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The late Rev Dr Jesudian Daniel (1924–2017) will be affectionately remembered as a pastor who displayed genuine love and respect for all people. Graciousness and humility were the hallmarks of his personality. Above all, he will be remembered as a man of prayer – praying for all things and never losing an opportunity to pray […]

Colossians 3:23 exhorts us to view our work as service to God rather than human supervisors; however, this does not preclude us encouraging and affirming one another in the Lord’s work. In fact, much of the book of Acts describes acts of encouragement to the believers, often in the form of personal visits and words, […]

Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. It was established in 1977 as the fifth junior college under the Singapore Government’s initiatives to expand pre-university education. However, the idea of a college arm of Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) had been first mooted by Bishop William Oldham, and championed by the Rev James Nagle. […]

Small Business Strategy Marketing Enterprise Concept Q: Can you share with us what social entrepreneurship is about, and how is it applied to social problems? Social enterprise or impact investing is intentionally finding a business solution to a social problem. Rather than tackling social problems through aid and through charity, we find business people with the […]

A running theme in the work of the Lord is that He often brings forth mighty movements from small, humble beginnings – a shepherd boy who would one day defeat a giant, win battles, and be king; a baby born in a manger to commoner parents who would go on to be the Saviour of […]

We continue our series of profiling local churches from our three Annual Conferences of The Methodist Church in Singapore. As we come to have a better understanding of each other’s history and ministry, we may discover more opportunities to forge cross-church partnerships and collaborations. Sembawang Tamil Methodist Church (STMC) was instituted 83 years ago in […]

child holding a small pink heart. symbol of love family hope. Backgrounds for cards on Valentine’s Day. Backgrounds for social posters about the preservation of the family and children. One of the great figures who comes to mind when we talk about serving the marginalised is Mother Teresa. She is a great inspiration to the […]

The humble beginnings of Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Church (PLCMC) can be traced back to amongst the remote attap villages located at Hougang in 1937. Today, 80 years on, God has blessed PLCMC with eight congregations across four languages (Mandarin, Hokkien, English, and Teochew). The church currently has a worship attendance of about 900. Two […]

The legacy of a ‘strange’ warmth The shofar’s hum on the evening of 21 May signalled the start of the Aldersgate SG 2017 Sunday Celebration at Paya Lebar Methodist Church (PLMC) amidst a heavy downpour. However, the deluge could not keep away the crowd that numbered about 1,000 who quickly filled PLMC’s sanctuary. For 15 […]

“And he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into Your kingdom.’ And he said to him, ‘Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’ ” Luke 23:42-43 Prison ministry does not usually come up when people talk about the works of the church for the socially outcast. Despite being […]

Hand showing the Holy Bible against world map Community that fulfils the Great Commission These days, churches cast their own vision and mission statements, which I believe is a good thing as each church has its own local conditions, history and culture. But no vision or mission statement can deviate far from a church’s most […]

Human hands together holding together “I thought evangelists were Billy Graham or door-knockers, and that was not me! … But there’s a part of my heart that is awake and alive to people that don’t know who Jesus Christ is.” Sitting in a darkened room several years ago, I nodded vigorously in agreement with this […]