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THE YEAR-LONG CELEBRATIONS of the 125th Anniversary of the founding of Methodism in Singapore ended on a high note on Oct 31, 2010 as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, and community and faith leaders joined 3,000 Methodists at the Methodist Heritage Day at the Old School on […]

In a global world, we tend to accept, even celebrate, multilingualism. More problematic a hundred years ago were the difficulties which confronted missionaries as they worked hard to bridge mutually unintelligible languages and dialects in this part of the world. The Acting Editor of the Message, the Rev W. T. Cherry, recounts the challenging, though […]

ROOT OF CHURCH DISUNITY “Inflated egos are symptomatic of a lack of personal holiness. It is even more debilitating to a church when they are found in its leadership. That is the root of disunity and division in the church.” ONE OF THE OFT-HEARD DESIRES of many Methodists is that of revival in our church. […]

THE CHURCH IS A PEOPLE. is truth was vividly seen by the 6oo visitors who walked through Tamil Methodist Church (TMC) on Methodist Heritage Day (MHD) on Oct 31 and viewed the many photo exhibits, “ Then and Now”, that showcased God’s people of all ages and backgrounds serving in and through the church, for […]

METHODIST HERITAGE DAY MANY METHODISTS KNOW that The Methodist Church in Singapore began in 1885 with the unannounced arrival of four missionaries – Dr James Thoburn and his wife, the Rev William Oldham, and musical accompanist Miss Julia Bettie. But how many Methodists know that the Methodist Church was formed two weeks later with 26 […]

METHODIST HERITAGE DAY Bishop’s welcome address FROM THE BEGINNING, besides preaching the Gospel of Christ and planting churches, The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) also sought other ways of serving and contributing to the well-being of society.This dual emphasis on evangelism and social concern is an essential part of the Methodist DNA, and traces its […]

Exactly 40 years ago, the Editor of Methodist Message, Mrs Joyce Foster, reminded readers that Christmas is much more than Christmas Day. The calendar for the Christian year begins with Advent Sunday. In the Book of Worship of the Methodist Church, Advent is described as the “Season of Expectancy”. The hymns of Advent remind us […]

DID YOU GET THE MESSAGE? “Christmas is upon us again and the shopping malls and churches echo that beautiful carol, “Joy to the world … ” How we love this beautiful carol. But does the intended message fill us with joy? That because of God’s gift of His Son, Jesus, we have the reason to […]

Share the Gospel – and you will keep the power of the Holy Spirit As we celebrate 125 years of Methodism in Singapore, it is timely to remind ourselves of the Great Commission. The following is an extract of a sermon preached by the Pastor of Pentecost Methodist Church, the Rev Lai Kai Ming, recently […]

In a note announcing the adoption of the Methodist Hymnal more than a century ago, the Pastor of the English (later wesley Methodist) Church, took the opportunity to remind his congregation, as well as readers of the (Methodist) Message, of John wesley’s guidelines to early Methodists on how they should sing the hymns at worship […]

“Our itinerant system sees pastors move to and from churches… even where a pastor moves after a shorter period, it is incorrect, and I add, also insensitive, to imply that that pastor is not a stakeholder.” “STAKEHOLDERS” IS A WORD NO LONGER RESTRICTED to commerce. The church, as well as other non-profit organisations, has used […]

A TWELVE-MEMBER DELEGATION from e Methodist Church in Singapore has returned with “an enriching experience” from the 9th International Christian Youth Conference on Evangelism (ICYCE) 2010 held in Seoul. The conference, from July 14 to 21, was attended by 400 youths from 42 countries. The Singapore team was led by Pastor Anthony Lee, a TRAC […]