Methodist

  • Methodist was founded as a revival movement of the Church of England.
  • Methodist became a Protestant Denomination, and spread world wide.

Church and Schools

Burma had three kinds of Methodist Churches and schools.

  • English Methodist
  • Burmese Methodist
  • Chinese Methodist

MEHS

  • MEHS stands for Methodist English High School. It was rebuilt after the War with the donation from the American Methodists.
  • It is recognized as “Yangon Heritage Building”.
  • MEHSA is an alumni association. The web site used to have a validation process to vet members.
  • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attended MEHS before she left Burma to accompany her mother Daw Khin Kyi (Burmese Ambassador to India). Her elder brother U Aung San Oo matriculated in 1959 from SPHS.
  • Myo Min siblings
    Patricia, Pamela, Uno, Beauty
  • Tan siblings
    Yu Sein (Selwyn), Yu Beng (Benny, M70), Kwan
  • Teoh siblings
    named alphabetically from A to O) : Cecil (C63), Edward (M64) are RIT alumni.
    Kenny was web master of the MEHS Alumni web site
  • Wun siblings
    Edgar (Nyan Soe), Peter (Htin Kyaw) and Rosalind (Htar Cho)
  • Yu Khin siblings
    Marie (GBNF), Richard (GBNF)
  • MEHS 61
    Richard Yu Khin, Selwyn Tan, Hla Yee Yee, Winsome Ba Thike, Victor (Kyaw Sein Koe)
  • MEHS 63
    Kenny Wong (M69), Tint Lwin (Danny, M69), Nay Win (M69, GBNF), Kyaw Min Thein (Kenneth, C69), Saw Yu Tint (Alice, T69), Yi Yi Khaing (Vilma, ChE69) are RIT alumni.
    Myo Shin (Robert), Zaw Mon (Glenn), Swe Aye (Lynston), Khin Nyo Thet (GBNF) became medical doctors.

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