Outreach

THERE are several ways you can help to plant a new church. 1. You can contribute financially to help support a national church planter – for example, for just $120 a month, we can empower a pastor in China to plant a new church. Our current policy is to support such a person for three […]

PART 7: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES One of the longest serving staff at D’Joy Children’s Centre, Madam Lee Cheo Kee, cannot imagine herself working with anybody except young children     ‘MY ROLE as the playgroup teacher in D’Joy Children’s Centre includes teaching and taking care of the daily routine […]

ANADARKO (Oklahoma) – Native American languages have been under “extreme and direct attack” for generations and many are in danger of extinction, said the director of a project working to save the Euchee language. Mr Richard Grounds, Director of the Euchee (Yu-chee) Language Project in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, works with the five remaining fluent Euchee speakers […]

  “OUR Methodist missionaries should not have to worry about raising money for their support – we want them to concentrate on just doing their work!” I was deeply impressed by the pastors and leaders of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference. Each month every church – even the ones that did not send any of […]

  PART 5: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVCICES Esther Chai sees her role as Programme Coordinator at iConnect Student Care as a partner in raising pupils with a deep sense of values.   ‘I HAD been living a very active life when I was single. When I got married and gave […]

  THE Methodist Missions Society (MMS) was one of eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which received commendation certificates recently for their contributions to Ho Chi Minh City’s development. The certificates, awarded by the city’s People’s Committee, were presented by the Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Friendship Organisations, at a ceremony. A top official of the […]

  Lessons from the first foreign mission undertaken by Barnabas and Saul WHILE the early chapters of the book of Acts are about the activities of individual missionaries such as Peter, Paul and Barnabas, Acts 13 records the first time a local congregation engaging in an outreach beyond its own community. This episode becomes a […]

LET ME tell you a story about a famine in China. Deep in the interior of China, far from the booming prosperity of the eastern coastal mega cities, a farming community suffered repeatedly from drought and famine. This caused widespread disease, suffering and death. Many miles away in the comfort of his home, a businessman […]

  THE Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) saw the return of familiar faces to serve on its highest governing body, now called the Board of Governance, at its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM). Held at Sophia Blackmore Hall, Methodist Centre, the Sept 8 AGM saw Mrs Tan Ee Leng, Mr Albert Lim, Mr Chan Kum Kit, […]

PART 3: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES The July 25 wedding of Renior Tabboga and Desiree Bernadino created a buzz at Bethany Methodist Nursing Home. Desiree, the bride and a senior nursing aide at the Home, talks about their vocation.     ‘OUR wedding was very special for many reasons: Renior […]

  ‘I must be about my Father’s business’ YOU remember the story. Jesus was 12 years old. His parents had brought Him to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. But because they were travelling with a large group of relatives – they left Jerusalem without Him! They found Him in the Temple courts sitting […]

  PHNOM PENH – The Methodist School of Cambodia (MSC) in Phnom Penh saw 100 per cent of its Primary 6 students pass the National Examination, which was held from June 26 to 29, 2007. This is a marked improvement compared with a 92-per-cent pass rate secured in 2006. Two MSC students, Monita and Tida, […]