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Later this year, The Methodist Church in Singapore will be holding its regular session of the General Conference (GC) – which is held only once every four years. What is it all about? And how will the average Methodist be affected? Methodist Message sits down with GC Secretary and long-time volunteer Mr Lim Soo Chin […]

Can a conducive environment enable students pursuing alternative pathways from traditional academic routes to achieve academic excellence? ? St Francis Methodist School’s (SFMS) recent results testify a resounding “yes”! A student from SFMS has been named top student in the recent cohort of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) – a record-breaking achievement for […]

Specially designed ACS 130 collar pins were given to all students and staff to celebrate ACS’ 130th Founder’s Day The six units of the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) have come together as ONE ACS to celebrate 130 years of God’s Faithfulness since its founding on 1 March 1886 by Bishop Oldham. The schools have adopted a […]

In his lecture, Dr Andrew Loke (second from right) challenged the view that science and Christian faith were necessarily in conflict. Photos courtesy of The Bible Society® of Singapore“As a young Christian, I’d always thought that creationism and evolution were opposing ideas,” said Timothy Seow, 19, an attendee at the ‘Science and the Christian Faith’ […]

“All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is […]

“I’ve been participating for the past seven years, and this is the first year that I’m just watching. I now know why people would want to keep coming back, because it’s a blessing to be a part of this.” The above comment, overheard from an audience member at the Celebrate Christmas in Singapore (CCIS) concert […]

At the Atrium of Wesley Methodist Church (Wesley) stand two boards with numerous colourful paper hearts. Displaying handwritten reflections on Scripture, these paper hearts are part of a new year-long Bible Reading Drive where more than 2,600 Wesleyans committed to read the Bible daily in 2016. The Bible Reading Drive follows a series of intentional […]

“All who heard it were amazed.” (Luke 2:18) All who heard the news about Jesus the Child were amazed. When was the last time you were amazed – truly amazed – at somenews? Modern media coverage has made the experience of true amazement very rare these days. It sometimes feels as if there is really […]

A friend shared with me that a global Chinese Christian leader told a recent gathering of Chinese pastors “how we Chinese are good at knowing (pursuit of knowledge) and doing but lacking in the being (the personal relationship with Christ)”. This accurate observation is true for most Christians, regardless of ethnicity. We need to reflect […]

  A gift of $800,000 was presented by the Jubilee Day of Prayer (JDOP) Steering Committee to 16 non-profit organisations at the Jubilee Christmas Gift Presentation Ceremony on December 11, 2015. This special gift will be used to bless the needy and less fortunate in Singapore regardless of race, language or religion. The gift from […]

The Rev Shaun Chong, the Rev Wendy Tay, the Rev Ming Feong Ching, the Rev Raymond Fong, and the Rev Clarence Lee were ordained as Elders at the Closing Service. – Photo by Daniel Lie Pastors Ian Lee, Ling Kin Yew, Jeremy Ong and Jason Phua were ordained as Deacons. – Photo by Edmond NgUnusually, […]

The TRAC President thanking retiring pastors for their ministry: The Rev Dr Ngoei Foong Nghian, the Rev Dr Daniel Koh, and the Rev Peter Goh. During his President’s Address, the Rev Dr Wong recognised the work of Christian Ministry Staff appointed to Methodist schools.   Photos by Daniel LieEvery year as November rolls around and […]