20-21/6/2016:
MTS held the Silent Retreat and 2nd Semester Opening Ceremony at Methodist Centennial Park.
25/6/2016:
MTS Night at Mei Ann Methodist Church, Miri at 7:30pm. Speaker: Rev Dr Tie King Tai.
26/6/2016:
Miri Dedication Camp. Speaker: Rev Lau King Huong, Rev Ting Chu Yih and Rev Ling Man Hsi.
15/7/2016:
2 in 1 Celebration: Parents’ Day and Birthday Celebrations. MTS community and their parents were invited to join these celebrations.
15/7/2016:
MTS held a national flag raising ceremony at 7.45am. Lecturers and students sing the national anthem and Sarawak state anthem, while the National Flag and Sarawak flag were raised in sequence.
22-30/7/2016:
MTS participated in the Borneo Cultural Festival. We opened a booth with the theme “Happiness at the Next Station”.
15-17/8/2016:
MTS held the 9th Wesleyan Seminar. All MTS lecturers shared different topics, one of the panel speakers: Rev Dr Wong Tik Hua: Eschatological Living in John Wesley’s Theology”
New MTS staff members
1) Miss Ting Hwa Ing (Principal’s Office Admin. Assistant)
2) Mr. Moh Heng Huong (IT Officer)
3) Miss Magdalene Ting Ding Chui (Deans’ Assistant)
The 11th Batch STMS College Graduation Service
Date: 26th August 2016
Venue: Wesley Methodist Church, Sibu
Pre-Theological Program Students
Pre-Theological program is a 4-month program, designed for those who are called to go into full time ministry to ascertain their ability for higher theological studies and pursuit. This year, MTS has 7 new students (including 2 foreign students) enrolled in the Pre-Theological program commencing on June 20th. They are: (From left) Guinnesson Ayai Sendera, Nancy Ak Ngalambai, Liu Yu Hang, Qi Xiang, Finsen Wong Lee Ying, Tan Kok Hua. Mastine Robert Suwor (first right) will be taking M. Div. program in STM, 2017.
ATESEA Accreditation
ATESEA Accreditation Team came on Oct 6-7 to accredit our programs. They highly praised our school’s fine work and strongly affirmed our M. Div, B. D. and B. Th. programs, including missiology, Worship & Music programs.
18th MTS Graduation Service
(since the reopening of Degree Courses)
29th October 2016
Venue: Masland Methodist Church, Sibu
Total number of Graduates: 30 (3 Master of Ministry; 4 Master of Divinity; 3 Master of Divinity major in Missiology; 1 Bachelor of Divinity; 5 B. Th; 1 B.Th. major in Missiology; 1 Dip. Th. & 1 L. Th. major in Missiology; 1 CWM; 4 MCS; 6 DCS).
Graduation Thanksgiving Lunch
Date: 29th October 2016
Venue: Grand Jasmine Ballroom (2nd Floor), RH Hotel, Sibu.
Interaction Forum
Wesley Centre of MTS organized Interaction Forums on certain Contemporary Issues.
Visitors
1) 18/07/2016:
Some brothers and sisters from Methodist Senior Learning Centre visited us.
2) 09/08/2016:
Brothers from The Gideons International visited us.
Intensive Courses & Invited Speakers
1) 1/7/2016
Miss Min Kai Yi taught Vocal in MTS.
2) 11-15/7/2016
Rev Dr Ling Tung Kiing taught a M. Min. intensive course on “Church Leadership in The 21st Century”.
3) 11-15/7/2016
Our Principal, Rev Dr Tie King Tai, taught a M.Min. intensive course on “Advanced Preaching” together with Miss Teresina Chen.
4) 21-29/9/2016
Dr Titus Loong taught an intensive course on Cultural Anthropology”.
5) 25-29/7/2016
Dr Rachel Ting taught a Theological Education by Extension (Family Ministry Major) course on “The Changing Family Structure”.