The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP; tl, Sangguniáng Pambansâ ng mga Simbahan sa Pilipinas) is a fellowship of ten

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and non

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Churches in the Philippines denominations, and ten service-oriented organizations in the

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. A member of the

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and the

Christian Conference of Asia The Christian Conference of Asia is a regional ecumenical organisation representing 15 National Councils and over 100 denominations (churches) in New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, ...

, the NCCP represents close to twelve million Protestant adherents. Advocacy for environmental protection and against large-scale mining are part of its core mission. Christian organizations other than churches may be received as associate members.

History and structure

The NCCP was established in 1963. Its forerunners include the Philippine Federation of Christian Churches in 1949; the Philippine Federation of Evangelical Churches in 1939; the National Christian Council in 1929; the Evangelical Union in 1901; and the Missionary Alliance in 1900. It is currently organised in ten regional ecumenical councils: * Cordillera * Cagayan Valley * Pangasinan-Ilocos-La Union-Abra * Romblon-Mindoro * Palawan * Western Visayas * Eastern Visayas * Cotabato * Misamis Oriental-Camiguin-Butuan-Lanao * Basilan-Zamboanga-Misamis Occidental Regional Ecumenical Council The NCCP headquarters is located at 879

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, West Triangle,

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, 1104 Philippines. Its

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is the Bishop Reuel Norman O. Marigza

United Church of Christ in the Philippines The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (Tagalog: ''Ang Nagkaisang Iglesia ni Cristo sa Pilipinas''; Ilokano: ''Nagkaykaysa nga Iglesia Ni Cristo iti Filipinas'') is a Christian denomination in the Philippines. Established in its present f ...

Vision and mission

;Vision ''Life in all its Fullness'' is what Jesus Christ lived and died for. NCCP envisions this life in a just, egalitarian, self-reliant, and sustainable society. ;Mission Our faith and vision move us to be an ecumenical fellowship of churches, be a channel for united witness and common action, by being in solidarity with the people in the struggle for justice, peace and the integrity of creation.

List of member churches

Some of member denominations and service-oriented organizations are:

List of associate members

* Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities (ACSCU) * Consortium of Christian Organizations for Rurban Development (CONCORD) * Ecumenical Church Loan Foundation, Inc. (ECLOF) * Kaisahang Buhay Foundation (KBF) * Lingap Pangkabataan, Inc. (LPI) * Manila Community Service, Inc. (MCSI)
Philippine Bible Society
(PBS) *

Student Christian Movement of the Philippines The Student Christian Movement of the Philippines (SCMP) is a youth ecumenical national democratic mass organization in the Philippines. It aims to uphold students rights and participates in numerous local and worldwide peoples' advocacies. As wit ...

(SCMP) * Union Church of Manila (UCM)

Radio stations

NCCP owns a few stations across the country.

References

External links

Official Website of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines
{{Religion in the Philippines National councils of churches Christian organizations based in Asia Christian denominations in the Philippines Christian organizations established in 1963 1963 establishments in the Philippines