PBCAA Homecoming 2007

Reunion and annual general assembly meeting for the Philippine Bible College Alumni Association is set on April 30 in Baguio. For the first one hundred current and acltive members of the association who register  gifts of reading glass and  Tshirt will be given.  Entrepreneurship and seminar on livelihood projects will also be given. The general assembly business meeting will be held in the evening of this day.

On April 30, the PBC graduation will be held. A graduation lunch banquet will be tendered in honor of the graduates while the graduation program will be held at 6:00 o’clock in the afternoon.

National Ladies Retreat

April 24-27 is the date for the National Ladies Retreat which is hosted by the Midtown Church of Christ of Baguio. The venue of this affair is at the River View Resort which is located at Asin, Tuba, Benguet. It is about 15 kilometers northwest of downtown Baguio.

New school starts in June in Dasmarinas, Cavite

A new training school, the ASIAN INSTITUTE OF CHURCH PLANTING & CHURCH GROWTH opens its doors this coming June. Temporary location will be at the church building in San Jose, Dasmarinas, Cavite. Teachers are Nephtali Sico, Moises Gonzales, Jun Patricio, Bert Tupas, Bert Patricio and Rolly Abaga.

A piece of land has been donated in Dasmarinas, Cavite. This will be developed to serve as the campus of this school.

The vision of this new school is to reach out to the Southern Tagalog and Bicol regions, specialize in church planting and church growth, assist local congregations in planting churches, equip students on how to plant churches, nurture them to become self supporting, and to provide missionaries for  Asian countries.

Scholarship slots are available. Please contact Jun Patricio at this mobile phone number: 09209286483.

23 baptized during Cagayan Valley Fellowhip

Churches in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) held their fellowship during the so-called “holy week” at Quezon, Isabela. More than 250 attended the affair. Lessons were given to classes for adults, young people, children and seekers. The Seekers Class is for non-members who were brought along to the fellowship by friends or relatives. Twenty of these truth seekers were baptized. (Reports from  Dick Baguioen & Edward Tangunan)

18th Graduation at SMBC

The Southern Mindanao Bible College held its 18th commencement  last April 1st at the Le Reve Resort in Makilala, Cotabato. Five young men were awarded their diplomas. Brother Eusebio Tanicala was the commencement speaker.

This preacher training school was initiated by the late brother Magno Bruno and the Antonio Balagot family donated the half hectare site at Kisante, Makilala. In appreciation for the efforts of the late brother Bruno, the board of trustees of the school chaired by Dr. Conrado Evangelista made a resolution that publicly recognized this vision and a plaque of recognition was given to the family of brother Magno Bruno represented by Sharon, Magno’s daughter.

Congregations and individual members in the Cotabato and Davao provinces support the students. The downtown congregation in Kabacan operates the school and also provide travel expenses of teachers.

New congregation in Kidapawan City

The congregation in barangay Paco, Kidapawan City continues to grow in the Lord. Providing strong leadership in the work, among others, are Dr. Dominador G. Cabrera, a veterinarian, and Ferdinand Guillermo. A new chapel has recently been put up.  This new congregation is situated along the national highway.

Evangelism sortie in Pangasinan successful

Emilio Panday, evangelist based in Mangatarem of this province, reports that in the month of March alone there were 29 souls that were led to Christ. Workers involved in this effort are Beverly Pagarigan, Fernando Canlas, Endios Garbo, Samuel Alegria, Emilio Panday, Roger Bernardo, Alma Paiso, Josephine Pagarigan, Ruben Mendoza and Jocelyn. Works were done in the Pangasinan Provincial Jail, Dagupan City Jail, in the town of Malasiqui, and at barangay San Jose, Tarlac City.

Manila School of Evangelism holds Graduation

The Manila School of Evangelism (MSE) held its graduation on March 30, says brother Felipe Cariaga, director of the preacher training school.  Bob Buchanan and Ken Wilkey were speakers during the affair which was held in  a restaurant funciton hall in Quezon City.

Rabon Bible College Seminar

The Rabon Bible Collelge located in San Fabian, Pangasinan  has sponsored a semina-workshop last April 7 with Eusebio Tanicala as resource person. Participants were from northwestern Pangasinan and southern La Union. Problem tackled is the unsatisfactory level of church giving. Divided into two groups, the participants formulated Bible class lesson outlines and sermon outlines.

Ilocandia Fellowship 2007

The congregation in San Fernando City, La Union hosted the northwestern churches 2007 annual fellowship that was  held on April 4-6 at the La Union National High School covered court.  Co-chairs for the affair were brethren John Quiniones and Ismael Gurtiza.  This Ilocandia  churches fellowship shall be hosted by the congregation in Mangaldan, Pangasinan in the year 2008.

Zambales Family Camp

Central Luzon churches will hold the annual Family Bible Camp from April 30 to May 1 at the Crystal Beach Resort in San Narciso, Zambales. A registration fee of Php150 per individual is charged to pay for the venue. The campers are urged to bring their own baon. – Mon Devera