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| image = Unida Church Logo.jpg |
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| imagewidth = 150px |
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| caption = ''Unida Christian Church'' |
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| polity= [[Presbyterian]] |
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| main_classification= [[Protestant]] |
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| founder = Don Toribio Teodoro |
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| founded_date = January 3, 1932 |
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| orientation = Mainline [[Evangelical Christianity]] and [[Presbyterianism]] |
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| leader = General Superintentent |
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* Rev. Benoni E. Hernandez, Ed.D. (2010-present) |
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| founded_place = [[Manila Grand Opera House]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] |
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| associations = [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]] |
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| congregations = 82 local churches, 60 fellowships |
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| merger = ''Iglesia Evangelica de los Christianos Filipinos'', ''Iglesia Christiana Trinitaria'', ''Iglesia Evangelica de Atlag'', ''Iglesia Evangelica Metodista Reformada'', ''La Iglesia de Dios'', ''La Iglesia de Jesu-Cristo, "Jerusalem Nueva"'' |
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| founded_area = [[Philippines]] |
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| area= Philippines |
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| language= [[Filipino language|Filipino]] and [[English language|English]] |
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| tertiary= 2 |
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*[[Unida Christian Colleges]], Imus, Cavite |
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*Unida Biblical Seminary, Silang, Cavite |
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| members= 25,000 |
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The '''Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo''' (Literal English: '''United Evangelical Church of Christ''') or more commonly the '''UNIDA Christian Church''' is an evangelical Protestant church in the [[Philippines]] founded in 1932 by 6 Filipino [[evangelical]] churches of [[Reformed]], [[Presbyterian]] and [[Methodist]] background, who met in [[Manila]] through the invitation of Don Toribio Teodoro, a Filipino layman and industrialist from the ''Iglesia Evangelica de los Cristianos Filipinos'' (Evangelical Church of the Filipino Christians). A church union was declared on January 3, 1932 at the [[Manila Grand Opera House]].<ref>Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Cristo, Manwal ng Manggagawang Unida. 2007</ref> |
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The denomination has grown since then with churches mostly located in [[Metro Manila]], [[Southern Tagalog]], [[Bulacan]], and [[Bicol]]; and several congregations in the Northern Philippines, [[Visayas]] and [[Mindanao]] as well. Filipino congregations are located in [[Canada]] and [[Qatar]]. It has about 25,000 members and approximately 82 congregations and 60 house fellowships. |
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The church is a member of the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]].<ref>[http://www.wcrc.ch/node/164 www.wcrc.ch/node/164]</ref> The Temple and Main Office of the UNIDA Church, known as the Unida Christian Center, is located at [[Silang, Cavite]], Philippines. |
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== References == |
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{{Christianity in the Philippines}} |
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{{Religion in the Philippines |state=collapsed}} |
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[[Category:Reformed denominations in Asia]] |
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[[Category:Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches]] |
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[[Category:Religion in the Philippines]] |
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Revision as of 07:58, 21 May 2013
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