COVID-19

News

Paya Lebar Methodist Church seals premises for “thorough sanitisation”, closes kindergarten

One of Singapore’s latest locally transmitted cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection, Case 41, was a 71-year-old man who visited Paya Lebar Methodist Church (PLMC) at Boundary Road,...

Real Life, Real People

In this test of Singapore’s strength as a nation, teacher tells students to “be more than”

  In 2003, my OBS was cancelled because of the outbreak of SARS. I was secretly happy because I wasn’t looking forward to it anyway. I remember being even happier when they closed...

News

“This is the biggest trial that we’ve experienced”: Church identified as potential coronavirus cluster speaks up

Five coronavirus-infected patients were found to have links to The Life Church and Missions Singapore (LCMS), the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on February 8, 2020. This made the church of...

COVID-19

What kind of world did I just wake up to?

I woke up this morning to a barrage of WhatsApp messages with photos, texts, memes and even some unkind, mocking comments about panic-buying at the supermarkets. I didn’t think too much of it...

Discipleship

What has this crisis revealed about us? Church leaders urge faith, not fear

TIMOTHY WEERASEKERA, CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH “The future is watching” My fellow Singaporeans, we’ve done this before. Some of us were just students when this happened last....

Music

The chorus against the coronavirus: 8 songs to cheer us on

In times of trouble, why not band together?  In the fight against the novel coronavirus, talented artistes and ordinary citizens all over the world have been paying tribute to not only those on the...

COVID-19

“Death cannot separate us”: A son’s eulogy for his mum who died from the coronavirus

Between heaven and earth, the Lord reigns forever. “Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,”...

How-tos & Handles

At home but not alone: How the church community can stay connected despite the coronavirus

You don’t have to cut yourself off from community even if you find yourself stuck at home. In times like these, the Body of Christ needs to band together in prayer and love. Don’t forget...

Love in action: 5 ways we saw kindness in Singapore’s fight against the novel coronavirus

Over the last few weeks, we’ve heard how rising xenophobia has led to some ugly behaviour in Singapore. But did you know that there’s something else that’s spreading? We’ve...