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Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches

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The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churhces (PCEC) is an organization of more than seventy Evangelical and Mainline Protestant churches, and more than 210 para-church organizations in the Philippines. It is a member of the World Evangelical Alliance.[1] In 2010, the Philippine census by the National Statistics Office found that 2.68 percent of the population in the Philippines are Evangelical Christians affiliated with the PCEC, making it the third largest religious denomination in the Philippines after the Roman Catholic Church (80.6%) and Islam (5.6%), respectively.[2] However, it was estimated that PCEC represents close to eleven million adherents as of 2011.[3]

History and structure

The PCEC was established as a small umbrella organization in 1965. To date, it is the largest organization of Christian denominations in the Philippines.[4]

Current structure

Vision and mission

Vision

A transformed nation through the discipling of every Filipino for the Lord Jesus Christ.[6]

Mission

To glorify God by catalyzing the multiplication of evangelical churches that will transform their communities to become Christ-centered.[6]

List of member churches

List of para-church members

See also

References

  1. ^ Evangelical Alliance Members
  2. ^ "Demography". Philippines in Figures (PDF). Manila: National Statistics Office. 2014. p. 27. ISSN 1655-2539. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  3. ^ STATE OF THE PHILIPPINE EVANGELICAL CHURCH TODAY: A POSITIVE RESPONSE
  4. ^ PCEC beginnings
  5. ^ PCEC staff
  6. ^ a b PCEC Vision and Mision
  7. ^ PCEC member denominations
  8. ^ PCEC member para-churches