Victory Christian Fellowship

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Victory Metro Manila

Location 32nd Street corner University Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Country  Philippines
Denomination Evangelical Christian
Membership 34,000 (2008)
Website www.victory.org.ph
History
Founded 1984
Architecture
Status Megachurch
Functional status Active
Style Modern
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Rev. Steve Murrell

Victory Metro Manila (VCF, simply called as Victory) 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. Its mission statement is "to honor God and advance His kingdom through church planting, campus ministry, and world missions" or simply to "Honor God. Make Disciples."[1]

Its headquarters is located at 32nd Street corner University Parkway, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

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[edit] History

In 1984, under Maranatha Campus Ministries, Rice Broocks, Al Manamtam, Steve Murrell, his wife Deborah Murrell, and their team of sixty-five students went to Manila for one month of outreach and evangelism. This birthed Victory Metro Manila. The initial outreach led to a congregation of 150 primarily college students, with expansion to more sites in Manila, and around the country. Filipino campus ministers and church planters then served as cross-cultural missionaries to more than a dozen nations in Asia, Europe, and Africa.[2]. It is a member of Every Nation Churches and Ministries

Maranatha Campus Ministries was then dissolved in 1989 following controversy over the group's methods, including allegations of cultlike tactics.[3][4][5][6][7] This dissolution was supported by Rice Broocks, Steve Murrell, and Phil Bonasso who were former campus ministers of Maranatha.[8] After this, Victory became an independent ministry.

In 1994, Broocks, Murrell, and Bonasso formed Morning Star International as an umbrella organization for their ministries. At its July 2004 conference, Morning Star announced that it was changing its name to Every Nation. Today, Victory was also member of the Philippine Missions Association,[9] and the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches [10].

Steve Murrell is the founding pastor of Victory Metro Manila, and serves as the president of the Every Nation family of churches and ministries [11].

On July 26, 2009, Victory celebrated its 25th Anniversary of founding church, it was held at then Araneta Coliseum.

[edit] Doctrine

As part of Every Nation Churches and Ministries, Victory embraces the Statement of Faith agreed in the National Association of Evangelicals. The church also believes and accepts the Nicene Creed and Chalcedonian Creed (better known as Creed of Chalcedon). [12]

[edit] Congregations

Victory is one church with 15 congregations in Metro Manila and has planted 59 satellite outreach in various provinces in the Philippines.[13]. As of 2008, more than 34,000 people attend the worship services in Victory in Metro Manila alone.[14]

In Metro Manila, the main church is located in Every Nation Building in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City. The rest, it has several congregations in Alabang, Metro East in Cainta, Caloocan, San Juan City, Makati, Malate and University Belt in City of Manila, Ortigas, Pasig, and in Diliman, Quezon City. In local congregations, there are in Baguio City, Bataan, Batac, Batangas, Bayombong, Bicol region, Cauayan, Cavite, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Laguna, Pampanga, Quezon province, Tuguegarao and Zambales in Luzon; Capiz, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Leyte in Visayas; and Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Davao del Norte, General Santos City, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Norte in Mindanao.[15]

[edit] Controversy

For its part, Every Nation has publicly renounced Maranatha's more controversial teachings and "unequivocally rejects" the "controlling discipleship, authoritarian leadership, and theological mysticism" prevalent in Maranatha.[8] In a 2006 "Leader Letter", Murrell stated that in accordance with its "Discipleship Policy", Every Nation does not allow any teachings or practices that are "controlling, coercive, or intrusive, or that violate biblical principles (or) the priesthood of the believer ..."[8]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Victory | About Us
  2. ^ Victory Philippines History based on Victory website
  3. ^ Gadzik, Tanya. "Some Colleges warn Students that Cult-like Methods are Being Used by Christian Fundamentalist Groups." Chronicle of Higher Education. Nov. 15, 1989.
  4. ^ Maranatha Christians, Backing Rightist Ideas, Draw Fire Over Tactics. Wall Street Journal, August 16, 1985
  5. ^ Cult banned from K-State sues Minnesota. Kansas State Collegian, April 26, 2004
  6. ^ Cults on Campus - Maranatha in the news
  7. ^ VCM: Storming the Campus for Jesus, Craccum magazine. 2005
  8. ^ a b c Every Nation FAQ on Maranatha ties
  9. ^ Philippine Missions Association Member Ministries
  10. ^ Article on Victory site on the Philippine Council for Evangelical Churches
  11. ^ News Website of Every Nation Ministries
  12. ^ Victory | What We Believe
  13. ^ Directory of Victory Philippines
  14. ^ Victory turns 25
  15. ^ Victory congregations http://victory.org.ph/directory/

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