Adventists in the Philippines
Adventist work started slowly in the Philippines. The first Adventist missionary, a literature evangelist, arrived in the Philippines in 1905, followed by several more missionary families the next year. However, it took six years for the first person to be baptized. Today that’s all changed: nearly 600,000 Adventists live and worship in the Philippines. As the Adventist Church grew, many educational and health-care institutions sprang up, some of which—such as the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS)—serve the Adventist Church throughout Asia.
In contrast to some developed countries, the Philippines have a strong spiritual influence within their culture, with approximately 80 percent of the population belonging to the Catholic faith. There are 90.5 million
opportunities to share our message in the Philippines, and to make the most of these opportunities we need your support. Some of the challenges that face the growth of our membership in the Philippines are lack of resources such as: volunteers, audio-visual equipment, and funding for mission programmes.
Adventist work started slowly in the Philippines. The first Adventist missionary, a literature evangelist, arrived in the Philippines in 1905, followed by several more missionary families the next year. However, it took six years for the first person to be baptized. Today that’s all changed: nearly 600,000 Adventists live and worship in the Philippines. As the Adventist Church grew, many educational and health-care institutions sprang up, some of which—such as the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS)—serve the Adventist Church throughout Asia.
In contrast to some developed countries, the Philippines have a strong spiritual influence within their culture, with approximately 80 percent of the population belonging to the Catholic faith. There are 90.5 million
opportunities to share our message in the Philippines, and to make the most of these opportunities we need your support. Some of the challenges that face the growth of our membership in the Philippines are lack of resources such as: volunteers, audio-visual equipment, and funding for mission programmes.
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Major Languages: Filipino and English
Major Religion: Christianity Population: 90.5 million* Adventist membership: 620,896* Adventist to population ratio: 1:146* Churches: 4,293* Companies: 1,981* |
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