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ORDINATION SERVICE OF 28th SESSION OF CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE PORTRAITS OF A PASTOR The pastor called by God should be a Trustworthy Steward, like a Tender Mother and a Teaching Father   The laying of hands on the Rev Wong Yeow Lin, who was ordained as an Elder by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon (standing, second from left). With him […]

28TH SESSION OF TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE (TRAC): NOV 24-27, 2003 AT THE Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) Retirement Recognition Service held at the ACS (Barker Road) Concert Hall on Nov 26, 2003, the Rev Michael Wong’s 39 years in the Methodist ministry was recognised. Among those present were Mrs Janet Wong and their younger son, Moses, […]

28TH SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE (ETAC): NOV 7-8, 2003     Structural renewal      Stronger relationship with God      Stronger push for missions and outreach   EMMANUEL Annual Tamil Conference (ETAC) continues to focus on three goals in the coming year: a systematic structural renewal, a stronger relationship with God through discipleship, and a stronger relationship within […]

28TH SESSION OF CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE (CAC): Nov 11-13, 2003 THE start of TA2 building and the completion of Queenstown Chinese Methodist Church last month (December 2003) were highlighted by the Rev Khoo Cheng Hoot, President of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC), at its 28th session at Sengkang Methodist Church. In his Presidential Address to […]

Pastors and leaders of the three Toa Payoh churches pose for a picture with Bishop Dr Solomon (fourth from left). They are, from left, the Rev John Chiok (Pastor-in-Charge, Toa Payoh Chinese MC), Pastor Raymond Sim (Toa Payoh MC), the Rev Chew Eng Pin (Assistant Pastor, TPCMC), the Rev R. Prabhu (Pastor-in-Charge, Toa Payoh Tamil […]

Communication head of British Methodist Church conducts ‘How To Connect’ seminars    Pastors, lay leaders, editors and writers attend three different workshops “WE ARE communicating all the time,” the head of the British Methodist Church communications office, told participants at three workshops at the Methodist Centre. Mr Chris Kitchin, Head of Communication in the Methodist […]

Mr Paul Hoey (right) with two boys getting ready to replace an old paramilitary mural with a new one honouring Catholic and Protestant heroes.   BELFAST (Northern Ireland) — For years, it has been almost impossible to get to a worship service at the East Belfast Mission, attend a seniors lunch or go to a […]

THE National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) has issued a guide to help Christians relate to fellow Singaporeans of other religious faiths in a positive and constructive way. Published in the form of a flyer, it is entitled “Guide to Common Issues in Inter-Religious Relations”. The guide is the result of many months of […]

National Day 2003: Nurturing every ACSian to be a Scholar, an Officer and a Gentleman.   MOE awards recognise school’s commitment to provide holistic and ability-driven education for students ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (Independent) won two Best Practice Awards for Organisational Effectiveness and Student All-Round Development and three Sustained Achievement Awards for Sports (5th Award), Uniformed Groups […]

Awards for Grace Kwee and Eric Chan ACCORDING to Miss Grace Kwee, our first Christian ministry worker recruited to work in the Methodist schools and a recipient of the 30-year Long Service Award, the Methodist Schools’ Get-together was started about 30 years ago to give the staff an opportunity to get to know one another […]

55th Anniversary Thanksgiving Dinner of Trinity Theological College HOW can Trinity Theological College (TTC) stand out in a region with growing numbers of Bible and theological training centres? That was a question raised at TTC’s 55th Anniversary Thanksgiving Dinner at the Orchid Country Club on Oct 3, 2003 before students, alumni, friends, staff and faculty. […]

The principals and vice-principals belting out “The Blessing Song” in dedication of their staff. Methodist Schools’ Staff Get-together 2003 “All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things white and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.” THESE words, sung so sweetly and passionately by the Geylang Methodist Primary School choir, heralded […]