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Midtown Church does not believe in any
earthly head but strongly affirms that Christ
is the head of the church as written in
Col. 1:18, Eph. 5:23 and that the Savior of the church is
Jesus. Further on, she believes that every congregation
is autonomous as taught in Acts 14:23 and Titus 1:5. Midtown
church also upholds the plurality of elders or bishops serving
in their respective congregations, no more, no less.
The church is presently served by three
full time and locally paid evangelists, namely: Arnan A.
Bayla, Andy E. Bestre, Felix L. Olidan, Jr., and one church
secretary/librarian Orlan J. Jadormio, Jr. Aside from them,
other church workers like Santiago (Dodoy) Samneon II, Ernie
Wagang, Daniel Oliva, Jonathan Ramos, Alan Po, Josias Aquino,
Maril Bayating, Renato Austria, Gaspar Baldo, Jr., Efren
Colcol, Jimmy Dumasig, Shemer Sameon, Rod Tada and others
help in the church's various ministries.
The present location of Midtown
church is at Marlett’s Building, Km.4, Marcos
Highway, Baguio City. Her current membership is well over
200, discounting the hundreds who moved to other places
in the various townships in the Philippines, and those who
have gone abroad. Midtown church has gone
a long way since her early beginning! Her impact in changing
the lives of people is not only felt in Baguio City
but throughout the numerous islands in the country and overseas!
Today, despite all the different worship
places chosen by the congregation, the Lord must be praised
for Midtown church membership has remained intact and the
church is still marching on.
The Midtown Church of Christ
is a nonsectarian, nondenominational community
of Christians dedicated to respond to the command of the
Lord Jesus Christ to make disciples and
to serve. This congregation is one of thousands of similar
independent churches of Christ around the world whose plea
is for all believers to practice pure New Testament Christianity.
As a family of believers, we envision ourselves to be living
demonstrations of the presence and power of Jesus Christ
in a community of love, forgiveness and joy.
In a world divided into religious bodies
of every doctrine and practice, churches of Christ plead
for the unity of all believers in Jesus Christ on the basis
of the Word of God. Although most of us are accustomed to
religious division, stop and ask yourself, "Is this
really God's plan for His people? Did Jesus die to bring
about such confusion as exists among those who claim to
wear His name?" Those of us who cannot find this condition
in harmony with the Word of God are pleading that all men
put aside denominational or sectarian ties and stand together
united in Christ on the truth revealed in the Bible. |
