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A TALK ON HABBAKUK ON OCT 7, the Rev Dr Gordon Wong, who teaches Old Testament and Hebrew at Trinity Theological College and is an author, gave a talk on Habakkuk, the first of a series on Old Testament characters, for members of the TRAC Board of Seniors Ministry. Sixty-one members attended the talk. The […]

THE Rev Dr Chong Chin Chung, Pastor-in-Charge of Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Church, was elected President of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) at its 33rd Session at Hakka Methodist Church on Nov 11, 2008 – the second day of the session.

33RD SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 7-8, 2008 THE Rev James Nagulan was reelected President of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) at its 33rd Session, which was held at Ang Mo Kio Tamil Methodist Church on Nov 7 and 8. He was voted in on the 6th ballot on Nov 8. Thanking the […]

33RD SESSION OF TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 17-20, 2008 UNCTION. Remember the word. It is an old-fashioned word which we do not use any more. The more modern equivalent today is the word “anointing”. And the word anointing is taken from the word “Messiah” in Hebrew, and “Christ” or “Christos” in Greek, both meaning the […]

The Rev Gopal Khanal (left) and the Rev Sebashtain Lepcha being ordained as Deacons by Bishop Dr Solomon who is flanked by the Rev Tan-Yeo (left) and the Rev Prabhu.   Bishop dedicates Phulbari Methodist Church, Bible school and ordains two local pastors IT HAS been 10 years since the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) first […]

Dedication of Geylang Chinese Methodist Church Living Stones Chapel A PLACE of worship is a house for God’s name. This place is chosen by God Himself and therefore, we are to seek out this place to worship Him. Because in this place: 1. God is always present. Our Lord Jesus said, “For where two or […]

The National Council of Churches of Singapore issued a Statement on Euthanasia to the media on Nov 6, 2008. We reproduce the statement in full below. ACCORDING to the American Medical Association’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, “Euthanasia is commonly defined as the act of bringing about the death of a hopelessly ill and suffering […]

ALDERSGATE Convention 2009 will be held from May 18 to 23. The annual week-long series of talks and seminar culminating in the Aldersgate Service will feature two keynote speakers who will explore the theme, “The Wesleyan Way of Being Church”, in English and Mandarin. The venue has not been confirmed. The Rev Dr Ting Gah […]

THE well-meaning adult church said to the youth worker Su Ling (not her real name): “You are gifted in ministry and you are no longer in your 30s, you should think of moving up from ministry to general ministry or even ordination.” The leader meant to praise Su Ling’s gifts and support her ministry but […]

  9TH SESSION GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN MALAYSIA KOTA KINABALU – The Rev Dr Hwa Yung was re-elected Bishop of the Methodist Church on the first ballot at the 9th Session of the General Conference of The Methodist Church in Malaysia held in Kota Kinabalu from Sept 15 to 20, 2008. In […]

METHODIST SCHOOLS’ STAFF GET-TOGETHER 2008 BISHOP Dr Robert Solomon has urged Methodist School teachers to be good stewards of their talents: to use them to mould the many students who look up to them for direction and guidance. He was addressing the staff of all the Methodist Schools in Singapore at Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) […]

9TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN SINGAPORE: SEPT 8-13, 2008 THERE is evidence of God’s grace working in, among, and through us in this current quadrennium. So saying, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon added that “if we trust our living God and act in obedience, He will continue to lead us […]