| The
Midtown church had her humble beginning in 1983 when
Felix A. Bravo and his family separated from the Baguio
church of Christ and started a new work in the heart
of Baguio City.
Meeting at the YMCA conference hall
along Upper Session Road, Midtown church started with
but a handful of faithful Christians namely brethren
Felix A, Bravo and family, Dodoy Sameon and family,
Simeon Reyes and family, Danny A. Oliva and family,
Paulino Abubo and some Philippine Bible College students.
After about a year of existence,
Midtown church moved to the Puso ng Baguio building
on the third floor when brother David Stathopulo came
and started the Bible Study Center.
To be precise, the Midtown congregation
began on October 16, 1983, with nine members and some
PBC students. The congregation has grown to a membership
of 80 and an average attendance of 103. Later, in
1983 and 1984, 34 people were baptized; 45 people
have been converted in 1985. A strong evangelism and
edification programs were pursued by the Midtown church
in the succeeding years and numerous conversions were
effected resulting in her phenomenal intensive and
extensive growths.
Full time church workers then helping
in teaching students were Ruth L. Glori-Trinidad,
Janice Reyes-Po, Felix Bravo, Danny Oliva, David and
Sandy Stathopulo, Dodoy Sameon, the late Simeon Reyes,
Jr. and his wife Phoebe Sameon-Reyes. Later, two American
missionaries help in the work at Midtown church, they
were Eddie Poblete and his family and Doug and Sandy
Holcomb. Vickie Hombrebueno-Ragas and Jeanette Fetalino-Sarauer
also served as secretary of the Bible Study Center.
As more members were added to the
congregation, Midtown church moved to the top floor
of Maharlika building. Later on to Baguio Patriotic
High School gymnasium, then to the University of Baguio
Little Theater, Education building, Baguio-Benguet
Community Credit Cooperative Conference Hall, Third
Floor Dangwa Terminal Building (with Bible Study Center
c/o Sotero Denis) and back to the Puso ng Baguio building
along Session Road. Owing to high rate of rentals,
Midtown church leaders decided to worship at the facilities
of Marlett’s building in October, 1993.
This church, just like her sister
congregations, upholds that they belong to the Lord’s
church which was established in Jerusalem as recorded
in Acts chapter 2, which is the fulfillment of the
prophecies in Dan. 2:44; Dan. 7:13,14 and Isaiah 2:2,3.
Their faith is anchored on the Holy Scriptures as
they pursue and follow the doctrines and practices
of the early church, based on the New Testament. They
speak only where the bible speaks, and are silent
in matters where the bible is silent. They do not
embrace any human creed or dogma but sticks to the
Lord’s teachings only. |
