Angelino "Andy" Baldemor Apelar (June 16, 1927 – January 23, 2006) was an

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leader in the

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community, and a founder of the Association of Filipino Churches (AFC) of the

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. He had served as a missionary/pastor and radio broadcaster in the

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before moving to the

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to start the AFC. He served as president for several terms. He graduated from the Far Eastern Bible Institute and Seminary, where he also met his future wife, Purita Palomar, a member of one of Capiz province's influential families. They have two children: Faith and Jemuel Apelar.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Apelar, Angelino Filipino emigrants to the United States 1927 births 2006 deaths Members of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Filipino evangelicals