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Taking time to serve

As a 19-year-old first-year college student, Noren Grace Cailing could spend her weekends doing any number of activities. Instead, she spends them teaching grade school students. That choice is a direct result of her experiences at TEACH, a child development center in the Philippines. She says she
07 Jun 2019
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Elpidio Manangan remembered

Retired Metro Manila district superintendent and pastor Elpidio Manangan passed away 6 April after a battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. Elpidio married his wife, Adelina, in 1981, and they had two children, Jim and Naomi. After Elpidio graduated from Philippines Nazarene College, he pastored
12 Apr 2019
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APNTS hosts Inter-Seminary Sports Fellowship

Five seminaries recently gathered on the Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary campus in Taytay, Philippines, for the annual Inter-Seminary Sports Fellowship. Participants from Alliance Graduate School, Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries, Asian Theological Seminary, Asia-Pacific Nazarene
15 Mar 2019
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Nazarene Discipleship Summits launch throughout Philippines

Nazarene Discipleship Summit, a conference featuring workshops on starting and leading small groups, recently expanded to a new area of the Philippines. Ernalyn Fausto, a Visayan church leader, brought two other local church leaders — Evan Rey Macasa and Terence Lustaña — to host discipleship
29 Nov 2018
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Philippines church recognized in fight to end online sexual exploitation of children

Nazarene Compassionate Ministries recently participated in the Freedom Forum, a national event in the Philippines to address human trafficking. Online exploitation of children is a growing threat in the country. More than 70 percent of Filipino child exploitation victims are forced into this
15 Nov 2018
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Pioneer Filipino district superintendent passes away

From left to right: Ernesto Rulloda, Mission Director Bob McCroskey Sr., Pastor Ricareda Valenzuela, and DS Andres Valenzuela Andres Valenzuela, a pastor, pioneer superintendent of the Luzon District, and the first Flipino superintendent of the Metro Manila District, passed away 30 October in
06 Nov 2018
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Typhoon Mangkhut devastates Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut, the world’s most intense storm this year , hit the northern tip of the Philippines early Saturday and killed more than 80 people before moving toward Hong Kong, China, where it killed four more people. About 50 people are still missing , and the death toll could rise above 100 as
21 Sep 2018
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Philippines Field launches assessment center for survivors of online child exploitation

The Church of the Nazarene’s Philippines-Micronesia Field recently launched Shechem Children’s Home, the first online sexual exploitation of children assessment center in the Philippines. Leody Echavez, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries coordinator for the field, shared about the challenges of
20 Sep 2018
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Pastor of largest Nazarene church in Philippines passes away

Angelito Agbuya, pastor of Angeles City Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines, passed away 4 September at the age of 67. Throughout his life, Agbuya served the Church of the Nazarene in many capacities, including as a professor at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary ; president of
07 Sep 2018
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Philippines pioneer remembered

Wilfredo Aguillon Manaois, pioneer Philippines pastor, educator, missionary, and district superintendent, passed away 19 August after a prolonged battle with cancer and a recent bout with pneumonia. He was 89. "A holy man and fine educator,” said Donald Owens, general superintendent emeritus and
31 Aug 2018
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