Victory Christian Fellowship of the Philippines

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Victory
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AbbreviationVCF
ClassificationChristianity
Theology Evangelical
Associations Every Nation Churches
Headquarters32nd Street corner University Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines
FounderRice Broocks
Al Manamtam
Steve and Deborah Murrell
OriginJune 1984;40 years ago (1984-06)
Manila, Philippines
Members80,000 (2015)
Official website victory.org.ph
SloganHonor God. Make Disciples.

Victory Christian Fellowship of the Philippines, commonly known as Victory, is an evangelical multi-site church based in Taguig, Philippines. It is a member of Every Nation Churches.

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History

Victory Christian Fellowship of the Philippines was started by missionaries Steve and Deborah Murrell, who came to the Philippines in 1984 together with Every Nation Churches co-founder Rice Broocks and 65 other American university students on a one-month summer mission trip. [1] Since 1984, Victory has grown until it presently has churches in 60 Philippine cities. [2]

In 2015, Victory's Metro Manila church had 15 congregations, all with multiple services and locations, and many offering more than one language (English). [3] The church has multiple locations and holds 94 services every weekend, each of them led by live preaching, training Filipinos to reach their cities, the nation, and the world. [4] Over 10,000 leaders conduct small weekly discipleship groups. [5] Victory reported 80,000 members in Manila in 2015. [6] [7]

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. [8] Its primary vehicle for discipleship is the Victory group, a small group of people who get together, build relationships, and study the Bible. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Victory Worship

Victory Worship is the contemporary worship music band of Victory. In 2014, Victory Worship released its first live worship album, Radical Love . [13] [14] It and its 2015 follow-up, Rise Heart , were certified Gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. (PARI). [15] On March 25, 2017, the group released Awit ng Bayan, its first full Filipino-language single; on June 1, 2017, Safe, its latest digital single, was released to radio and on digital formats. [16]

Beliefs

As a member church of Every Nation Churches, Victory adheres to the statement of faith of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Stetzer, Ed, "On the Path to Discipleship" Archived October 5, 2024, at the Wayback Machine , Outreach Magazine, December 1, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Warren Bird, World megachurches Archived November 2, 2014, at archive.today , leadnet.org, USA, retrieved February 15, 2020
  8. ↑ Stetzer, Ed, "Leadership Book Interview: Steve Murrell and Wikichurches", Christianity Today, November 22, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ 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.
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  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "List of PARI Gold, Platinum & Diamond Awardees". Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ "New Single from Victory Worship - "Safe"". www.multitracks.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  17. ↑ Victory, Welcome to Victory Archived October 5, 2024, at the Wayback Machine , victory.org.ph, Philippines, retrieved January 16, 2021

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