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VARNA (Bulgaria) – For more than 70 years, a beautiful bell rang in the tower of the Methodist Church in Varna, Bulgaria. From the time it was given as a gift to the Methodist Church in Bulgaria in 1890, it called the people to worship with joy and expectation after their liberation from 500 years […]

Aldersgate Hymn Festival “GO, TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN,” sang attendees of the Aldersgate Hymn Festival on May 21, 2011, although it was nowhere near to Christmas yet. This well-loved hymn was aptly chosen as it tied in with the theme of the Aldersgate Convention – “Go and Tell: Proclaiming the Gospel Today”. It exemplified […]

SHANGHAI – Bishop Dr Robert Solomon led a five-member delegation to Shanghai and Suzhou recently to meet officials of the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) as well as leaders of the China Christian Council/ Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC/TSPM) and other Chinese church leaders. The visitors were warmly received by Elder Fu Xianwei, Chairman of […]

“Not all forces in ministry momentum are of God … As the pace increases, more people are drawn into the movement … Not all will be motivated by noble aims …There will be those who are driven by ego and ambition. What develops therefore is a community seeking to do God’s will that upholds a […]

  THE TRACKERS’ JOURNEY began unassumingly on Jan 12 at Paya Lebar Methodist Church (PLMC). Kicking off with a three-day two-night Boot Camp, 33 youth, ranging from 16 to 22 years old, from 15 TRAC and CAC churches gathered in the Haven Room at PLMC (soon to become our second home in the months to […]

THE BOOK OF JONAH begins with the rebellion of the prophet against God. Unwilling to submit to God’s plan led him to flee from God. Jonah boarded a ship going in the opposite direction from Nineveh. Jonah seemed to have the wishful idea of getting far away from God. A prophet who had a mission […]

DR LEE LI ENG (left) has retired as Chairman of the Board of Management (BOM) of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) after serving in that position for 15 years. She is succeeded by Mr Richard Seow (right), Chairman of the ACS Board of Governors. Dr Lee has been a member of the ACS (I) BOM since the […]

ALDERSGATE CONVENTION 2011 will be held at Toa Payoh Methodist Church from May 20 to 23, and the key event – a new feature – will be the Evangelistic Rally on Saturday, May 21 starting at 5 pm. The Rev Dr Eddie Fox, World Director of Evangelism of the World Methodist Council, will be the […]

ONCE, WHEN I WAS OVERSEAS, I saw a T-shirt which I liked very much. It was white with blue stripes, and it had a crocodile symbol. As it was not expensive, I bought it. My friends pointed out to me later that it jaws of the crocodile in the symbol were was not a genuine […]

Methodist Education Seminar METHODIST EDUCATORS have been reminded that their mission, being an essential part of the church’s mission, is to provide holistic education to the young. And to hold firm to this ethos, they must understand the scriptural and Wesleyan perspectives on the condition, the soul and the role of education. Emphasising this to […]

EARNEST LAU (March 26, 1929 – March 5, 2011) WHEN THE CONGREGATION sang the opening hymn, “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”, at the funeral service of Mr Earnest Lau on March 8, it was a special moment because this was the favourite hymn of the well-loved educator and churchman. The Kampong Kapor Methodist […]

CHRIST JESUS – GOD’S YES TO THE WORLD”. This is the title of the message for the Evangelistic Rally at the Aldersgate Convention 2011 to be held at Toa Payoh Methodist Church on May 21 from 5 pm to 7 pm. The Rev Dr Eddie Fox (right), World Director of Evangelism of the World Methodist […]