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Chatting convivially are (from left to right): Mr Han Hai Kwang, Vice-President of the Chinese Annual Conference; the Rev Philip Abraham, District Superintendent of the Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference; and the Rev Dr Fong Mow Hee, Associate Pastor of Ang Mo Kio Chinese Methodist Church. “AN ACTIVE LAY PERSON in leadership in the Church works […]

THE WELL-BEING OF THE TAMIL-SPEAKING community in Singapore was the core focus of the Tamil Methodist Church (TMC) from the very beginning, beyond worship and sharing God’s word. This was the Rev William F. Oldham’s very intention, when he partnered two Tamil church workers to set up TMC to evangelise and serve the Tamil community […]

TWO PIECES OF NEWS on the Internet have raised the following question in my mind: “What is God’s Sanctuary meant for?” The first is the recent news about Pastor Rod Parsley of World Harvest Church in the United States, who rode a zip-line to the pulpit during his church service and sparked comparisons to a […]

“ONE HEART, ONE VOICE, oh Church of Christ rejoice,” sang the congregation as they celebrated the 16th Anniversary of the Methodist School of Music (MSM) titled “A Joyful Eastertide”, held at Kampong Kapor Methodist Church on Apr 27, 2013. Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup, who preached at the service, noted in his message written for […]

“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people.” 1 Timothy 2:1 PRAYER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT component of a believer’s spiritual life, and it has to be practiced continually for us to attain spiritual growth. Prayer is also the incisive weapon of defence against Satan’s schemes. […]

“We become neighbours when we are willing to cross the road for one another. There is so much separation and segregation: between black people and white people… between Muslims and Christians, Protestants and Catholics… There is a lot of road-crossing to do. We are all very busy in our own circles. We have our own […]

This month’s “Page From The Past” features extracts from the Twenty-first Homily on the Epistle to the Ephesians: On Marriage and Family written by John Chrysostom, Patriarch (Archbishop) of Constantinople from 398-404 AD. Despite having been written more than 1,500 years ago, John Chrysostom’s words on parenting are strikingly relevant even today. Some of these […]

MEMBERS OF WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH (WMC) took up the pen in unison in 2012 when they came together to write out – by hand – every single word and verse of the Holy Scripture in the church’ s first-ever Biblethon project. The entire handwritten tome, hand-bound in three volumes, each measuring 30.7 cm by 44 […]

HUMILITY WAS THE overriding topic of the day at the recent 3rd Methodist Schools’ Student Leadership Conference (MSSLC) which took place at ACS (Barker) on a Saturday in February. In the audience were 300 prefects, student leaders, teachers and principals from nine Methodist schools in Singapore. The underlying theme in Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup’ […]

MY FAMILY STARTED the first day of Chinese New Year at the Sunday service at Barker Road Methodist Church. The Rev Malcolm Tan used the theme of the “Year of the Snake” in a wonderful sermon which contrasted popular fears of the snake with the good news of Jesus who compares Himself to a snake […]

NEW LEADERS are stepping to the fore in our educational mission through our Methodist schools. This year, we welcome a new Education Secretary in The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), and new Principals at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Primary) and Anglo-Chinese School (International). Methodist Message welcomes:   Education Secretary, Mrs Christine Ho (above) for the […]

In honour of Pope Francis’ inauguration in Rome, the World Methodist Council sent the Vatican a congratulatory letter upon hearing the news of the Pope’s election.   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th March 2013 H.E. Cardinal Kurt Koch President Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Vatican City   Your Eminence, The Steering Committee of the […]