Reaching the Community Through Volunteer Mobilization

All events associated with the Community Projects in Wesley Methodist Church were enacted directly with the support of volunteers. Through Community Project we are able to achieve the mission and vision of COSC which is to be a committed and growing volunteer based ministry to share God’s love by reaching out to help the needy and disadvantaged and providing opportunities for volunteers to serve.

We organise community outreach events to places like nursing homes, children’s home and community movie screenings at Jalan Berseh. 

Standards of Excellence for Volunteers

Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave, just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. (Matt. 20:26-28)

• Why do you want to volunteer?
• What do you think you can contribute to it?
• Why did you choose this particular project?
• What greater good might happen to the society because of this?
• What do you expect to learn from this experience?

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone. (1 Tim. 2:1)

• For wisdom and discernment in your call to service
• For your own volunteer experience
• For the people served, your hosts, and fellow volunteers
• For the impact on the community

Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not humans. (Eph. 6:7)

• Be organised
• Recognise the importance of your work
• Be on time
• Recognise your own limitations
• Dress appropriately
• Bring needed materials and tools
• Be hardworking and energetic
• Be considerate of others

Do everything without grumbling or questioning...and shine like lights in the world. (Phil. 2:14-15)

• Expect the unexpected
• Go where the need is
• Do whatever is asked of you
• Value every task, however small
• Be content with giving a cup of cold water

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual act of worship. (Rom. 12:1)

• Your time
• Your assumptions about yourself and others
• Your strength
• Your abilities
• Your rights
• Your desire for compensation and recognition
• Your assumptions about how the world is supposed to work

Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance. (Prov.1:5)

• Make an honest assessment of your gifts and abilities
• Listen for God’s voice in the midst of your work
• Take advantage of any opportunity to learn new things
• Don’t be a “know-it-all”

If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. (1 Cor. 13:3)

• We serve out of love, for God and for others
• We serve together with others; no one can do it alone
• We serve not only to help but to be a blessing to others

Make me to know Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth, and teach me…(Psalm 25:4-5)

• What did you learn: about yourself? about others? about your expectations and what transpired?
• What did you learn about the larger context of the project and the community it serves?
• What did you do well? Poorly?
• What did you enjoy?
• Did it give you a new vision for service and ministry?

• Would you do it again? At the same place
• Would you share your experience with others, such as your small group?
• Are you motivated to get more involved, such as in a different position or by bringing a friend?

About Wesley Financial Assistance

The Ministry recognises that there is a segment of people in our society who have been marginalised through various reasons and are therefore living in conditions of hardship. It is to this group of people that the ministry seeks to reach out to, to share God’s love. This in practical terms mean that the ministry must go to where the people are; to meet their needs is first to understand their way of life, the environment from which they come from and the culture of hardship. This understanding is essential for building bridges of trust and friendship, something required before the church can begin to share God’s love to our friends. The ministry endeavours to win the trust and friendship of the community through Christian social care and concern.

Objective

It is to provide financial aid to individuals/families for a period of up to 3 months or more, if necessary. This financial assistance scheme is not a replacement of the monthly income that is needed by the individual/family. It is a partial support for them whilst encouraging them to also seek out for other sources of income/support through this time of need. Eventually, as far as possible, it is to assist them towards financial independence.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Documents to bring for application for financial assistance

• NRIC of applicant
• Marriage Certificate, if applicable
• Birth Certificate of child(ren) if applicable
• Job appointment letter if employed
• Letter from other sources of support (e.g. CDC, VWO)
• PUB bills
• Other relevant documents for verification

By appointment only.

To make an appointment, please contact Wesley Financial Assistance office. The office is closed on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

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Wesley Methodist Church (WMC) works closely with Prison Fellowship Singapore (PFS) to minister to prisoners, ex-offenders and their families with God’s love and transformative power. 

In-Care

In-Care brings the transformational grace of Christ within prisons through key programmes such as Chapel Services, Bible Study and Christian Intensive Religious Counselling Programme (CIRCP).

After-Care

After-Care starts with the Prison Gate Ministry where released inmates are received.  Ex-offenders continue to be ministered to upon their release. Volunteers build on their friendships developed with those they’ve ministered to in prison, introduce them into new communities, provide practical help and encouragement on their journey of transformation. WMC’s Connect Fellowship helps to integrate ex-offenders into a church community that will welcome and journey with them spiritually, emotionally and socially. 

Family Care

When someone enters the prison system, his or her family is not spared either. In the midst of struggling to handle this reality, the inmates’ spouses, parents or children are often trapped or labelled with shame and societal stigmas. They also often battle with loneliness, unfamiliarity, loss, and anxiety. Through monthly home visitations, Family Care volunteers form relationships with families, and provide them with emotional and social support.

Contact Us
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References: https://pfs.org.sg/

In the heart of Jalan Berseh at Blocks 25 & 26 is Wesley Youth Centre (WYC). For 14 years, WYC has been a familiar sight to the neighbourhood forging friendship and relationship with the children, youths and their families. 

