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On 11 January 1925, Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (TACMC) moved to its newly built premises at 235 Telok Ayer Street. The distinctive red and white building saw generations of believers pass through its doors, many of whom were moved by revival meetings held by well-known evangelist Dr John Sung when he preached there in 1935.

"This is an extension of a movement within the Methodist community to (enrich) lives—a movement grounded in compassion for those around us, especially those in need, and grounded in dignity, because these are souls precious before God," said Eugene Toh, Chairperson of the MWS Board of Governance.

A young wife laments, "I am married but lonely. My husband cares more about his job than me."

Ms Esther Kwan has been appointed the first principal of ACS (Academy), Singapore's fifth special education (SPED) school that supports students on the autism spectrum who are able to access the National Curriculum. ACS (Academy) will be the first Methodist SPED school in Singapore.

The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) celebrated the launch of its 140th Anniversary as part of Wesley Methodist Church's 140th Anniversary Service. The milestone anniversary is marked from the time Wesley Methodist Church was founded by Bishop William Oldham and Rev James Thoburn in 1885. After its early years at the first Methodist Chapel at Coleman Street, a new church building was built at Fort Canning, where it still stands today.

The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) will be celebrating its 140th anniversary this year with several events and initiatives. "MCS 140" will be launched on 16 February 2025 as part Wesley Methodist Church's Anniversary Service.

At the 13th Session of the General Conference that took place on 5 December 2024, delegates voted unanimously to confer the title of Bishop Emeritus on Rev Ho Chee Sin.

The 49th session of the Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) was held from 8 to 9 November 2024 at Ang Mo Kio Tamil Methodist Church.

There are concerns and challenges ahead for the Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) in this new quadrennium (2025- 28), said the outgoing President, Rev Stanley Chua. And these include an ageing congregation and the use of AI in churches.

We thank God for bringing us into 2025, another year of his mercy and grace. The Church is God's expression, we are called to live this out in comfort and peace or in time of difficulties and trouble. The expression of God's righteousness is lived in and through us, disciples of Jesus Christ.

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." The words of Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) remind us that to be a Christian is to acknowledge our temporality; to be awakened to the way history inhabits us and is inhabited by us.

The new Bishop of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), Rev Philip Lim, was consecrated on 6 December 2024 at Queenstown Chinese Methodist Church (QCMC) / Faith Methodist Church. Bishop Philip Lim, who attended QCMC as a child, will serve for the 13th quadrennium from 2025 to 2028.