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Sto. Tomas

Sto. Tomas/Tagum City

Congregation
Pastor: 
Noel Roy Gilos
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Home Office Weekly Update: April 20, 2023

United News
2023-04-20
Let us renew and strengthen our faith and trust in God, growing closer to Him and to each other, always encouraging each other to stay on the path to the Kingdom, and fervently praying for each other.
From the President . . . Greetings brethren around the world, I hope that the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread were deeply meaningful and spiritually beneficial for you. We need the annual reminder God gives us...

O Eternal Who Shall Dwell...?

Sermon
by Chuck Smith
2018-03-03
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
In Psalm 15, David asked, "Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?" What exactly did he mean? He then proceeds to answer these questions. Our goal is the same as David's--to dwell with God for eternity...

An Unnoticed Modern Exodus from the Philippines

Blogs
by Edmond Macaraeg
At the turn of the 20th century, a significant movement of peoples began to flow towards the "first-world nations" and has continued unabated to this day. Two stimulating factors have been war and economic conditions that govern the supply...

Current Events & Trends: Smoking rates higher among poorer people

Good News
by Rudy Rangel III, Darris McNeely, Peter Eddington
Why do poorer people smoke at higher rates than wealthy people? It may be that smoking gives some pleasure and meaning to an otherwise average life. Or in the end it may be no more than that they're just bored.
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Home Office Weekly Update: January 4, 2024

United News
2024-01-04
This week's updates include details from the work in the Philippines, a recommended sermon and announcements for upcoming events.
From Ministerial and Member Services . . . Greetings from the Philippines! After the weeklong Manila leadership conference, my wife, Kathe, and I along with senior pastor David Dobson and his wife, Denise,...
Kiara congregation meeting once again in their church hall.

Visit to the Philippines

United News
David Dobson
2019-04-03
In January, my wife Denise and I were again privileged to travel to the Philippines for the annual National Council meeting of UCG Philippines. While there, we visited several local congregations.
After arriving in Manila on Wednesday evening, Jan. 9, we visited the Manila congregation on the Sabbath of Jan. 12. Average attendance in Manila is between 80 and 90. It is always a joy to be with the local Manila brethren who welcome...
US/Canada Satellite Sites 2022

U.S./Canada Satellite Sites 2022

Feast Site
Festival Coordinator: 
Charles Melear
Feast Site Region: 
Other
Register To This SiteSatellite sites are established and designed for a local congregation where a number of members cannot travel to a regular Feast site. A few congregations have arranged satellite sites for their members who cannot...
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Satellite Sites 2024

Feast Site
Feast Site Region: 
Other
Satellite (local congregational) sites are established and designed for a local congregation where a number of members cannot travel to a regular site. Satellite sites will primarily connect via the Internet to another Feast site for daily...

What Every Congregation Needs to Thrive

Sermon
by Ken Loucks
2024-05-18
Portland, OR
God calls us out of the world to become a spiritual family. We are different from each other in many ways, yet we share the same calling. God has given us each other to help one another on our spiritual journeys to the kingdom of God as...

Congregational Review & Living First Every Day as Citizens of Heaven in 2024

Sermon
by William Bradford
2024-02-17
Northwest Indiana
This sermon starts with the annual congregational review for Beloit, Chicago, and Northwest Indiana, before proceeding into this year's spiritual theme for the three congregations: living first & every day as citizens of heaven.
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Home Office Weekly Update: June 20, 2024

United News
2024-06-20
Read this week's updates from local congregations and around the world.
From Ministerial and Member Services . . . Recent Ordinations We’re happy to announce that two new elders were ordained on the Day of Pentecost, June 16, 2024. Marco Lecea was ordained into the ministry. He serves...
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Home Office Weekly Update

United News
2024-05-02
Updates from MMS and about Feast registration
From Ministerial and Member Services . . . Recent Ordination We’re happy to announce that on the First Day of Unleavened Bread, April 23, 2024 Wiley Greene was ordained into the ministry. He and his wife, Debra, serve...

Houston Family Weekend

United News
2024-08-15
The Houston congregation invites you to join them for an inspiring, educational and fun weekend.
The Houston congregation invites you to join them for an inspiring, educational and fun weekend, Dec. 13–15, 2024, at their meeting hall in Humble, Texas. The weekend will feature Sabbath services with guest speaker Rick Shabi, a...

What A Healthy Congregation Needs

Sermon
by Ken Loucks
2024-02-03
Salem, OR
As the first-century church began to increase, Luke records four things that caused growth in the brethren and strengthened them in the faith. This message explores what a healthy congregation needs.

A Fertile Congregation

Sermon
by Nicholas K. Lamoureux
2023-12-30
Sioux Falls, SD
The world is seeing a drastic drop in attendance to places of worship, and with a dramatic increase in knowledge, organized religion is often being replaced with spiritism and mysticism. But we know it is the Father who calls people into...

Sardis – Stay Awake, Be on Guard, Stay Alive

Sermon
by Troy Phelps
2023-12-09
Petaluma, CA
Speaker: Troy Phelps Date: 12/9/23 Summary: The fifth congregation in our series, the congregation of Sardis was in deep trouble. They were dying! Christ masterfully uses the history of the city to bring out important lessons for...

Philadelphia – Overcoming & Enduring to the End

Sermon
by Troy Phelps
2023-12-30
Petaluma, CA
Speaker: Troy Phelps Date: 12/30/23 The sixth congregation in our series, the congregation of Philadelphia was amazingly resilient. In this sermon, we will look at the Key of David and other connections between Isaiah and Philadelphia...

Raising Christian Children

Sermon
by Nicholas K. Lamoureux
2024-07-27
Bismarck, ND
Do childrearing responsibilities only pertain to parents? Do members of the congregation—and even the children themselves—have a role to play in a child's development of godly character? As it relates to children at services, what are the...

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