Christ's Commission Fellowship

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Christ's Commission Fellowship
CCF Center (E. Rodriguez Ave. C5 Cor. Ortigas Avenue, Ugong, Pasig; 2014-12-14).jpg
CCF Center in Ugong, Pasig
Christ's Commission Fellowship
14°35′21″N121°04′45″E / 14.58903°N 121.07905°E / 14.58903; 121.07905
LocationCCF Center, Frontera Verde, Ortigas Avenue corner C5 Road, Pasig, Metro Manila
Country Philippines
Denomination Non-denominational
Membership150,000+
Website www.ccf.org.ph
History
Status Megachurch
FoundedAugust 1984
DedicatedMay 12, 2013
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Daniel Go
Style Modern
Groundbreaking November 27, 2008
CompletedApril 2013
Clergy
Pastor(s)
    • Peter Tan-Chi (Senior Pastor/Bishop)
    • Ricky Sarthou (Executive Pastor)
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Christ's Commission Fellowship (CCF) is an international non-denominational church founded by Peter Tan-Chi, based in the Philippines. Its main worship church is located at the CCF Center in Ortigas East (formerly Frontera Verde), Pasig.

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History

In 1982, Chinese Filipino businessman Peter Tan-Chi began an evangelistic home Bible study in Brookside Subdivision, Cainta, Rizal. During that Bible study, only three couples were in attendance, but as they began to invite their friends, who then invited their own friends and families, the Bible study grew and moved to San Juan in Metro Manila. Two years later, a core group of 40 people consisting of businessmen, professionals, and their families emerged from these Bible studies.

In August 1984, the group founded the Christ's Commission Foundation at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati, hosting their first Sunday worship service there. [1]

Since then, CCF's continuous growth has led its worship services to relocate several times. Services moved from AIM to Greenbelt in Makati, then to a conference room, and eventually to the Philippine International Convention Center Plenary Hall in Pasay. [1]

In 1997, CCF's worship services transferred to St. Francis Square in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, where it was established as its main worship center until the completion of the CCF Center in April 2013. [1]

On May 12, 2013, CCF held its first Sunday worship service at the new CCF Center in Frontera Verde (now Ortigas East) in Pasig, an 11-storey building with a seating capacity of 10,000 people. [1] The CCF Center was also the venue for the Manila leg of evangelist Nick Vujicic's "Unstoppable" tour that same month on May 18, 2013. [2]

As of 2013, CCF had 38 satellites in the Philippines and eight abroad, with 46 congregations consisting of 40,000 members. [1]

In 2016, the church was chosen by the Dangerous Drugs Board to offer a spiritual rehabilitation program for drug addicts as part of the Philippine drug war of the Duterte administration. [3]

In 2019, CCF had over 100,000 members and 70 satellites in the Philippines alone. [4] CCF has satellite churches and small groups in other parts of the world, including North America, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia. CCF has also helped form over 600 small groups in East Asia and over 12,000 house churches and small groups in South Asia.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, the CCF Center was attended by over 55,000 people. [5] [ citation needed ]

Exalt Worship

In 2019, Exalt Worship released their first major album, Majestic, consisting of seven songs. This was followed by releases of new singles such as "King Jesus" and "Joy".

Controversies

In 2014, one of CCF's executive pastors, Ricky Sarthou, drew controversy online for a Facebook post showing himself dressed as an Arab suicide bomber at a costume party. [6]

In 2016, an offshore bank account belonging to senior pastor Peter Tan-Chi was implicated in the Panama Papers leak. In response, the CCF Board issued a statement defending the use of offshore bank accounts and asserting that Tan-Chi has not engaged in any illegal business practices. [7]

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  2. ↑ Fernandez, Amanda (May 21, 2013). "No limbs, no problem: Nick Vujicic inspires Manila". GMA Integrated News .
  3. ↑ Agoncillo, Jodee (August 14, 2016). "Miracle coming? Bringing lost sheep back to the flock". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Terence Chong, Pentecostal Megachurches in Southeast Asia: Negotiating Class, Consumption and the Nation, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapour, 2018, p. 161
  5. ↑ Warren Bird, World megachurches, leadnet.org, USA, retrieved February 15, 2020
  6. ↑ "Filipino Freethinkers twit pastor for dressing up as Arab suicide bomber for Christmas party". December 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "STATEMENT FROM THE CCF BOARD REGARDING PANAMA PAPERS". ccf.org.ph. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016.
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