United Church of Christ in the Philippines information
Christian denomination
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Classification
Protestant
Orientation
United Mainline Methodist, Evangelical and Reformed
Polity
Mixed polity with Congregational, Presbyterian, and Connexional elements
General Secretary
Bishop Melzar D. Labuntog
Chairman
Jessie D. Garcia
Associations
World Communion of Reformed Churches
World Council of Churches
World Methodist Council
National Council of Churches in the Philippines
Region
Philippines
Headquarters
877 EDSA West Triangle, Quezon City, Metro Manila 1104
Origin
April 26, 1901 (officially May 25, 1948) Malate, Manila
Merger of
Evangelical Church of the Philippines
United Evangelical Church
Philippine Methodist Church
Tagalog Convention of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Congregations
2,564 (estimate as of 2008)
Members
1,500,000
Tertiary institutions
20
Seminaries
6
Official website
uccpchurch.com
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (Tagalog: Ang Nagkaisang Iglesia ni Cristo sa Pilipinas; Ilokano: Nagkaykaysa nga Iglesia Ni Cristo iti Filipinas) is a Christian denomination in the Philippines. Established in its present form in Malate, Manila, it resulted from the merger of the Evangelical Church of the Philippines, the Philippine Methodist Church, the Disciples of Christ, the United Evangelical Church and several independent congregations.[1][2]
The United Church is a mainline Protestant group in the Philippines with around 1,500,000 members and 1,593 pastors in 2,564 congregations as of 2008.[3][4] Its main office is located at 877 EDSA, West Triangle, Quezon City, Metro Manila.[5]
^Norwood B. Tye, Journeying with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines: A History (Quezon City: United Church of Christ in the Philippines, 1994), 246-247
^Guillermo Manuel, "A Study of the Movement for Union and Closer Cooperation Among the Protestant Churches of the Philippines," p. 54.
^"Religion: Philippines Milestone". September 14, 1953. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via www.time.com.
^"PC(USA) - Mission Connections - Letter". Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^World Council of Churches Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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