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Anglo-Chinese School Coleman Street circa 1895. — Methodist Church Archives picture.   THE Anglo-Chinese Schools Board of Governors (ACS BOG) is publishing a book on the history of ACS, to be aptly called “The ACS Story”. The 450-page coffee-table sized book is scheduled to be ready in the first quarter of 2003, in time for […]

Bishop Dr Solomon being received by, from left, Mr Low, Dr Lee Li Eng, Chairman of the ACS (I) Board of Management, Mrs Tan and the Rev Paul Nga, Chaplain of Fairfield Methodist Primary School   Fairfield Primary’s 114th Founder’s Day-cum-Dedication of Block E FAIRFIELD Methodist Primary School (FMPS) celebrated its 114th Founder’s Day on […]

GYM voices in harmony. — Glowing Years Ministry picture.   GLOWING YEARS MINISTRY’S 3RD CONVENTION IN IPOH FORTY Malaysians joined some 220 members and friends of Singapore TRAC’s Glowing Years Ministry (GYM) at their 3rd Convention at Syuen Hotel in Ipoh from July 8 to 11, 2002. A team of enthusiastic, faithful and devoted members […]

The Cross (top) being placed on the rooftop of the new Methodist Church Headquarters. – Methodist Message picture.   FRIDAY Aug 30, 2002 was a bright, clear and sunny day, especially at 4 in the afternoon. A handful of faithfuls representing our three Annual Conferences, the staff and the various agencies of the Methodist Headquarters, […]

CAC training draws participants from various denominations YOU are in the Youth Ministry; but you lack specific youth ministry skills. Chances are the skills you picked up were more from observation, books or on-site experiences. Where do you turn to for training? Nearly 200 workers, youth leaders and pastors turned to the 2nd Youth Ministry […]

Bishop Dr Solomon and the Rev Chong with some of the students. – Methodist Message picture.   BISHOP Dr Robert Solomon hosted a tea fellowship at Trinity Theological College (TTC) on July 8, 2002 for 20 new TTC students who are Methodists. Among them were three Malaysians and one from Papua New Guinea. The afternoon […]

Young Leaders Conference 2002 AFTER an inspiring weekend in Johor Bahru, 74 young adults are now considering going into full-time church ministry. They were among the over 200 who joined the pastors for Trinity Annual Conference’s Young Leaders Conference 2002, held from June 28 to 30, 2002. The conference’s theme, “On the Cutting Edge: Unwavering […]

Conference on ‘Beyond Determinism and Reductionism: Genetic Science and the Person’ AS CHRISTIANS, we believe in the worth, dignity and value of each person. That is why we abhor murder and abortion. We believe that God, in Jesus Christ, became a man, full of grace and truth. As Christians we seek then to do all […]

NASHVILLE – Everyone knows the date. Nine eleven. Nine one one. A day that left an indelible mark on America’s psyche. A day of horror, fear, anger, sorrow. As the anniversary of the terrorist attacks approaches, United Methodists across the country and around the world are planning to commemorate the day in various ways. “Sept […]

The Ladies’ Division Champion, Ms Stella Yap (left) with Mrs Rosalyn Tay (centre) and Ms Angie Ng, the first runner-up. — MWS picture.   No golfer was turned away $80,000 raised for eldercare services AUGUST 2, 2002 started bright and early for 22 golfers who were the first flights to take part in this year’s […]

NEW YORK – President Boris Trajkovski of the Republic of Macedonia will receive the 2002 World Methodist Peace Award. The World Methodist Council (WMC), which has presented the award annually since 1977, will honour Mr Trajkovski in Oslo, Norway, when its Executive Committee meets there this month. In announcing the award, the WMC cited Mr […]

BEAUTIFUL Bayu Beach Resort was the setting for this year’s Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) Camp. More than 100 people from seven Tamil Methodist churches gathered at the Port Dickson resort in Seremban in June. The theme for the ETAC Camp 2002 was “Thinking Churches: Growing Conference“. The theme speaker was the Rev Dr Theodore […]