01 Oct 2009

October 2009 - Methodist Theological School Sibu

News Roundup

This is a selected roundup of events so far this year at MTS taken from their newsletter published in Connection 11 October 2009. Editor

 

 

The crowd at the ground breaking service. Construction in progress.

HOSTEL BUILDING PROJECT 

Two four-storey hostels for lecturers and male students is being built. The ground breaking service was held on 14 April, attended by the Presidents of the Sarawak Chinese and Sarawak Iban Annual Conferences, District Superintendents, pastors, church members and the MTS community.

The foundations have been laid and construction of the ground floor has begun. The work is ahead of schedule and hopefully the project will be completed by September 2010. However, funds are still needed and an appeal has been made to churches and individual to support the theological school.

Teachers with their gifts in hand. Gawai celebration.
TEACHERS’ DAY AND GAWAI CELEBRATION 
MTS teachers were each given gifts and the Gawai was celebrated on the same day, 20 May 2009 in the MTS Chapel.

 

 
MTS STUDENT BODY
The student body organized a blood donation campaign on 21 May, assisted by the Rejang Medical Centre. On 17 July the Fire and Rescue Department was invited to conduct a fire drill. Representatives from the department gave a talk on fire fighting and taught them how to use a fire extinguisher.
VISITING LECTURERS 
Two of the visiting lecturers this year were women.
1. Ms Priscilla Magdamo from USA came in May to conduct the McClosky voice workshop.
2. Ms Ho Gaik Kim from STM Seremban came to teach the Iban students Vocation and Ministry from 1-4 September and also gave a talk on Bahasa Malaysia Christian terminology.