Protestants in the Philippines
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Protestant Christianity arrived in the Philippines
during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. These denominations were introduced mostly by American missionaries at that time, although some were founded locally. The country has the world's 13th-largest Protestant population with almost 9 million adherents, about 10 percent of the national population. Some are members of National Council of Churches in the Philippines
(NCCP), Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM), Christian Conference of Asia
, World Methodist Council and the World Council of Churches
. Evangelical and non-denominational churches are among the Protestant denominations in the Philippines.
towards Catholicism were prominent reasons for the start of Protestant missionary activity. In 1901 the Evangelical Union
was established in the Philippines to co-ordinate activities amongst the Protestant denominations and lay the foundations for an indigenous religious movement.
, came with the occupying forces. Although his primary duty was to minister to the soldiers, he recorded in his diary that that first service, held in an old Spanish dungeon facing the bay, was attended not only by his own men but by some Filipinos as well. He commented on this service:
Currently known as The United Methodist Church since 1968
From 1898 to 1905 there were different Protestant missions agencies joining the comity agreement, namely:
Manila was opened to all denominations and mission agencies. The Seventh-day Adventist Church
and Protestant Episcopal
s did not join because they wanted to go to all parts of the archipelago.
What would be the evident mission thrusts of these Protestant denominations in the country? The American Protestant Missions (APM) heavily emphasized institutional ministry, and medical missions in their evangelistic and missions endeavors.
For a short time the comity agreement worked well, until the situation grew more intricate and splits transpired. The most notable of these involved the Methodists in 1909 when Nicolas Zamora broke away from the Methodists and founded the Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas
(IEMELIF). This shattered the agreement. Thus IEMELIF became the first indigenous Evangelical Church in the Philippines, an all-Filipino-supported church at that time. Furthermore, Methodist Ilocanos from Northern Luzon moved into the areas of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines
in Mindanao. Baptist Ilongos migrated from Iloilo to Central Cotabato, traditionally Christian and Missionary Alliance territory. As this kind of movement increased, the sharp boundaries between the different comity areas became obscured.
Divisions came with growth and expansion, and personality clashes, racial tensions, the dynamics of nationalism, cultural differences, power struggles and other non-theological factors contributed to the schisms. In the 1920s the fundamental-modernist controversy in the USA affected the Philippines, causing further division. By 1921, some nineteen independent denominations were registered with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and important splits occurred among the Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians and Disciples of Christ. Several small denominations, some of them entirely under national leadership, emerged.
was founded in 1929 as a successor of the Evangelical Union. This was followed in 1938 by the organization of the Philippine Federation of Evangelical Churches
. With the coming of World War II, the United Evangelical Church
underwent severe trying circumstances when the mission agencies were completely cut off from the USA. American missionaries were incarcerated and mission funds were unexpectedly discontinued. To better deal with the diverse Protestant groups, the Japanese pressed for the formation of the Evangelical Church in the Philippines which combined thirteen denominations in all. However, most of the larger denominations such as Methodist, Episcopal, Unida and other independent churches refused to do so. After the war, the Evangelical Church of the Philippines fell into further fragmentation, but the Disciples of Christ, the United Brethren, the iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo, the Evangelica Nacional, some individual congregations of the IEMELIF, the Philippine Methodist and the Presbyterian Churches remained intact. Many churches further became united and is now called the United Church of Christ in the Philippines
. In 1949 the United Evangelical Church, the Philippine Federation of Evangelical Churches, the Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo united to form the Philippine Federation of Christian Churches
. Today, Protestant and Evangelical churches and denominations are grouped into major councils of churches: The National Council of Churches in the Philippines
(NCCP), and the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) organized in 1964. After the People Power Revolution in 1986, Bread of Life Ministries International
, led by its founding pastor Butch Conde drew inspiration from his Korea Prayer Study Tour and the Prayer Mountain experiences in South Korea, then the church acquired a land in the mountains in Rizal to build the country's and Southeast Asia
's first Prayer Mountain
facilities to spread the same spirit of prayer in the Philippines led to building the first Filipino prayer mountain facility on the said year, in 1988, it was dedicated the Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain, its ministry of intensifying and deepening the prayer lives of the Filipino Christians through fasting and it was the start of the Protestant history of the Philippines in Post-Revolution. Today it continues as a place dedicated to restoration in prayer and has become a haven for believers from different churches and denominations to pray for the Philippines.
gradually accepted Protestant Christianity. During the 1920s and '30s, American Methodist missionaries openly supported Filipino independence from the United States.
