Edmond Macaraeg

Edmond Duque Macaraeg was born in Zamboanga City, Philippines, at the close of WWII from parents of Northern Luzon origin. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in education graduating cum laude at age 19.  Nurtured in a strong Christian environment from birth, he began to study into Church of God literature in 1962. Employed in the Church office in 1969, he was ordained a minister in 1976. In his 35 years as pastor, he has served in almost all of their congregations nationwide. He has also directed national youth summer camps and coordinated annual church conventions all those years. As Regional Pastor, he presently oversees 25 congregations and video groups in the Visayas, in Mindanao, and one in Sabah, Malaysia. Married to the former Lorna Gonzales, they have four sons, three daughters, and eight grand children. Three sons are presently employed in the United Church of God office in the Philippines.