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FAMILY LIFE CONFERENCE THE family is an important unit in the church, and that unity in the family is important. In this age of choices, the people are encouraged to be less committed to any particular brand or choice, but this cannot be said to be true of the marriage relationship. Stating this, Bishop Dr […]

THE 60th Anniversary dinner of Singapore’s first seminary that took place on Oct 3, 2008 at Orchid Country Club was marked by many new beginnings. The Principal of Trinity Theological College (TTC), the Rev Dr Ngoei Foong Nghian, announced the seminary’s new programme, upcoming degree, and even an upcoming professor. In a congratulatory message in […]

Bishop William P. Eveland, who superintended the Malaysia area from 1914 to1916, visited Japan for a short vacation in the summer of 1915. His appreciation of the serenity and beauty of the scenery is palpable. But his reactions to the school chapels and church services, and the interesting comparisons between the indigenous church leadership in […]

ONCE upon a time, there was this couple who at their every wedding anniversary would don their wedding clothes and have their picture taken in the living room of their house. They planned to do this throughout their life together and to collect the photographs in a single album. I imagine them on their 5th anniversary coming down to the living room for […]

DISCIPLE Agency (DA) has entered into a partnership with Gereja Methodist Indonesia (GMI – The Methodist Church in Indonesia) Region 2 for the translating of DISCIPLE materials into Bahasa Indonesia. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Bishop Amat Tumino, Bishop of GMI Region 2, and Bishop Dr Robert Solomon of The Methodist Church in […]

Christians offer thanksgiving and gratitude at National Day Service CHRISTIANS from various denominations gathered to commemorate and offer gratitude for 43 years of blessings for Singapore at this year’s National Day Thanksgiving Service at St Andrew’s Cathedral on Aug 14. Organised by the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS), the service incorporated several celebratory […]

Conference decides to partner MWS in pilot project THE General Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service (GC-WSCS) has taken up the challenge of setting up a Post-Care Hostel for Teenage Girls in partnership with the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS). The decision was taken at its 9th Quadrennial Session at the Bayview Hotel in Malacca after the proposal to […]

The WFMS Quarterly Review, a publication of the Methodist women’s missionary organisation, contains some interesting stories of the work of Methodist women missionaries in the early 20th Century. This piece describes how the Malacca Methodist Girls’ School was started to provide an education for the girls in this then “sleepy hollow”. ‘IN THE year 1904 […]

WHAT does it mean to be involved in mission? Is mission involvement only for those who go on mission trips, are in missions’ committees or participate in mission events? Romans 10:5-18 envisages a role for every believer in God’s mission. The passage begins by affirming that the key to being accepted by God is not […]

METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL FOUNDER’S DAY TO EVERY THING there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. And there is always a time to celebrate the great things He has done. On July 25, Methodist Girls’ School (MGS) celebrated Founder’s Day in honour of a missionary and founder whose vision continues to […]

TTC’s third professorship established through endowment from Paya Lebar Methodist Church and named after Rev Chew Hock Hin DR ROLAND CHIA, Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Trinity Theological College (TTC), has been appointed Professor of Christian Doctrine. He is the third professor to be appointed by TTC. The first two are Dr Tan Kim Huat, […]

NINE outstanding Boys’ Brigade (BB) Primers have been conferred The President’s Award this year. For the fourth year running, this Award was presented by President S. R. Nathan to the top percentile of the BB Boys in the Primers Programme. The award presentation ceremony was held at the Istana on July 17, 2008. The recipients had […]