, the first Protestant school in the country and the first university founded by Americans in Asia. Silliman is followed by the Central Philippine University
, its sister institution, and other institutions of higher learning such as Trinity University of Asia
, West Negros University
, Filamer Christian University
, the Philippine Christian University
and the Adventist University of the Philippines
.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. These denominations were introduced mostly by American missionaries at that time, although some were founded locally. The country has the world's 13th-largest Protestant population with almost 9 million adherents, about 10 percent of the national population. Some are members of National Council of Churches in the Philippines
National Council of Churches in the Philippines
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines is a fellowship of ten mainline Protestant and non-Roman Catholic denominations, and ten service-oriented organizations in the Philippines. It represents close to twelve million adherents. Advocacy for environmental protection and against...
(NCCP), Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM), Christian Conference of Asia
Christian Conference of Asia
The Christian Conference of Asia is a regional ecumenical organisation representing 17 National Councils and 100 denominations in 21 countries:- Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan,...
, World Methodist Council and the World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
. Evangelical and non-denominational churches are among the Protestant denominations in the Philippines.
Organizations and churches
List of Protestant organizations and churches that established during the late 1970's to middle 1980's.- Alliance of Bible Christian Churches of the Philippines
- Baptist Bible Fellowship
- Bread of Life Ministries InternationalBread of Life Ministries InternationalBread of Life Ministries International is an Evangelical megachurch founded by Rev. Caesar "Butch" L. Conde. Its headquarter is located at Crossroad77, Mother Ignacia Avenue cor. Scout Reyes Street, Quezon City, Philippines...
- Cathedral of PraiseCathedral of PraiseCathedral of Praise is a Pentecostal Christian Church located in Manila, Philippines. COP has a slogan Every Member, Everyday, Every week this 2010. Also known as COP, its main campus is on Taft Avenue, Manila and another south campus in Bellevue Hotel, Alabang...
- Christian And Missionary Alliance Churches of the PhilippinesCAMACOPThe Christian And Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines is a Christian evangelical group in the Philippines originated from The Christian and Missionary Alliance . It is one of the largest evangelical groups in the Philippines.- History :CAMACOP was incorporated in 1947 as a national...
- Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the PhilippinesChurch of the Foursquare Gospel in the PhilippinesThe Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Philippines is a Christian Pentecostal Group in the Philippines. The CFGP is the national church body of International Church of the Foursquare Gospel originated in Los Angeles California...
- Churches of Christ
- Conservative Baptist Association
- Christ's Commission FellowshipChrist's Commission FellowshipChrist's Commission Fellowship is an Evangelical megachurch founded by Rev. Peter Tan-chi, based in the Philippines. Its current worship center and headquarters is located in St. Francis Square, in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City. As of 2009, its membership approaching up to 25,000 people...
- Convention of Philippine Baptist ChurchesConvention of Philippine Baptist ChurchesThe Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, Inc. is the oldest Baptist organizational body in the Philippines.Colporters translated and distributed Bibles in the Philippines beginning in the 1890s...
- Day by Day Christian MinistriesDay by Day Christian MinistriesDay By Day Christian Ministries is an Evangelical Christian organization headquartered in Makati City, Philippines.DBD was founded on June 6, 1985 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as a small fellowship of OFWs. But the start of the growth of the organization was in 1990s, when they had the organization set...
- Dinalupihan Christian Churches Association [DUCCA]
- Disciples of Christ
- Episcopal Church in the PhilippinesEpiscopal Church in the PhilippinesThe Episcopal Church in the Philippines is a province of the Anglican Communion first established by the Episcopal Church. It was founded in 1901 by American missionaries led by Charles Henry Brent, who served as the first resident bishop. It became an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion...
- Faithful Jesus Church
- Faith Evangelical Churches
- Greenhills Christian FellowshipGreenhills Christian FellowshipGreenhills Christian Fellowship is a Baptist megachurch founded by David and Patty Jo Yount of Conservative Baptist Association of America, Its third senior pastor is Rev. Larry Pabiona. Its headquarters is located at Ruby Rd. cor Garnet Rd., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines...