WYC Mission: “In Christian love, help youths and their families meet life’s challenges to develop their full potential in society”. We want to ensure that ample opportunities are created to develop our children and youths in their physical, social, emotional and cognitive abilities.  We also want to provide these children and youths experiences of friendship, sense of belonging, leadership and recognition.

• Befrienders to children from 5 to 12 years old
• Storytellers or Craft Support (training will be provided)

Tuition Programme:

• Tutors for English, Mathematics & Science for Primary 4 to Secondary 4

2. RECREATION
TGIF, Recreational Activities, Artlogue:

• Art & Craft Programme Support

Camps, Sport & Outdoor:

• Programme Coordinator for our youths

3. FAMILY

• Befriender to the families of our youths

4. HOSPITALITY

• Park and Play: Befriender to our youths (after school programme)

 

History/background
Wesley Youth Centre was set up in 1974 to reach out to the disadvantaged youths and their families. It was located at the top of the Wesley Methodist Church parsonage. The people who initiated this programme included Rev Isaac Lim, Mr Wong Tien Poh, Mr Chen Nee Sian and Mr T Q Lim. The church engaged full time staff to supervise and provide services to the youths. The Youth Centre was moved to the 3rd level of the church old building in 1976 and then to the 4th level of the new church building in 1977. The place was dedicated for the use of Wesley Youth Centre. Since then, Wesley Youth Centre continues to operate its programme.

In 1984, it shifted to Neil Road to share a premise with Wesley Child Development Centre in the old Fairfield Methodist School. The premise provided the Youth Centre with bigger space, more rooms for its tuition programme and own basketball courts for basketball and street soccer. In 1993, the Wesley Youth Centre moved its office to share an office space with Glory Methodist Church in Toa Payoh till 1995, when it finally got a place to rent in the Boys’ Brigade Headquarters in Ganges Avenue. On 9 November 2007, the Wesley Youth Centre has moved to a new rental premise at Blk 25 Jalan Berseh, #01-134/136, Singapore 200025.

On 15 July 2017, we welcomed the new extension at Blk 26 Jalan Berseh.  The opening addresses were given by MP Ms Denise Phua and Rev Stanley Chua.  Till todate, WYC at Blks 25 and 26 hope to continue to be the lighthouse for the children, youths and their families at Jalan Berseh so as to fulfil the Mission that our founders have laid.

Contact Us

Instagram: @wesleyyouthcentre

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What is Wesley Befrienders To Older Persons (WBOP)?

Our Vision:

In addition to the above regular befriending activities, WBOP also organizes outings and dinners for our elderly beneficiaries. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the nature of these outings and dinners are being reviewed and re-calibrated to comply with prevailing Covid-19 safe management regulations.

Click here to read an article on WBOP outreach published in Wesley Tidings (Aug 2021).

Integrating seniors in the community through participation and interaction of the community.

• Methodist Welfare Services - Wesley Senior Activity Centre (MWS WSAC) situated at the void-deck of Block 25 in Jalan Berseh was set up by Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) in partnership with Wesley Methodist Church in October 2010. Opened to seniors aged 60 years and above, WSAC serves this group of residents living in the 2-room HDB rental flats at Block 25 Jalan Berseh, as well as the 3- & 4-room flats nestled along the Rochor Canal, comprising blocks 26 to 30.
• This Centre aims to improve the overall quality of life and prevent social isolation of the vulnerable elderly living in this block of HDB rental flats. It also hopes to facilitate better co-ordination in the provision of community-based support services to the seniors. It is a drop-in centre where seniors are welcome to come to enjoy the facilities and to participate in the centre’s planned activities.

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The Ministry of the Hearing Impaired (MHI) has been reaching out to the Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community since 1992, through Sign Language interpretation at Prayer & Praise worship services. The ministry also started Sign Language classes, to raise awareness of the Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community to the hearing congregation in church. These classes continue to run regularly today for those who have passion for this unique community.

Feel free to browse some of our sign language videos here by going to this channel or this video shown on this page.

The ministry has also organised a range of activities to connect with the Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community, such as free tuition for students with hearing loss, regular bible study groups, Sunday Fellowship, and even regional mission trips, with the first trip to Laguna in 2007. The ministry also provides Sign Language interpretation during courses, to equip both its hearing and Deaf members with interpretation and evangelistic skills. Other inclusive activities the ministry organises include “The Saturday Dinner”, an event that encourages MHI members to invite their friends (Deaf, Hard-of-hearing & hearing) for dinner and mingle with the community.

Through their ministering and outreach, MHI has grown to include 50 Deaf & Hard-of-hearing members in the Wesley community, who worship and grow in Christ together with the hearing congregation. The ministry is also constantly evolving and developing new ways to reach out to the Deaf, Hard-of-hearing & hearing community at large.

Sign Language Interpretation is available for The Saturday Service at 5pm. Drop by for a visit. We are seated on the left side of the Wesley Hall. If you are interested to attend, please contact us for the updated service timings at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.