United Church of Christ in the Philippines

United Church of Christ in the Philippines
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	United Mainline Methodist, Evangelical and Reformed
Polity	Mixed polity with Congregational, Presbyterian, and Connexional elements
General Secretary	Bishop Melzar D. Labuntog
Chairman	Jessie D. Garcia
Associations	World Communion of Reformed Churches; World Council of Churches; World Methodist Council; National Council of Churches in the Philippines;
Region	Philippines
Headquarters	877 EDSA West Triangle, Quezon City, Metro Manila 1104
Origin	April 26, 1901 (officially May 25, 1948) ; Malate, Manila
Merger of	Evangelical Church of the Philippines; United Evangelical Church; Philippine Methodist Church; Tagalog Convention of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ);
Congregations	2,564 (estimate as of 2008)
Members	1,500,000
Tertiary institutions	20
Seminaries	6
Official website	uccpchurch.com

The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (Tagalog: Ang Nagkaisang Iglesia ni Cristo sa Pilipinas; Ilokano: Nagkaykaysa nga Iglesia Ni Cristo iti Filipinas) is a Christian denomination in the Philippines. Established in its present form in Malate, Manila, it resulted from the merger of the Evangelical Church of the Philippines, the Philippine Methodist Church, the Disciples of Christ, the United Evangelical Church and several independent congregations.^[1]^[2]

The United Church is a mainline Protestant group in the Philippines with around 1,500,000 members and 1,593 pastors in 2,564 congregations as of 2008.^[3]^[4] Its main office is located at 877 EDSA, West Triangle, Quezon City, Metro Manila.^[5]

^ Norwood B. Tye, Journeying with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines: A History (Quezon City: United Church of Christ in the Philippines, 1994), 246-247
^ Guillermo Manuel, "A Study of the Movement for Union and Closer Cooperation Among the Protestant Churches of the Philippines," p. 54.
^ "Religion: Philippines Milestone". September 14, 1953. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via www.time.com.
^ "PC(USA) - Mission Connections - Letter". Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ World Council of Churches Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Norwood B. Tye, Journeying with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines: A History (Quezon City: United Church of Christ in the Philippines, 1994), 246-247

[2] Guillermo Manuel, "A Study of the Movement for Union and Closer Cooperation Among the Protestant Churches of the Philippines," p. 54.

[3] "Religion: Philippines Milestone". September 14, 1953. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via www.time.com.

[4] "PC(USA) - Mission Connections - Letter". Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[5] World Council of Churches Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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