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The Philippines is ranked as the 5th largest Christian-majority country on Earth in 2010, [note 1] with about 93% of the population being adherents. [1] As of 2019 [update] , it was the third largest Catholic country in the world and was one of two predominantly Catholic nations in Asia .
The Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands (Spanish: Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas, IEMELIF) is a Methodist Christian denomination. Founded on 28 February 1909 by Bishop Nicolás Zamora, it is recognised in the Philippines as the first indigenous Evangelical Protestant denomination.
Alliance Men Philippines (AMP) Alliance Women Philippines (AWP) Alliance Youth Philippines (AYP) Alliance World Mission (AWM) The Alliance Theological Education by Extension (ALL-TEE) Philippine Student Alliance Lay Movement Inc. (PSALM) Ministry Arm to the unreached people groups (Muslims): C-CMA (Cross-Cultural Ministries and Advocacy)
The following is a partial list of Christian denominations in the Philippines. Christianity is the country's dominant religion, [1] [2] followed by about 89 percent of the population. [3]
Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JILCW), or more commonly known as Jesus Is Lord Church (JIL), is a Christian megachurch based in the Philippines. It describes itself as a Full Gospel, Christ-centred, and Bible-based church, with over one million members in 60 countries as of 2023. [1]
The Association participates in the Biblical Baptist Partnership International (formerly called the International Partnership of Fundamental Baptist Ministries or IPFBM), and is a member of the Far Eastern Council of Christian Churches, and the International Council of Christian Churches. Rev.
A concept of a theological education institution of the Church of God in Asia and Oceania was made by Gerald Holloway, a Church of God missionary to the Philippines who worked with the Church of God in Asia and more particularly with the COGBA. Through Galloway's efforts the Asian School of Christian Ministries (ASCM) was founded in 1980.
The church was first organised by missionaries Vince and Lucy Apostol, congregants of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. The mission started in 1962 when Christian Reformed World Missions began planting churches in Negros Island. In 1976, the denomination was officially organized with three congregations.