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On 31 Jan 2015, Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) held our Annual Thanksgiving Service in the sanctuary of Tamil Methodist Church in Short Street, the second-oldest Methodist church in Singapore. Great has been God’s favour ever since Tamil Methodism took root in Singapore in 1886, and continued with the formation of ETAC in 1976. It is with […]

“Hide and seek, lost and found… games not only played by children but by all of us in our everyday lives. We run and hide from our deepest, darkest secrets and sin; we struggle, fight, resist, only to find ourselves starting all over again as if trapped in a time loop. “Is there a solution? Is there hope? […]

“Today is only the first day of Christmas,” said Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup, referring to the Christmas season. “Take the true meaning of Christmas with you for the rest of the season.” The Bishop was thanking the audience on behalf of the Celebrate Christmas in Singapore (CCIS) 2014 organisers, at the CCIS concert held […]

Launch of MCS 130 Our year-long celebrations of the 130th anniversary of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) will be launched via a video message from our Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup, screened in most of our 46 local Methodist churches on 22 Feb 2015.‘Methodists in Action’ What would be the impact on our nation […]

  Kum Yan Methodist Church (Chinese Annual Conference) 1 Queen Street, Singapore 188534 Sunday Services: 9 a.m. (English), 9 a.m. (Mandarin), 10.30 a.m. (Junior Youth), 11 a.m. (Cantonese), 1.30 p.m. (Youth), 11 a.m. (Woodlands) Contact: 6337-6196 or www.kumyan.org.sg   Kum Yan Methodist Church (Kum Yan) – translated as “thanksgiving” in English – has been teaching […]

Pastors Gladwin Lee (kneeling, left) and Benjamin Lee being ordained as Deacons. – Photo by Daniel Lie A Thanksgiving Memorial Service was held for the late Rev Dr Clarence Lim on 19 Nov 2014, during the 39th Session of the Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC). The late Rev Dr Lim, who passed on to glory on […]

“… practise what John Wesley called ‘social holiness’, which should be pursued together through holy societies and holy conferencing, rather than through private and solitary contemplation. ” TRAC churches will form four Districts instead of the existing three, said the Rev Dr Gordon Wong, President of Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC), as he delivered his address on […]

All three Annual Conferences of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) elected new Vice-Presidents at their 39th Sessions in November 2014. The elections, held every two years, identify lay volunteers who will work closely with the Presidents to assist them in their duties. The new Vice-President for Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) is Mr Anton […]

Newly-ordained Deacons: (Front row, from left) the Rev Irman Halim, the Rev Tack Ng Lai Chun, the Rev Edmund Koh, and the Rev Eric Soh. People invest because they want to secure their future. Yet, noted Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup, the experience of financial crises in recent years warns us that “nothing you invest […]

The Rev Ling Tieng Ngung being ordained as an Elder – Photo by Joshua Khoo A new Family Taskforce aims to help build Christian families with piety and trust, while a new Board of Family Ministry will foster stronger family and biblical values through courses and talks. The urgent need for pastors and youth ministers, […]

Four Methodist schools are seeking support from the Methodist community to provide necessary and appropriate facilities for their students through on-going building projects. Education Secretary Mrs Christine Ho presented their appeals during the Council on Education report at the 39th Sessions of the three Annual Conferences in Nov 2014. Geylang Methodist School (Primary) is upgrading its […]

Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup delivered two sermons on being agents of change, drawing from the Beatitudes, at the Opening and Closing Services of the 39th Session of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) at Sembawang Tamil Methodist Church. “It is our action, and not merely our presence, that will enrich and brighten up the environment […]