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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. |
