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If only we would allow God to do His penetrating work in us, He will patiently work in us and do the needful to remove what is stubborn and damaging. Our God is a master pruner. Pruning is painful but it is necessary for our own good. It helps us to be fruitful and clean. […]

Methodist Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup (left) and Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Chia giving the joint benediction.   For the first time, Roman Catholics and Protestants gathered for an ecumenical and healing service at Aldersgate Methodist Church this past August to “worship God together as one, to commit to love one another as one, […]

DMC/Merlin Keyword: TYPHOONHAIYAN Destruction in Estancia, Iloilo. The devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons to hit the planet this year continues to unfold. World Vision reports that an estimated 11.8 million people (almost double Singapore’s population) have been affected, and the death toll remains unconfirmed with recent reports estimating 4,000 killed […]

  Two teachers from the Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) English/General Paper and Mother Tongue departments have been recognised for going the extra mile to inspire their students in their respective subjects. Mr Patrick Sum, who has served ACJC as a General Paper (GP) teacher for 13 years, was awarded the National Heritage Board – Ministry […]

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. God is sprit, and His worshippers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” (John 4:23-24) The conversation Jesus had with a Samaritan […]

The Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) Board on Evangelism organised anevangelistic five-a-side soccer tournament at the Singapore Indian Association on Aug 24. The Rev R. Prabhu, President of ETAC, greeting players at the tournament. The eventsaw participation by 10 teams from ETAC churches and various other churches with Tamil congregations such as St. Paul’s Church, […]

  Over a decade ago, Christalite Methodist Chapel began with a simple mission: To share God’s love with the Geylang Methodist Schools and the Geylang community. Spurred by the Holy Spirit’s leading, a small group of leaders and members from Christ Methodist Church moved to Geylang Methodist School to start a preaching point in September […]

About 300 people representing more than 100 countries gathered at the historic Wesley’s Chapel at City Road, London for the World Methodist Council Meeting from September 10-13. Bishop Ivan Abrahams, General Secretary of the World Methodist Council, shared that “… the goal for this meeting is not only to reconvene our worldwide family, but to […]

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16 (NASB) I pray that the above John Wesley quote will be better known, and better embraced, by Methodists in Singapore. Homo […]

Which worship style is best? Contemporary, or traditional? This divide in worship style only came about 30 years ago, when a wave of new songs for musical worship were written in a style popular in the 1970s. Gradually the word “contemporary” was used as a prescriptive term to promote this new style of worship. Christian […]

Lang from Wesley Child Development Centre (Toa Payoh) receiving her 25-year Long Service Award from Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup at Paya Lebar Methodist Church on July 12. She was one of 23 staff from various Methodist pre-schools who received their Long Service Awards that day, cheered on by the 155 other staff present. Mrs […]

  Pasir Panjang Tamil Methodist Church (Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference) 85 Wishart Road S(098727) Sunday service: 10 am (Tamil and English) Contact: 6273-5911 or email [email protected]   We need bricks to build churches, but did you know that one local Methodist church played a key role in the production of bricks themselves? Pasir Panjang Tamil […]