- Independent Baptist Mission for Asians
- Evangelical Methodist Church in the PhilippinesIglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas FilipinasIglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas was founded February 28, 1909 by Bishop Nicholas Zamora...
- I Am Redeemer and Master Evangelical Church (1992)
- Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo
- Iglesia Unida Ekyumenikal
- Jesus Miracle CrusadeJesus Miracle CrusadeThe Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministry is an Apostolic Pentecostal religious group from the Philippines which believes particularly in the promotion of miracles and faith in God for healing. JMCIM is founded by Evangelist Wilde E...
International Ministry (1975) - Lighthouse Christian Communities Church
- Lutheran Church in the Philippines
- New Life Christian CenterNew Life Christian CenterNew Life Christian Center is a church in the Philippines. Its headquarters is based in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines...
- Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ is a worldwide Pentecostal Missionary Christian denomination founded by Arsenio T. Ferriol in 1972 in the Philippines. The PMCC 4th Watch has also expanded overseas with the establishment of foreign churches in Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America and...
- Philippine Assemblies of God
- Presbyterian Church of the Philippines
- Bastion of Truth Reformed Churches in the PhilippinesBastion of Truth Reformed Churches in the PhilippinesThe Bastion of Truth Reformed Churches in the Philippines is a denomination of Christian churches all located in Southern Luzon, the Philippines. Representatives from three former Pentecostal-Charismatic churches and from another group with an Arminian Baptist background convened in April 2004 to...
- Reformed BaptistReformed BaptistReformed Baptists are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology. They can trace their history through the early modern Particular Baptists of England. The first Reformed Baptist church was formed in the 1630s...
churches - Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
- Southern Baptist ConventionSouthern Baptist ConventionThe Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members...
- United Church of Christ in the PhilippinesUnited Church of Christ in the PhilippinesThe United Church of Christ in the Philippines is a Christian denomination in the Philippines...
- The United Methodist Church
- Valley of Grace Bible Church of the Philippines [VGBCOP]
- Victory Christian FellowshipVictory Christian FellowshipVictory Metro Manila is a non-denominational Evangelical church based in the Philippines and a founding member of the Every Nation Churches and Ministries, a worldwide movement of churches...
- Under the denomination of Every NationEvery NationEvery Nation Churches is an organization of non-denominational Christian churches. Its name embodies its goal of reaching "every nation in our generation" with the gospel....
family of churches - United Evangelical Church of the Philippines
- Word for the World Christian Fellowship
- Word of Hope Christian Family Church
- Word International Ministries
Early history
Protestantism developed in the Philippines through the United States taking possession of the Philippines with the 1898 Treaty of Paris. United States rule allowed more opportunity for missionaries to enter the Philippines than under Spanish rule. In addition, there was a backlash against the Catholicism of the Spanish and a greater acceptance of Protestant Christianity represented by the Americans. The dominance of the Catholic Church in the Philippines and Protestant animosityAnti-Catholicism
Anti-Catholicism is a generic term for discrimination, hostility or prejudice directed against Catholicism, and especially against the Catholic Church, its clergy or its adherents...
towards Catholicism were prominent reasons for the start of Protestant missionary activity. In 1901 the Evangelical Union
National Council of Churches in the Philippines
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines is a fellowship of ten mainline Protestant and non-Roman Catholic denominations, and ten service-oriented organizations in the Philippines. It represents close to twelve million adherents. Advocacy for environmental protection and against...
was established in the Philippines to co-ordinate activities amongst the Protestant denominations and lay the foundations for an indigenous religious movement.
First worship service
The first Protestant service held in the Philippines was on Sunday, August 28, 1898. Chaplain George Stull, a member of The Methodist Episcopal ChurchMethodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
, came with the occupying forces. Although his primary duty was to minister to the soldiers, he recorded in his diary that that first service, held in an old Spanish dungeon facing the bay, was attended not only by his own men but by some Filipinos as well. He commented on this service:
"That the power of God will use this day to make a good Catholic better, any weak American stronger, any backslider ashamed, and the gloomy old dungeon the beginning of wonderful things in these Islands, is my prayer."
