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Thomas Olivers From prodigal to preacher after Unknown artist, line engraving, 1778 It has been a privilege to have these biographical sketches of early Methodist preachers published in Methodist Message alongside those contributed by Dr Tong Hoo Ing. They reveal the same contrasts and similarities in the history and tradition of Methodism in Southeast Asia […]

About 1,200 people attended the Ecumenical Charismatic Healing Service held at St Andrew’s Cathedral on 26 Sep 2016. It was the fourth service of this series – the first two were held at Aldersgate Methodist Church in 2013 and 2014. Last year, it was held at Church of St. Mary of the Angels. While the […]

  Foochow Methodist Church (FMC) celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2017. It has its roots during the time when many Foochow- and Hock Chia-speaking worshippers longed for a pastor who could speak and preach to them in Foochow, and God answered their prayers. Officially inaugurated in mid-December 1897, FMC became the second oldest church in […]

  Young asian girl sitting in urban background “Is my child ready for the real world?” This has to be one of the greatest concerns of any parent with a teenager on the cusp of adulthood. Parenting is challenging work – perhaps more so now than ever before as values, ideals and beliefs that we […]

Successful man looking up to sunset sky celebrating enjoying freedom. Positive human emotion feeling life perception success, peace of mind concept. Free happy man “Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, ‘The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, […]

Shortlisted entries for MM August’s ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ Colouring Contest Thank you all for your participation in our contest!

Methodist Message celebrated its 125th Anniversary with an Appreciation Lunch on Saturday, 1 October 2016 at Sophia Blackmore Hall, Methodist Centre. Pictures by Daniel Lie & MCS Communications

The Rev Dr Chong Chin Chung (above), 61, has been elected the new Bishop of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS). He will be consecrated on 2 Dec 2016, taking on the role of spiritual leader for more than 42,000 Methodists. He was elected Bishop on the 8th ballot at the Church’s 11th Session of General Conference at Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church […]

God has given us precious relationships. We need to treasure and grow in these relationships. True spirituality is practical and should be evident in our relationships. But at times we break these God-given relationships by the way we behave and by the way we speak. Provoking one another is one of the things that commonly […]

  It all started a few years ago, when our pastor, the Rev R. Prabhu (right) of Ang Mo Kio Tamil Methodist Church (AMKTMC) and current President of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC), was visiting some places in Punggol. He realised there was no Tamil church in that area that could reach out to the […]

Are you like a determined salmon, or an aimlessly-drifting jellyfish? Speaking at the 11th National Day Thanksgiving Service (NDTS), held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on 18 Aug 2016, the Rt Rev Dr Steven Gan, Vice-President of the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS), drew the stark comparison between the two in challenging the congregation to reflect on whether they – […]

Congratulations!   Methodist Message congratulates the following who have received the 2016 National Day Awards:   Churches Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church Ms Linda Tay Hui Cheng The Commendation Medal Mr Kon Kwok Leong The Long Service Medal 2WO (NS) Leong Khim Mun Arnold The Long Service Medal (Military) Covenant Community Methodist Church BG Chia Choon Hoong, […]