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‘Is there a difference if Indonesian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Chinese, Myanmar or Cambodian helpers and workers work for a Christian? Is God’s love for humanity through us obvious to them?’ BINTULU (Sarawak) – For years I have been living with aliens, but actually I was the alien. The Khmer word for foreigner is “boh-re-teh”. The older […]

  STAMFORD (Connecticut) – The escalation of the war in Sri Lanka has made life very difficult, according to the President of The Methodist Church in Sri Lanka. “Our own congregations are now being displaced from their areas,” the Rev W. P. Ebenezer Joseph, who is based in the capital city Colombo, said. Because of […]

IN OCTOBER 2006, while on our first mission trip to Myanmar to teach English as a foreign language, a participant tossed the idea of organising a workshop for single parents by connect@ brmc. After praying over it for several months, we held the first workshop on July 21, 2007. We were encouraged by the number […]

THE evening of Oct 17, 2007 saw 85 silver-haired Cornishmen troop onto the stage of the Esplanade Concert Hall. Under the watchful eye and attentive ear of their Musical Director, Elaine Tangye, they regaled the delighted flag-waving audience with a mix of old Cornish favourites and hymn arrangements, including “Myfanwy”, “Hail to the Homeland”, “Softly […]

32ND SESSION OF THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 12-15, 2007 IN PRESENTING his report for the year 2007, the Rev Khoo Cheng Hoot, President of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC), gave thanks for a good year in which consistent and sacrificial effort was made by Conference boards and individuals. Speaking at Kum Yan Methodist Church […]

THE Ministry of Education (MOE) has established a sixth Humanities Programme centre at Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) to nurture talent in the humanities. The programme will include the Humanities Scholarships, which are offered by the MOE to encourage outstanding students to study the humanities at the pre-university level. ACJC has a strong commitment to offer […]

  A milestone in the journey of Methodism in Cambodia PHNOM PENH – The 4th Annual Meeting of the Methodist Mission in Cambodia (MMC) marks another milestone in the life and journey of the People Called Methodists in Cambodia, which calls both for celebration and deeper commitment to discipleship and servanthood. A total of 79 […]

A FILM which is scheduled to be shown in Singapore cinemas this month is causing great concern among Christians. And they should be – and rightly so. The children’s movie, entitled “The Golden Compass”, has been described as “atheism for kids”. It is based on the first book of a trilogy entitled His Dark Material […]

LAY LEADERS who gathered recently for the Bishop’s Lunch Fellowship were told that the church needs to learn some new habits to participate in public discussions. “Things have changed in Singapore,” Bishop Dr Robert Solomon said at his presentation on Public Square Issues. “Issues are being discussed more, and we are encouraged to discuss them […]

It will feature programmes in English and Mandarin WESLEY Methodist Church has been confirmed as the venue for the next Aldersgate Convention, May 19 to 24, 2008, and it will feature two speakers who will talk on the theme, “The Road to Glory: The Future in Wesleyan Perspective”. Topics will be presented in both English […]

  TIRANA (Albania)—The United Methodist Church officially exists in Albania. Formal papers were signed on Aug 20, 2007 in the capital city of Tirana by Bishop Patrick Streiff, leader of the denomination in Central and Southern Europe. The United Methodist Church in Albania has about 150 members and friends in a nation of 3.8 million […]

  NASHVILLE (Tennessee) – The United Methodist Church could have a new hymnal by 2013 under plans endorsed by the denomination’s Board of Discipleship. Directors of the board voted recently to ask the 2008 General Conference to form a hymnal creation committee next year to begin developing a new hymnal. If the committee’s work is approved […]