Currently known as The United Methodist Church since 1968
1898-1940: Comity Agreement
Protestantism was introduced after the United States of America subjugated the Spanish Armada in the Philippines. In 1898 the Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist leaders met together in New York to discuss how to bring the Protestant message to the Filipinos. The result was a comity agreement of the missionary enterprises, dividing up places of ministry to avoid future conflicts among themselves and their converts. This meant that only one Protestant church would be started in each area. The comity agreement, which led to the territorial division of the Philippines, was one of the accomplishments of mission enterprises in the Philippines. The meeting was followed by another gathering in 1901 by the early missionaries in Manila to further discuss the comity agreement with three specific major agenda items:- “to organize the Evangelical Union,”
- “choose a common name for Protestant churches,” and
- “delineate the geographical work allotments for each church.”
From 1898 to 1905 there were different Protestant missions agencies joining the comity agreement, namely:
- Methodists (1898, most of lowland Luzon and north of Manila);
- Presbyterians (1899, Bicol, Southern Tagalog area and some parts of Central and Western Visayas);
- Baptists (1900, Western Visayas);
- United BrethrenUnited BrethrenUnited Brethren may refer to:*Apostolic United Brethren, a Mormon fundamentalist group headquartered in Bluffdale, Utah*Church of the United Brethren in Christ, an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana...
(1901, Mountain Province and La Union); - Disciples of Christ (1901, Ilocos, Abra, and Tagalog towns);
- Congregationalists (1902, Mindanao except for the western end); and
- Christian and Missionary AllianceChristian and Missionary AllianceThe Christian and Missionary Alliance is an evangelical Protestant denomination within Christianity.Founded by Rev. Albert Benjamin Simpson in 1887, the Christian & Missionary Alliance did not start off as a denomination, but rather began as two distinct parachurch organizations: The Christian...
(1902, Western Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago).
Manila was opened to all denominations and mission agencies. The Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
and Protestant Episcopal
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
s did not join because they wanted to go to all parts of the archipelago.
What would be the evident mission thrusts of these Protestant denominations in the country? The American Protestant Missions (APM) heavily emphasized institutional ministry, and medical missions in their evangelistic and missions endeavors.
For a short time the comity agreement worked well, until the situation grew more intricate and splits transpired. The most notable of these involved the Methodists in 1909 when Nicolas Zamora broke away from the Methodists and founded the Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas
Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas
Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas was founded February 28, 1909 by Bishop Nicholas Zamora...
(IEMELIF). This shattered the agreement. Thus IEMELIF became the first indigenous Evangelical Church in the Philippines, an all-Filipino-supported church at that time. Furthermore, Methodist Ilocanos from Northern Luzon moved into the areas of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines is a Christian denomination in the Philippines...
in Mindanao. Baptist Ilongos migrated from Iloilo to Central Cotabato, traditionally Christian and Missionary Alliance territory. As this kind of movement increased, the sharp boundaries between the different comity areas became obscured.
Divisions came with growth and expansion, and personality clashes, racial tensions, the dynamics of nationalism, cultural differences, power struggles and other non-theological factors contributed to the schisms. In the 1920s the fundamental-modernist controversy in the USA affected the Philippines, causing further division. By 1921, some nineteen independent denominations were registered with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and important splits occurred among the Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians and Disciples of Christ. Several small denominations, some of them entirely under national leadership, emerged.
1941-Present: Church Movements
However, the original desire for unity remained strong. In 1929, the United Brethren, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches formed the United Evangelical Church in the Philippines. In 1932, six of the smaller indigenous denominations formed the Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo. Its membership extends from Nueva Ecija to Laguna and later to Bicol and the Southern Philippines. The assembly of these indegenous denominations was called by Don Toribio Teodoro, a known businessman and owner of the Ang Tibay shoes. The National Christian CouncilNational Council of Churches in the Philippines
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines is a fellowship of ten mainline Protestant and non-Roman Catholic denominations, and ten service-oriented organizations in the Philippines. It represents close to twelve million adherents. Advocacy for environmental protection and against...
was founded in 1929 as a successor of the Evangelical Union. This was followed in 1938 by the organization of the Philippine Federation of Evangelical Churches
National Council of Churches in the Philippines
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines is a fellowship of ten mainline Protestant and non-Roman Catholic denominations, and ten service-oriented organizations in the Philippines. It represents close to twelve million adherents. Advocacy for environmental protection and against...
