Victory Christian Fellowship of the Philippines, Inc., commonly known as Victory, is an evangelical multi-site church based in Taguig, Philippines. It is a member of Every Nation Churches.
History
Victory 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 encourages 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
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] An extended play, For Your Purpose, was released on December 1, 2017. On March 16, 2018, it released its latest extended play, In Your Name.
Beliefs
As a member church of Every Nation Churches, Victory adheres to the statement of faith of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches. [17]
See also
- List of the largest evangelical churches
- List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
References
- ^ Bird, Warren, "Philippines: Victory Megachurch Building on Discipleship", Outreach Magazine, November 25, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Stetzer, Ed, "The Lego Principle: An Interview with Joey Bonifacio", Christianity Today, April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ Bird, Warren, "Philippines: Victory Megachurch Building on Discipleship", Outreach Magazine, November 25, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stetzer, Ed, "On the Path to Discipleship", Outreach Magazine, December 1, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Bird, Warren (November 25, 2015). "Philippines: Victory Megachurch Building on Discipleship". Outreach Magazine.
- ^ Warren Bird, World megachurches, leadnet.org, USA, retrieved February 15, 2020
- ^ Stetzer, Ed, "Leadership Book Interview: Steve Murrell and Wikichurches", Christianity Today, November 22, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Esplanada, Jerry, "Ruffy Biazon Like a Fish in an Aquarium", Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 27, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Glorioso, Bot "Ogie Proud Dad On and Off Cam", Philippine Star, December 5, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Lo, Ricky "Coney Reyes on the perils & pleasures of single parenting", Philippine Star, March 10, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Stetzer, Ed, "Monday is for Missiology: Movemental Christianity Presentation", Christianity Today, July 28, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Pinoy Christian Worship Album tops iTunes Philippines Album Chart for One Week", CBN Asia, September 22, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ James Banaag, "Local Christian band Victory Worship has been making waves in the OPM scene", One Music Philippines, March 23, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "List of PARI Gold, Platinum & Diamond Awardees". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ "New Single from Victory Worship - "Safe"". www.multitracks.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Victory, Welcome to Victory, victory.org.ph, Philippines, retrieved January 16, 2021
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