Christ's Commission Fellowship
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Christ's Commission Fellowship is an organization of churches whose headquarters is based in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. With a membership approaching 20,000 people, it is among the fastest growing evangelical churches in Southeast Asia. It has two main centers, St. Francis Square and Alabang, and smaller branches in Taytay, Rizal, Pasig City, Marikina City, Binondo, Manila, Biñan, Laguna, Bay, Laguna, Lucena City, Quezon, San Fernando City, Pampanga, Malolos, Bulacan, Alicia, Isabela, Cebu City, Cagayan De Oro City, Malaybalay, Bukidnon, and Davao City.
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[edit] CCF St. Francis Square
CCF St. Francis Square: Located at the 5th floor of the new St. Francis Square mall in Ortigas Center, it has a current population of over 10,000 worshippers. Aside from the usual Sunday Worship Service, the church also holds several events, such as Dawn Watch (a prayer gathering every Tuesday morning at 6 AM), Weekend Encounters (weekend retreats to get connected with Christ), Couples Enrichment Seminars, SoulStop (College Students' Bible Study), JZone (High School and College Students' Bible Study), KSP Lecture Series, as well as Bible studies every Wednesday night.
[edit] JZone
Jzone exists to draw young men and women to a committed relationship with Christ, to offer their lives to Him, to bond them with other Christians and to help them grow in their faith moving them to serve God.
What is Jzone? Jzone, simply put, stands for Jesus Zone. Literally, it's a zone (a meeting place, and, in this case, the website) where Jesus is at the center, but figuratively, it could also refer to the people who comprise this Jesus Zone as individual Jesus Zones.
Who are the Jzoners? Jzoners are youth who put Jesus Christ at the center of their lives and dedicate their entire being to Him.
When do Jzoners meet? Jzoners meet every Saturday, at 4pm, in the 4th floor of the CCF main building, St. Francis Sq. (right behind Megamall A). For more information, please visit www.ccf.org.ph.
What is the mission of Jzone? Jzone exists to draw young men and women to a committed relationship with Christ, to offer their lives to Him, to bond them with other Christians and to help them grow in their faith moving them to serve God.
[edit] History
In 1982, Peter Tan-Chi began an evangelistic home Bible study in Brookside Subdivision. At that first Bible study, only a few couples attended. They began inviting their friends to attend. As the Bible study grew, it moved to the residences of Ike and Del Punsalan, Tony and Mila Lim both in Brookside, and then to San Juan in the garage of the Carbonel residence. Two years later, from these Bible studies, a core group of 40 people--businessmen, professionals, and their families--met for their first CCF Sunday worship service, which was held at the AIM. Since then CCF worship services moved to various locations due to its growth in numbers. From AIM, services moved to Greenbelt, then to the PICC Conference Room, then to the PICC Plenary Hall. Worship services then split to Valle Verde Country Club and Sucat and eventually to St. Francis Square in Ortigas Center. Today, Christ's Commission Fellowship (CCF) is a thriving church of over 15,000 believers with worship and Bible study centers not only in Metro Manila, but scattered throughout the archipelago. It is a unique fellowship composed and led by lay men and women who still share God's love and the Gospel in the style of the first century Christians: in small groups, in their homes, communities, and workplaces. It is an indigenous church, which operates without foreign affiliation or financial assistance. The vision that the Lord gave to the leaders of CCF is to establish a church patterned after that of the New Testament. The emphasis is on the active participation and ministry of lay people committed to fulfilling Christ's purpose as found in Matthew 28: 18-20. Hence, the church is named "Christ's Commission Fellowship." Based on scriptures, all Christians are called by the Lord to be ministers to make committed followers of Jesus Christ. Our work has just begun. We welcome all who are willing to share the same vision to labor together with us for the glory of God and His kingdom.
