The Christmas season draws out a mix of emotions. Many families celebrate Christmas with feasting and merrymaking. Others dread the rush to buy the obligatory presents. Still others may feel…
Conducting a combined river baptism service in Siem Reap and Udor Meanchey district At an age when most Singapore youths are preoccupied with pursuing academic success, doing National Service or…
Prayer in session Besides the Wednesday Worship Service, which was inaugurated on 15 August, TRAC Seniors Ministry has also been conducting a Tuesday Prayer Service. Both services are held once…
The Christmas story (recounted in the second chapter of Luke) has a very important but often overlooked theme: “receiving”. God gave His precious only Son to the world with all…
Not yet a teenager but holding a pride of scholars, Pharisees and Sadducees spellbound in the temple in Jerusalem—men of letters and good standing who prized their scholarship above all.…
In 2005, Seletar Tamil Methodist Church moved to a new place of worship, St George’s Chapel, in Changi. It was around this time that then Bishop Dr Robert Solomon encouraged…
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven,…
In life, many of us face ups and downs. For some, their obstacles can be debilitating. 18-year old Agnes*, who currently resides at MWS Girls’ Residence, suffered horrific abuse by…
Storytellers have long used anthropomorphic animals as characters in morality tales. Anthropomorphising helps children to identify with what they are reading on a metaphorical level, encourages imagination, and interweaves morals…
Doris with her students from The Methodist School of Cambodia in 2001 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor 12:9, NIV)…
Charis Methodist Church began as the English congregation of Geylang Chinese Methodist Church in the 1970s. After much prayer and deliberation with the mother church, Charis MC was born on…
The Boys’ Brigade in Singapore (BB) and The Girls’ Brigade Singapore (GB) organised a significant inaugural joint Thanksgiving Service on 20 Oct 2018 at Christalite Methodist Chapel. Over 100 people,…
In the third volume of his Systematic Theology, Methodist theologian Thomas Oden maintains that despite the diversity of its members, the Church remains united in Christ: “in its own forms…
Of late, diversity has been a buzzword and is often seen as desirable. We see diversity in families too. Within a family, there might be grandparents who belong to the…
On the evening of Friday, 28 Sep, the Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF) filled the Concorde Hotel ballroom with music, laughter and the irresistible aroma of Peranakan cuisine, all in the…
Every November, the three Annual Conferences of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS)—the Chinese AC (CAC), the Emmanuel Tamil AC (ETAC) and the Trinity AC (TRAC)—hold their separate conferences, which…
The annual Methodist Retreat is a way for Methodists, both local and international, to connect with one another and reflect on what makes us distinctly Methodist. It is also a…
Exciting new opportunities for Methodist Church growth and service ministries in Southeast Asia are on the horizon through a collaborative regional approach. This was the clear message from the first…
While liturgical worship received a boost from interdenominational exchanges during the late 20th century, another shift in worship culture occurred in the opposite direction. The modern “seeker-friendly”, “contemporary” movements downplay…
