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1 Chronicles 22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD should be of great magnificence and fame and splendour in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death. Dedication Service to […]

A DECADE passes with the blink of an eye … or so it seems. “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” was the herald for the evening’s celebration of the Methodist School of Music’s 10th anniversary on Feb 3, 2007. The Gala Dinner held at Raffles Town Club was graced by Bishop Dr and Mrs Robert Solomon […]

  Seminar on ‘Ageing with Active Lifestyle – Challenges and Opportunities’ MORE than 300 seniors from 18 Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) churches and several non-Methodist churches attended a seminar on “Ageing with Active Lifestyle – Challenges and Opportunities” at Sophia Blackmore Hall, Methodist Centre, on Jan 30, 2007. Organised by the TRAC Board of Seniors […]

  KUALA LUMPUR – The Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) of The Methodist Church in Malaysia celebrated its 70th Anniversary on Nov 17 last year at the end of its 31st Session. It jointly held a Thanksgiving Service for the completed extension of the church sanctuary. The dual event, held at the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Methodist […]

MEMBERS of Chapelwood United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas, have donated US$47,941.30 (S$73,350) to the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) to help the Singapore agency carry out its rehabilitation work in the 2004 tsunami-hit fishing village near Phuket. A cheque for the amount was sent to the MMS following the American church’s appeal to its members […]

THE National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) is of the view that generally speaking, the proposed amendments to the Penal Code (PC) are relevant, timely, compassionate and appear well thought through. In presenting this feedback, the NCCS is mindful of the role of governing authorities and the Scriptural injunction to Christians on their attitude towards […]

ONE need not walk at a MethodistWalk – you can run if you so wish! News from the grapevine seems to indicate that running is high on the agenda for many … and taking the lead will be the three Presidents of the Annual Conferences – the Rev Khoo Cheng Hoot of the Chinese Annual Conference […]

THE two top officials of the World Methodist Council (WMC) have written a New Year’s message to Methodists all over the world. The Rev Dr John Barrett and the Rev Dr George Freeman, Chairman and General Secretary respectively of the WMC, write: “We have just celebrated Christmas, the annual remembrance of the birth of the […]

THE Boys’ Brigade (BB) in Singapore has elected a new president – Mr Tan Kok Heng. Mr Tan, or Colonel Tan as he was addressed as until August 2006 when he retired from the Singapore Armed Forces after 27 years, is currently a Deputy Director in the Personnel Division in the Ministry of Education. Mr […]

FOLLOWING the accreditation visit by officers of the International Baccalaureate Organisation last July, ACS (International) has been fully accredited as an IB World School, offering the IB Diploma. The IB Diploma course will have its first intake for Year 5 students (equivalent to Year 1 Junior College) this month. The accreditation is the culmination of […]

31ST SESSION OF TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 20-23, 2006 SIGNIFICANT changes have taken place in Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) and they present challenges which need a response. This was stated by the Rev Wee Boon Hup, President of TRAC, in his address on the second day of the 31st Session of the conference on Nov 21, […]

31ST SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 10-11, 2006 EMMANUAL Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) is a relatively small conference with limited resources, but conference programmes provide excellent opportunities for churches to build unity, harness synergies and to be connected to one another. ETAC President, the Rev James Nagulan, reminded his church members of this “strength” […]