Outreach

  BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS), in partnership with the General Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service (GC WSCS), will be operating a brand new service – the first of its kind in Singapore. It will be a hostel which will cater to troubled teen girls aged between 16 […]

THE COMBINED CONGREGATION SIZE of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) is just over 1,000 members. However, the small numbers were not a deterrent when it came to reaching out to the chronically poor in the Community Outreach Project of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS). A total of 86 befrienders from ETAC churches came forward […]

Prison Fellowship Singapore (PFS) runs a weekly Saturday programme called the Care Club for children of prisoners. Among the activities is a reading, story-telling, and drama programme conducted by three 13-year-old school girls. These girls have been conducting the weekly lessons for over a year, often battling fatigue and discouragement. One of the girls, Kimberley, […]

  HAVING DEFINED ITS STRATEGIC MISSION, vision and goals in 2009, the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) has begun to intensify the key goal of equipping its indigenous churches abroad to be more intentional in disciple-making. Its mission is to fulfil Christ’s Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:18-20 reminds us that our […]

  MMS Volunteers’ Appreciation Night THE METHODIST MISSIONS SOCIETY (MMS) celebrated Volunteers’ Appreciation Night at Sophia Blackmore Hall on Jan 7, 2011. It was an opportunity for the MMS to express heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the many individuals who have contributed their time, talents, knowledge and experience to it. We said “Thank You” in […]

  EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, in February 2010, The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) launched a Community Outreach Project to help the chronically poor in Singapore in celebration of the MCS’ 125th Anniversary. While the year-long celebration is over, the community project is still continuing, well into 2011. Since April 2010, the number of families […]

  ST PETERSBURG (RUSSIA) – In the midst of a brutal winter in 1921, with a heavy wrap gathered around her slight shoulders, Sister Anna Eklund became a familiar figure standing in the middle of a sleigh loaded with provisions donated by Methodists overseas. At her side was Pastor Oskar Pöeld. Although they had little […]

  Adapted from the “poverty simulation” kit developed by the Missouri Association for Community Action, the “Walk-A-Mile” (WAM) Experiential Journey is a programme conceptualised by the Community Services of Central Singapore Community Development Council to increase public awareness about issues related to poverty. The participants are asked to walk in the shoes of the poor […]

THIS YEAR THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES (MWS) will award 857 bursaries to successful applicants, more than twice the number (352) given out last year. An unprecedented 1,052 applications were received compared to 574 the year before, an increase of 45 per cent. In total $292,000 will be distributed to needy primary, secondary school and junior […]

  THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES (MWS), in partnership with Wesley Methodist Church, will be setting up a new Seniors Activity Centre (SAC) at Block 25 in Jalan Berseh, occupying a shop house unit and a residents’ corner. Called the Wesley Seniors Activity Centre, this centre aims to improve the overall quality of life and prevent […]

  PHNOM PENH – Rain was pouring down with lightning flashing in the distance, but the atmosphere was joyous as six Methodist Hostelites – four young men and two women – received baptism here on July 31. They attend universities in Phnom Penh and board at the Methodist Hostel supported by Aldersgate Methodist Church (AMC). […]

MWS Charity Golf 2010 bags $330,000, thanks to participants, donors and sponsors FOR THE 22ND YEAR IN A ROW, the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) Charity Golf 2010 raised funds for the needy, at the same time allowing Methodists to fellowship with one another through friendly competition. More than 160 golfers descended on Laguna National Golf […]