- 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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