We are pleased to share that four of our current pastors have been re-appointed to BRMC for 2026 following the 50^th Session of the Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC), and we look forward to their ongoing ministry.

News from TRAC 50th Session

We rejoice with Rev Joshua Kwok on his ordination as a Deacon of the Methodist Church in Singapore, and with Luke Yan on receiving his Preacher’s Licence. Similarly, Pastor Ting Hua Seng will be receiving his Preacher’s Licence in Feb 2026.

We also honour Rev Dr Daniel Koh as he retires from active ministry. We thank God for his many years of faithful service and the lives he has touched.

Lastly, Rev Dr Wendy Watson will be on a 6-months sabbatical from 1 Jul 2026 to 31 Dec 2026. Let us keep her in prayer as she embarks on a time of rest and renewal.

Let us continue to support and pray for our pastors as they lead us into the year ahead.

Did you know?

The TRAC Annual Conference is an annual gathering of pastors and laity of the 21 English-speaking Methodist churches in Singapore. They will reflect on past programmes and discuss God’s direction for TRAC. Election of certain office holders may also be held in some years at TRAC.

In the Methodist Church, pastors in The Itinerant Ministry are appointed to their churches on an annual basis, whereas Diaconal ministers – called to specialised ministries of service, justice, and love for persons – are ordained but do not itinerate.

Candidates who begin their journey as pastors in the Methodist Church in Singapore are received into the Annual Conference as members-on-trial (MOT). The MOT phase is usually a four-year period of formal preparation for ministry as a pastor. MOTs are usually ordained as to the office of deacons midway through their formal training.

Deacons are members-on-trial who have progressed sufficiently in their preparation for ministry as pastors, and thus given authority to administer baptism, among other pastoral duties.

Elders are deacons who have completed their formal preparation for ministry as pastors and are received into full connection with the Annual Conference. Most notably, only those ordained to the office of elders are permitted to administer Holy Communion.

More information is available on The Methodist Church in Singapore website.