From 1 Sep to 10 Oct 2020, the Rev Benjamin Lee from Wesley Methodist Church completed a 10km daily jog or walk (otherwise known as J-WALK), to raise funds for…
Liaw Ann Shin “It’s okay, God will give us a new Earth anyway.” Is this a mindset that we fall into when faced with environmental issues? Fortunately, we have members…
In response to the issue of racism and protests in North America, Lim Swee Hong, who is a member of Wesley Methodist Church and was a lecturer at Trinity Theological…
Founder Mrs Harriet Doraisamy and a student St Francis Methodist School’s 60th anniversary “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us…
“Soundings” is a series of essays that, like the waves of a sonogram, explore issues in society, culture and the church in light of the Gospel and Christian understanding. In…
Connection, compassion, constants “Lest we forget” is often associated with remembrance ceremonies of the Great Wars. It is an appeal to the living not to repeat the mistakes that led to…
Each Communion Sunday, before partaking of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, we hear the story narrated: “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given…
Joni Ong (bottom right), her husband, Kian Min (bottom left), with her children and sons-in-law. For Joni Ong, chairperson of the Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF), the circuit breaker was a…
Last year, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) published the findings of its survey on perceptions of and attitudes towards social and moral issues among Singaporeans. According to the report,…
Together as one in spirit and purpose 2020 is a year all of us—the Church included—will remember. We have had no choice but to change and adapt, thanks to the…
At the opening service of his first Aldersgate SG event as Bishop in May 2017. The Bishop of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), one of the largest Protestant denominations…
Mr Tan Gee Paw The importance of the Christian father and grandfather in the family cannot be overemphasised. Here, I will focus on three thoughts. The first is: once a…
The highlight of the first day of the 12th Session of the General Conference was undoubtedly the Episcopal Election, which resulted in the election of the Rev Dr Gordon Wong…
50 different stalls with a variety of cuisines participated in the meal-sponsoring initiative. As we spend more time in our homes and neighbourhoods, have we been finding ways to bless…
A client of mine is facing a difficult decision, akin to one doctors have to make to save the life of a patient with a badly infected limb—whether to amputate…
Peter Tan (extreme left) with his family at the wedding of his daughter. The person I yearned for most during my childhood years was my father. Sadly, he was mostly…
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…
The COVID-19 onslaught had expedited many transformations, and we were compelled to start living future digital lives now. Our CAC Boards have also had to make adjustments to continue to…
The worship team in action. This was a National Day Thanksgiving Service (NDTS) like no other—government-mandated COVID-19 social distancing regulations permitted only 50 people to attend the event in person…
