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The Rev Dr Kobia: First African churchman to be elected WCC General Secretary. — WCC picture.   GENEVA — The Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Special Representative for Africa, has been elected as the new General Secretary of the WCC. He will succeed the Rev Dr Konrad Raiser, and will […]

A HIGHLY successful debate on contemporary issues and problems faced by the Christian community was held over three consecutive Saturdays in July. DEBATE ’03, organised by the Board on Discipleship and Nurture of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) was so enjoyable that the organisers, participants and audience regarded the entire event as “three memorable days […]

AS PRESIDENT of the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS), Bishop Dr Robert Solomon receives numerous heads of churches. He recently hosted the President of the National Council of Churches of India, His Grace Geevarghese Mar Coorilos, who paid a visit on July 18. Mar Coorilos is Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church […]

OFFICIAL OPENING AND CONSECRATION OF ACS BARKER ROAD CAMPUS   TUESDAY July 15, 2003 will be eternally etched in the memory of Anglo-Chinese School. Nearly 5,000 people called ACSians from all walks of life congregated in various venues – Tan Chin Tuan Hall, Mrs Lee Choon Guan Concert Hall and Lee Kong Chian Auditorium – […]

LLANDUDNO (Wales) — Representatives of 61 Methodist, United and Uniting Churches who took part in the Tercentenary Celebrations of John Wesley’s birth in Britain in June have issued a message to its churches around the world. They were in Britain, at the invitation of the British Methodist Church, to take part in the celebrations and […]

A group planning its strategy before setting out for the Orienteering Competition. — Wesley Methodist Church picture by DEBBY CHUA.   THE 3rd Singapore Company of The Boys’ Brigade, attached to Stamford Primary School and Guang Yang Secondary School, and based at Wesley Methodist Church, celebrated its 70th anniversary on July 5, 2003. Unlike most […]

Dr Tony Tan unveiling the plaque to declare open the ACS Barker Road Campus. Applauding, from left (front row), are the ACS (BR) Principal, Mr Ng Eng Chin, ACS (Primary) Principal, Mrs Daisy Ong, ACS Board of Governors Chairman, Mr Tan Wah Thong, a student, and Bishop Dr Solomon. – ACS (BR) picture.   OFFICIAL […]

Chris Kitchin   A BRITISH media and public relations specialist will be coming next month to conduct a series of workshops for The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS). He will be here at the invitation of the Bishop’s Office. Mr Chris Kitchin, Head of Communication in the Methodist Connectional Team of The Methodist Church in […]

THE Singapore Government has unveiled the Declaration on Religious Harmony after months of consultations and discussions. In finalising the Declaration, the Working Committee had met several religious organisations, including the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS), for views and suggestions. The committee’s Chairman, Mr Chan Soo Sen, has written to Bishop Dr Robert Solomon, […]

Children at play at Serangoon Stadium. — Picture by DEBBY CHUA.   UNLIKE the usual church Family Days, members of Paya Lebar Methodist Church held theirs at the Serangoon Stadium on June 22, 2003 and invited residents of the neighbouring Serangoon housing estate to join them. Organised as part of the church’s efforts to reach […]

WHAT is our Church’s stand on homosexuality? It is clearly stated in the Book of Discipline of The Methodist Church in Singapore. In the section on Social Principles, we read: “We consider the practice of homosexuality to be incompatible with Christian teachings. However, we do recognise that homosexual persons are individuals of sacred worth. They […]

Tercentenary of John Wesley’s birth on June 17, 1703 2,000 Methodists and friends told: Wesley one of God’s gifts to wider Christian family ON JUNE 17, 1703 John Wesley was born at Epworth, Lincolnshire, a baby who was to grow up to have such a profound influence on the Church, the nation and the world. […]