. With the coming of World War II, the United Evangelical Church
United Evangelical Church
The United Evangelical Church was created in 1891 when some members of the Evangelical Association left to form the new church. Thirty-one years later the two groups reunited in Detroit and renamed themselves "The Evangelical Church." In 1946, the Evangelical Church merged with the...
underwent severe trying circumstances when the mission agencies were completely cut off from the USA. American missionaries were incarcerated and mission funds were unexpectedly discontinued. To better deal with the diverse Protestant groups, the Japanese pressed for the formation of the Evangelical Church in the Philippines which combined thirteen denominations in all. However, most of the larger denominations such as Methodist, Episcopal, Unida and other independent churches refused to do so. After the war, the Evangelical Church of the Philippines fell into further fragmentation, but the Disciples of Christ, the United Brethren, the iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo, the Evangelica Nacional, some individual congregations of the IEMELIF, the Philippine Methodist and the Presbyterian Churches remained intact. Many churches further became united and is now called the United Church of Christ in the Philippines
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines is a Christian denomination in the Philippines...
. In 1949 the United Evangelical Church, the Philippine Federation of Evangelical Churches, the Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo united to form the Philippine Federation of Christian Churches
National Council of Churches in the Philippines
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines is a fellowship of ten mainline Protestant and non-Roman Catholic denominations, and ten service-oriented organizations in the Philippines. It represents close to twelve million adherents. Advocacy for environmental protection and against...
. Today, Protestant and Evangelical churches and denominations are grouped into major councils of churches: The National Council of Churches in the Philippines
National Council of Churches in the Philippines
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines is a fellowship of ten mainline Protestant and non-Roman Catholic denominations, and ten service-oriented organizations in the Philippines. It represents close to twelve million adherents. Advocacy for environmental protection and against...
(NCCP), and the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) organized in 1964. After the People Power Revolution in 1986, Bread of Life Ministries International
Bread of Life Ministries International
Bread of Life Ministries International is an Evangelical megachurch founded by Rev. Caesar "Butch" L. Conde. Its headquarter is located at Crossroad77, Mother Ignacia Avenue cor. Scout Reyes Street, Quezon City, Philippines...
, led by its founding pastor Butch Conde drew inspiration from his Korea Prayer Study Tour and the Prayer Mountain experiences in South Korea, then the church acquired a land in the mountains in Rizal to build the country's and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
's first Prayer Mountain
Prayer Mountain
Prayer Mountain, or more specifically, the Osanri Choi-Jashil Prayer and Fasting Mountain Facility, is a Christian retreat in South Korea, operated by the Yoido Full Gospel Church, Korea's largest church. It is located in Jori-myeon, Paju, in northern Gyeonggi province near the Demilitarized Zone...
facilities to spread the same spirit of prayer in the Philippines led to building the first Filipino prayer mountain facility on the said year, in 1988, it was dedicated the Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain, its ministry of intensifying and deepening the prayer lives of the Filipino Christians through fasting and it was the start of the Protestant history of the Philippines in Post-Revolution. Today it continues as a place dedicated to restoration in prayer and has become a haven for believers from different churches and denominations to pray for the Philippines.
Protestant denominations
| Name | Central churches | Senior pastor(s) | Launch Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bro. Eddie Villanueva Eddie Villanueva Eduardo C. Villanueva , known as Bro. Eddie Villanueva, is a religious and political leader in the Philippines and a presidential candidate in the 2010 Philippine election as standard bearer of the Bangon Pilipinas Party... (1978-present) |
1978 | |
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Rev. David Yount (1978-1993) Rev. Luis Pantoja (1993-2010) Dr. Larry Pabiona (2010-present) |
1978 | |
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Rev. Butch Conde (1982-present) | 1982 | |
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Rev. Peter Tan-chi (1984-present) | 1984 | |
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Rev. Steve Murrell (1984-present) | 1984 |
Growth
A major factor in the development of Philippine Protestantism is the explicit expression of religious freedom found in the Philippine constitution. The Philippine Youth Movement founded in 1926 boosted the move to develop the indigenous church nationwide.Nationalism
A continuing theme in the development of Protestantism in the Philippines is the tension between the religion and nationalism. After an initial period of resentment toward American missionaries, FilipinosFilipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
gradually accepted Protestant Christianity. During the 1920s and '30s, American Methodist missionaries openly supported Filipino independence from the United States.
