Victory (church)

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Victory
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AbbreviationVictory, VCF
Classification Non-denominational Christianity
Theology Trinitarianism
Biblical inerrancy
Salvation by faith
Baptism with the Holy Spirit
BishopManny Carlos (Chairman of the Board)
Senior PastorJanssen Morados (Executive Director for Victory Metro Manila)
Associations Every Nation Churches
Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches
Headquarters32nd Street corner University Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines
FounderRice Broocks
Al Manamtam
Steve and Deborah Murrell
65 other American missionaries
OriginJune 1984;41 years ago (1984-06)
Manila, Philippines
Independence Maranatha Christian Fellowship (1989)
AbsorbedPraise Christian Fellowship (1991) [1]
Members52,000 (as of 2011, Victory Metro Manila only) [2]
110,000 (as of 2015) [3]
85,000 (as of 2018, Victory Metro Manila only) [4]
295,000 (as of 2024) [5]
Places of worship 175 churches in the Philippines (25 in Metro Manila, 150 in the rest of the country) [6]
1,246 campus outreaches in the Philippines (through Every Nation Campus) [5]
church plants in 58 other nations [1]
Missionary organizationEvery Nation Leadership Institute (ENLI, formerly Victory Leadership Institute) [7]
Aid organizationReal LIFE Foundation [8]
Seminaries Every Nation Seminary (ENS) [9]
Official website victory.org.ph
SloganHonor God. Make Disciples.
The Every Nation Building in the Philippines completed its first phase in 2003, while the second phase was completed in 2015. It also serves as the central office of Victory Christian Fellowship, one of Every Nation's founding members, and the worship site of Victory BGC, one of Victory's congregations in Metro Manila. Every Nation Building Philippines.jpg
The Every Nation Building in the Philippines completed its first phase in 2003, while the second phase was completed in 2015. It also serves as the central office of Victory Christian Fellowship, one of Every Nation's founding members, and the worship site of Victory BGC, one of Victory's congregations in Metro Manila.

Victory Christian Fellowship, commonly known as Victory, and less commonly as Victory Church, is an Evangelical Christian multi-site megachurch based in Taguig, Philippines. It is a member of Every Nation Churches, and part of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches.

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History

Victory Christian Fellowship was started in June 1984 as an outreach of Maranatha Christian Fellowship by missionaries Steve and Deborah Murrell, who came to the Philippines together with Every Nation Churches co-founder Rice Broocks (who currently serves as Bishop of Bethel World Outreach Church), and 65 other American university students on a one-month summer mission trip. After two weeks of evangelistic meetings at the Girl Scouts of the Philippines Auditorium, the first worship service held at the basement of Tandem Cinema along Recto Avenue, Manila saw some 165 students in attendance. [6] [10] Since 1984, Victory has grown until it presently has churches in 60 Philippine cities. [11] In 1992, Victory began sending missionaries abroad with its first overseas church plant in Bangladesh. Ever since, church plants in 58 nations have been spearheaded by Victory missionaries, notably in countries which are not predominantly Christian. [6] As part of Every Nation's Mission 2029, which aims to add 20 new nations to its current coverage of 81 around the world, Victory has committed to establish campus-reaching churches in five new nations.

In 2015, Victory Metro Manila had 15 congregations, all with multiple services and locations, and many offering more than one language (English) as its medium. [12] From 94 worship services every week in 2012, Victory has grown to conducting over 460 worship services by 2024, each of them led by live preaching, training Filipinos to reach their cities, the nation, and the world. [5] [13] Over 10,000 leaders conduct small weekly discipleship groups. [14] Victory reported 80,000 members in Manila in 2015. [15] [16]

Discipleship and leadership training

Since its inception in 1984, the church has encouraged members to compassionately engage communities, intentionally establish biblical foundations, strategically equip believers, and continually empower disciples. [17] Its primary vehicle for discipleship is the Victory group, a small group of people who get together, build relationships, and study the Bible. [18] [19] [20] [21]

Victory Worship

Victory Worship is the contemporary worship music band of Victory. In 2014, Victory Worship released its first live worship album, Radical Love . [22] [23] It and its 2015 follow-up, Rise Heart , were certified Gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. (PARI). [24] On March 25, 2017, the group released Awit ng Bayan, its first full Filipino-language single; and on June 1, 2017, the single Safe was released to radio and on digital formats. [25]

Beliefs

As a member church of Every Nation Churches, Victory adheres to the statement of faith of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Victory Through The Years". Victory. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ Murrell, Steve (2011). WikiChurch: Making Discipleship Engaging, Empowering, and Viral. Charisma House. ISBN   978-1616384449 . Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ Tejedo, Joel (August 2024). "The Victory Christian Fellowship: A Mother Megachurch that Daughtered Multi-Site Megachurches" (PDF). Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies. 27 (2): 213–235. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Murrell, William Stephen. "Post-founder sustainability: building ministries that outlive their founders". Asbury Theological Seminary. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Celebrating Victories". YouTube. Victory. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Murrell, Steve (2024). The Manila Miracle: From a Mission Field to a Mission Force. Every Nation. ISBN   9780985406844 . Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "EVERY NATION LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE". Every Nation. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Real LIFE Foundation". Real LIFE Foundation. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Every Nation Seminary". Every Nation Seminary. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  10. ↑ Bird, Warren, "Philippines: Victory Megachurch Building on Discipleship" Archived April 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Outreach Magazine, November 25, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ Stetzer, Ed, "The Lego Principle: An Interview with Joey Bonifacio" Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Christianity Today, April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ Bird, Warren, "Philippines: Victory Megachurch Building on Discipleship" Archived October 5, 2024, at the Wayback Machine , Outreach Magazine, November 25, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ Stetzer, Ed, "CPLF Recap: November 2012, How North Americans Can Learn about Church Planting from the Rest of the World", Christianity Today, November 20, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ Stetzer, Ed, "On the Path to Discipleship" Archived October 5, 2024, at the Wayback Machine , Outreach Magazine, December 1, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ Bird, Warren (November 25, 2015). "Philippines: Victory Megachurch Building on Discipleship". Outreach Magazine. Archived from the original on October 5, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  16. ↑ Warren Bird, World Megachurches, exponential.org, accessed February 5, 2025
  17. ↑ Stetzer, Ed, "Leadership Book Interview: Steve Murrell and Wikichurches", Christianity Today, November 22, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  18. ↑ Esplanada, Jerry, "Ruffy Biazon Like a Fish in an Aquarium" Archived April 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 27, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  19. ↑ Glorioso, Bot "Ogie Proud Dad On and Off Cam", Philippine Star, December 5, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  20. ↑ Lo, Ricky "Coney Reyes on the perils & pleasures of single parenting" Archived July 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Philippine Star, March 10, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  21. ↑ Stetzer, Ed, "Monday is for Missiology: Movemental Christianity Presentation" Archived April 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Christianity Today, July 28, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Pinoy Christian Worship Album tops iTunes Philippines Album Chart for One Week" Archived September 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , CBN Asia, September 22, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  23. ↑ James Banaag, "Local Christian band Victory Worship has been making waves in the OPM scene" Archived April 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , One Music Philippines, March 23, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  24. ↑ "List of PARI Gold, Platinum & Diamond Awardees". Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  25. ↑ "New Single from Victory Worship - "Safe"". www.multitracks.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.

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