on 26 Jan at Tamil Methodist Church. With “praise” as the theme of the service, and led […]

Tamar Village staff (with glasses) and individuals from their Restoration Centre serve coffee at a wedding reception. Tamar Village was founded in 2010 by two women in their fifties. As they prayed, week after week, while walking the lorongs of Geylang, God opened their eyes to the injustice faced by those in the red light […]

Tia Li Li (standing, third from right) and Tan Hock Lye (seated) with their family. “You don’t need a big house. You just need a big heart.” So says foster mom Tia Li Li who, along with her husband Tan Hock Lye, has a full house. The couple, both in their early fifties, call an […]

Archdiocesan Interreligious Christmas Celebration 2018. We thank God for His blessings on the Church’s ministry of bridge building. Inter-faith relations are an integral part of Christ’s gospel of peace and reconciliation, and not an optional extra. On 26 Dec 2018, TRAC President the Rev Dr Gordon Wong, the Rev Ling Kin Yew and I attended an […]

The congregation at the 125th anniversary service. “Ya, Isa kaseh!” rang out in KKMC’s Sanctuary, which was packed to overflowing with a 970-strong congregation on 20 Jan 2019. Baba Malay was indeed an appropriate language in which to rejoice in Christ’s love on the occasion of KKMC’s 125th Anniversary. Multilingual ministry has been in the […]

Josephus receiving the Pro Bono Ambassador Award by the Law Society of Singapore in 2013. This second part of Josephus Tan’s compelling testimony continues from the February 2019 issue of Methodist Message. After being called to the Singapore Bar in 2009, Josephus Tan, who attends Fairfield Methodist Church, began to make a name for himself […]

The Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) entered a new chapter of her history with the adoption of Central Pooling. Apart from the structural changes, how can CAC churches work together in this transformational journey? 2 Corinthians 8:8–15 (NIV) describes an appeal to help other churches, where Paul exhorted the […]

The 70th Anniversary of the Inter Religious Organisation (IRO) was celebrated at the Fullerton Hotel on 19 Dec 2018.  This charity dinner was sponsored by the Far East Organisation, with all the funds raised going to six beneficiaries of different faiths. The dinner was well attended and supported. The evening began with IRO’s “signature feature” […]