Rev. Dr. Yap Kim Hao, First Asian Bishop of Methodist Church, Passes Away
On November 16th, Rev. Dr. Yap Kim Hao, former bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore and Malaysia, passed away at 88 years of age. In 1968, Dr. Yap was elected as the first Asian bishop of the Methodist church. He was an active member of the BuSTH global Christianity community, and a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award given by the School of Theology. See this link in the United Methodist News Service for a description of Dr. Yap’s life and work.