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Christopher Chow with his wife, Cynthia As I have never gone through any structured instruction on Methodism, it is sometimes a challenge for me to provide an explanation of its core tenets and practices. Rather, my understanding of Methodism was developed through the actions of my fellow Methodists around me. When I was in Anglo-Chinese […]

My life has been permeated and blessed by Methodist connections on numerous fronts—I was educated at Methodist schools, and later taught there. I attended Sunday School and was baptised in a Methodist church. I am married to a Methodist pastor and we have two children, both of whom are currently actively connected with Methodist institutions. […]

Lois Chng, a member of Toa Payoh CMC and the artist of CAC News’ “I Am John Wesley” cartoon As a second-generation Christian, I never really thought much about the Methodist identity while I was growing up. But after attending the annual MCS Aldersgate conference, listening to sermons and stories about John Wesley and his […]

Salomone D is a member of AMKTMC To me, being a Methodist is growing as a disciple of Christ with the guidance and care of a strong community of believers, while serving the Church and community at large. Although I didn’t grow up in a Methodist church, I quickly grew to appreciate the methodical way […]

Kyle Yeo is a Lay Ministry Staff of Grace Methodist Church, overseeing Young Adults, Senior Youth and Hospitality–Integration Ministry. I might not be the most “Methodist” person out there—I grew up in an unbelieving family, came to faith in an Anglican youth church camp in Singapore at 14 and received my assurance of salvation in […]

To me, being a Methodist means a strong faith, great fellowship and fruitful ministry exercising scriptural holiness. Faith: I received Christ in the Methodist Church, and that means it is the Church that gave birth to my faith. My church life is basically built upon the rich heritage of the Methodist Church’s Wesleyan spirit. Fellowship: […]

I’ve been told that what sets Methodists apart from other denominations is our heritage of schools and education, our culture of music and the arts, and our principles instated by John Wesley, such as discipline and thrift, among other things. What this means to me, on a personal level, is family. I grew up in […]

Dr Tong Hoo Ing contributes to Methodist Message as a volunteer writer. A retired neurologist, he worships at Wesley Methodist Church, and volunteers with medical mission teams to Third World countries. Paul Hang Hoh-Gi was born in Sien Yu City, Fukien, China, on 3 May 1901, to a Methodist family. His mother served as a […]

Methodist Message (MM) has invited the Rev Dr David Lowes Watson and Dr Tong Hoo Ing to write a series of paired articles on early Methodist preachers from the UK and Singapore respectively. This biographical series aims to trace the movement of the Holy Spirit in grassroots evangelistic preaching, reminds us of the evangelistic fervour […]

  His progression in Argentina to Bishop, then Archbishop and Cardinal in 2001, was shaped by the disciplined scholarship and spirituality of the Jesuits, where the inward promptings of the Holy Spirit are lived out in the rigour of a simple and austere way of life, especially among the poor. In the two preceding parts […]

In the first part of this article published in the March 2015 issue of Methodist Message, I noted the tradition of the papal office and that the election of Pope Francis marked a number of ‘firsts’ in its history. Another distinctive of his papacy has been his very intentional focus on international ministry. A Pope […]

Introduction: The tradition of the papal office f there is a leadership role immediately recognisable in world Christianity, it is that of the Pope. With a tradition going all the way back to the Apostle Peter, it is an office accorded honour, authority and respect from the Roman Catholic Church (RCC), comprising some 1.2 billion […]