Jeremy Choo is the Personnel & Missionary Care Executive, Country Coordinating Officer (Thailand) at the Methodist Missions Society. / Photo courtesy of Jeremy Choo
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Serving the Lord in Thailand 1st Session of the Mission Conference of Mettakij Christian Association
T
he work in Thailand began in December
We were encouraged by the faith and love
1992 with a visit by the then Council on
demonstrated by the Church through the
Missions Chairman, Rev Dr Clarence Lim, Rev
reports that they gave at the meeting. Despite
Khoo Cheng Hoot, Mr Lim Chong Heng and
the challenges presented by the pandemic, the
Mrs Pearlie Lim. This is recorded in the Thai
Church has persevered and grown, with much
Provisional Book of Discipline.
prayer and through the sharing of resources. New preaching points were planted and new
On 19 March 2005, the Wesley Methodist
leaders raised. Today, MCA has 17 churches, 10
Church in Thailand (WMCT) was formally
preaching points, two schools, two nurseries
constituted by The Methodist Church in
and two hostels.
Singapore, the founding Conference. Bishop Dr Robert Solomon was its presiding Bishop.
At the closing service, new Deacons were
WMCT was later renamed the Mettakij
ordained, together with Deacons-elect, Elders
Christian Association (MCA).
and Elders-elect. There are now 19 Elders and four Deacons in MCA.
On 15 March 2022, after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, MCA pastors, leaders and
The meeting marked the retirement of three
members gathered together physically for
Pastors and Mrs Sungwan Yeo, the Principal of
the First Session of the Mission Conference, at
Vineyard Methodist School. Thank God for their
Shineforth Methodist Church, Chiangmai. By
long years of faithful service.
God’s grace, travel restrictions had eased and our delegation from Singapore was able to
We returned from the conference with much
attend the meeting.
joy and thanksgiving, with a renewed hope to see MCA a Provisional Annual Conference.
The day began with a service, where Bishop Dr Gordon Wong shared a message on
We are grateful for the faithful and
contentment from Philippians 4:11-13, and
longstanding support of our partner churches
encouraged the church to continue to rejoice
in Singapore, and continue to welcome more
in the Lord whether in lack or in abundance.
churches to join us in this work.
Attendees celebrated Holy Communion and the first session of the Mission Conference was declared open.
4 Methodist Message
July 2022
To God be the glory!
