Sophia Blackmore (b. 18 October 1857, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia–d. 3 July 1945, Australia) was the first woman missionary sent by the Methodist Women's Foreign Missionary Society to work in Singapore. During her stay in Singapore from 1887 to 1928, she ...

Methodism is a Protestant Christian religion. The first Methodist church in Singapore was formed following the arrival of Bishop James Mills Thoburn (Dr) and Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham on 7 February 1885. Daily prayer services commenced the following day ...

Janet Lim Chiu Mei (b. 14 July c.1923, Hong Kong–5 August 2014, Brisbane, Australia), born Kwek Chiu Mei, was Singapore’s first Asian hospital matron but is better remembered as its first Asian memoirist. Lim’s bestselling memoir, Sold for Silver, recounts her ...

William Fitzjames Oldham, Bishop (b. 15 December, 1854, Bangalore, South India – d. 27 March, 1937, Pasadena, California, United States) was the founder and bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaya. He is also remembered for having founded the Anglo-Chinese School, ...

The MPH story spans more than 100 years of printing, publishing and retail bookselling. Known variously as Malaysia Publishing House, Malaya Publishing House and, prior to that, Methodist Publishing House, the history of MPH can be traced back to 1890. It began ...