Education
Protestant missionaries founded many schools and universities in the Philippines. Most notable of these is Silliman UniversitySilliman University
Silliman University is a private research university located in Dumaguete, Philippines. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it was the first American private school to be founded in the country. The University is named after Dr...
, the first Protestant school in the country and the first university founded by Americans in Asia. Silliman is followed by the Central Philippine University
Central Philippine University
Central Philippine University is a non-stock, non-profit Christian institution of higher learning in Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines. It was founded in 1905 by American Baptist missionaries as an elementary school for poor boys which eventually opened up a high school in 1920. It converted into...
, its sister institution, and other institutions of higher learning such as Trinity University of Asia
Trinity University of Asia
Trinity University of Asia , also known as TUA or simply Trinity, is a non-sectarian private university located in Quezon City, Philippines. Originally established in 1963 as an elementary, high school and collegiate educational institution, Trinity eventually university status on July 18, 2006...
, West Negros University
West Negros University
West Negros University, also referred to as WNU, is a university located in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The university is a second level-accredited school by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities - Commission On Accreditation and awards degrees in associate,...
, Filamer Christian University
Filamer Christian University
Filamer Christian University or the FCU is a higher education institution established 1904 by Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Robbins with the help of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society...
, the Philippine Christian University
Philippine Christian University
The Philippine Christian University is a private university along Taft Avenue, Manila. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines. Originally named as Manila Union University, it was renamed as Philippine Christian College...
and the Adventist University of the Philippines
Adventist University of the Philippines
Adventist University of the Philippines is private coeducational Christian university located in Putting Kahoy, Silang, Cavite, Philippines. The university is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and holds an autonomous status recognized by CHED .-History:The Adventist University of the...
.
See also
- Christianity in the PhilippinesChristianity in the PhilippinesThe Philippines is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic nations in Asia, the other being East Timor. About 93% of the population is Christian, about 5% are Muslim and about 2% are other or none.-History:...
- Apostolic Catholic ChurchApostolic Catholic ChurchThe Apostolic Catholic Church is a self-governing church that claims to trace its faith and worship from the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church that Jesus Christ and his Apostles established. The church believes the Trinitarian Doctrine that states that the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit...
- United Church of Christ in the PhilippinesUnited Church of Christ in the PhilippinesThe United Church of Christ in the Philippines is a Christian denomination in the Philippines...
- Iglesia Filipina IndependientePhilippine Independent ChurchThe Philippine Independent Church, The Philippine Independent Church, The Philippine Independent Church, (officially the or the IFI, also known as the Philippine Independent Catholic Church or in Ilocano: Siwawayawaya nga Simbaan ti Filipinas (in in Kinaray-a/Hiligaynon: Simbahan Hilway nga...
- Roman Catholicism in the PhilippinesRoman Catholicism in the PhilippinesThe Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, in full communion with the Pope.With 73.8 million members in 2005, it is the predominant religion, making the Philippines the third largest "Catholic" nation in the world after Brazil and Mexico, as well as one...
- Philippine Orthodox ChurchPhilippine Orthodox ChurchThe Philippine Orthodox Church refers to the officially established Eastern Orthodox presence in the Philippines as a whole. Currently, there are two canonical Orthodox jurisdictions:...
- Apostolic Catholic Church
- Buddhism in the PhilippinesBuddhism in the PhilippinesBuddhism is a relatively minor religion in the Philippines. It is largely confined to the Filipino Chinese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese communities. There are temples in Manila, Davao, and Cebu, and other places. Estimates at the Buddhist population of the Philippines varies...
- Hinduism in the PhilippinesHinduism in the PhilippinesHinduism has been a major cultural, economic, political and religious influence in the archipelago that now comprise the Philippines. At present, however, it is limited to a small recent immigrant Indian community, though traditional religious beliefs in most parts of the country have strong Hindu...
- Islam in the PhilippinesIslam in the PhilippinesIslam is the oldest recorded monotheistic religion in the Philippines. Islam reached the Philippines between the 12th and 14th century with the arrival of Muslim traders from Persian Gulf and the Malabar Coast in Southern India, and their followers from several sultanate governments in the Malay...