Christ's Commission Fellowship

Christ's Commission Fellowship
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Evangelical Christian
Membership	25,000 (2009)
Website	http://www.ccf.org.ph
Architecture
Status	Megachurch
Functional status	Under Construction
Architect(s)	Arch. Daniel Go
Groundbreaking	May 21, 2009
Completed	December 2011 (Expected date)
Construction cost	$35,000,000
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Rev. Peter Tan-Chi

Christ's Commission Fellowship (simply called as CCF) is a Evangelical megachurch founded by Rev. Peter Tan-chi, based in the Philippines. Its current worship center and headquarters is located in St. Francis Square, in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City. As of 2009, its membership approaching up to 25,000 people attending the worship services in CCF local and overseas outreaches.^[1]. Its mission is: "To make Christ Committed Followers who will make Christ Committed Followers" which is inspired by Matthew 28: 19-20.^[2]

History

It was started in 1984 by Pastor Peter Tan-Chi, began an evangelistic home Bible study in Brookside Subdivision, Cainta, Rizal. Only three couples attended that first Bible study, but as they began to invite their friends, who then invited their own friends and families, the Bible study grew and moved to San Juan City. A core group of 40 people (businessmen, professionals, and their families) emerged from these Bible studies. Later on, they met at the Asian Institute of Management for their first Sunday worship service and launched "Christ’s Commission Fellowship" in August 1984.

CCF Senior pastor Peter Tan-chi, 2010

Since then, CCF’s continuous growth has caused its worship services to move from place to place. From AIM, services moved to Greenbelt in Makati City, then to the Conference Room of the Philippine International Convention Center, and then to the PICC Plenary Hall. Worshippers then split in order to attend at two different venues, one in CCF Sucat, and one at the Valle Verde Country Club.

In 1997, CCF settled at St. Francis Square in Ortigas Center. CCF is now thriving church of approximately 25,000 members, with worship and bible study centers in major cities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, then it has an international outreach, one in Singapore. It is a unique fellowship composed of and led by lay men and women, all of whom still share God’s love and the Gospel in the style of the first century Christians, in small groups, in their homes, communities, and workplaces. It is an indigenous church, which operates without foreign affiliation or financial assistance. The vision that the Lord gave to the leaders of CCF is to establish a church patterned after that of the New Testament^[3].

On August 30, 2009, CCF celebrated its 25th Anniversary of the church and God’s faithfulness, attended with a thousands of members from different CCF outreaches worldwide. It was held at Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.^[4]

CCF St. Francis Square

CCF St. Francis Square, the current worship center located at the 5th floor of the St. Francis Square mall in Ortigas Center, it has a current population of over 17,000 worshippers. Aside from the usual Sunday Worship Service, the church also holds several events, such as Dawn Watch (a prayer gathering every Tuesday morning), Weekend Encounters (weekend retreats to get connected with Christ), Couples Enrichment Seminars, SoulStop (College Students' Bible Study), JZone (High School and College Students' Bible Study), KSP Lecture Series, NXTGen (Children's ministry), Golden Ladies and Shepherd’s Staff (Senior's Ministry) as well as Bible studies every Wednesday night.

Congregations

The interior of Christ's Commission Fellowship Worship Area at St. Francis Square

CCF has two main centers, St. Francis Square and Alabang, and smaller branches in Eastwood City, Taytay, Rizal, Pasig City, Marikina City, Binondo, Manila, Biñan, Laguna, Lucena, Quezon, San Fernando City, Pampanga, Malolos, Bulacan, Marilao, Bulacan, Baguio City, Alicia, Isabela, Cebu City, Cagayan De Oro City, Malaybalay, Bukidnon and Davao City. CCF has three international outreach in Singapore, Los Angeles, USA and Sydney, Australia (affiliated to Word Wind Living Fellowship)^[5]. It has a new church in Las Pinas City.

CCF Worship and Training Center

In 2009, CCF started to build its own 7-storey ministry building due its church growth, CCF Worship and Training Center is now under construction, it was a 750,000 square foot lot and located at Frontera Verde, E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave (C-5) cor. Ortigas Ave., Pasig City. This was serve to be international headquarters of CCF, the worship hall will have 8,000 seats of capacity, begin to train students, young professionals, entrepreneurs, and lay people and pastors to become dynamic leaders to serve the Lord and the country. The worship building is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2012^[6][7].

See also

• Protestants in the Philippines
• Faith mission

References

1. ^ http://www.ccf.org.ph/about-us/the-ccf-story/
2. ^ http://www.ccf.org.ph/about-us/the-ccf-story/
3. ^ http://www.ccf.org.ph/about-us/the-ccf-story/
4. ^ http://www.ccf.org.ph/ccf-turns-silver/
5. ^ http://www.ccf.org.ph/wordwind-living-fellowship/
6. ^ http://www.ccf.org.ph/get-involved/building-projects/
7. ^ http://www.acousticdimensions.com/projects/worship/STCccf.htm

External links

• Christ's Commission Fellowship