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ALL METHODISTS ARE INVITED to gather and celebrate God’s grace in the annual Aldersgate Hymn Festival at Paya Lebar Methodist Church on May 26, 2013 (Sunday). The theme for this year’s festival is “Called Together By His Grace”.   The festival will illustrate the teaching of Charles Wesley on grace, based on Laurence Hull Stookey’s […]

Tamil Ministry members from Foochow Methodist Church reenacting the Christmas story. – Foochow Methodist Church picture. Mr Sivakumar (left) being interviewed spontaneously by the emcee, Mr Saravanan Ayyavoo. – Foochow Methodist Church picture.By Raja Thomas   FOOCHOW METHODIST CHURCH (FMC) members held an outreach event for migrant workers at the open field beside Racecourse Road […]

MR JOHN CHEONG, Chairman of the Methodist Co-operative Society Ltd (MCSL), has been conferred a Special Commendation Medal by the Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF), in recognition of the body of work and his contribution towards the co-operative movement.   The award was presented by Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office […]

The cover of Liberato C. Bautista’s book, “Meditations and Devotions on the Millennium Development Goals,” features eight millennium development goals. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose. Accompanies UMNS story #008. 1/11/13. MANILA– With the deadline moving closer for the international community to achieve significant goals to relieve human suffering, the Rev Liberato Bautista decided he […]

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)students had much to celebrate when the results of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and the GCE ‘O’ Level examinations were released last month. On January 6, it was revealed that 37 IB students from ACS (Independent) formed the lion’s share of perfect scorers from Singapore who sat for the November 2012 […]

Mr Tan Kok Heng (left), the previous Brigade President, hands over the Brigade Colours to Dr Ho Yew Kee, the new Brigade President, as a symbol of the passing on of leadership. Witnessing the handover is the Honorary President, Lt-Gen (Ret) Winston Choo Wee Leong. – The Boys’ Brigade Singapore picture.ON NOV 23 LAST YEAR, […]

NEW APPROACH TO EVANGELISM “Enthusiastically persuading people to hear the Gospel and to accept Jesus as their Saviour is not as effective today; more emphasis is now being placed on sharing and respecting each other’s feelings.’’   TO MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES HEAD-ON, the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) needs to have a fully coordinated work system […]

Bishop Dr Robert Solomon examining the five Elders-elect, who were later ordained. They are (from left): the Rev Boey Kok Yeow, the Rev Christopher Louis Kong Chung Dai, the Rev Peter Pan Seng Tai, the Rev Seet Keng Tat, and the Rev Andy Goh Yik Wah. – Picture by Phillip Lam.ORDINATION AND CONSECRATION SERVICES are […]

THERE ARE CERTAIN IMPLICATIONS and responses called for from Christians after recognising the great God whom we serve, said Bishop Dr Robert Solomon in his sermon at the Closing Service of the 37th Session of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC), held at Tamil Methodist Church (Short Street) on Nov 10, 2012.   He highlighted four […]

EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE (ETAC) churches are making good progress in reaching out to the community and seizing new opportunities for ministry even as the conference is grappling with the issue of widening its pool of leadership.   These points were highlighted by the Rev James Nagulan, President of ETAC, in his Presidential Review on […]

By Grace Toh   “IT IS NOT JUST a brick-andmortar building we are consecrating, but hearts of flesh,” declared Bishop Dr Robert Solomon in his sermon at the Consecration Service of 1 Ang Mo Kio Street 21 on Nov 17, 2012.   The venue, which houses Ang Mo Kio Chinese Methodist Church from the Chinese […]

  BISHOP DR WEE BOON HUP, the new bishop of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), anticipates his immediate priority to be the role of leading the MCS to take on the challenge of holiness: “To live out what we know the Scripture teaches, in the context of today.” The Bishop was speaking to Methodist […]