Catholic History

According to Catholic teaching, the Catholic Church was founded by

Jesus Christ. The New Testament records Jesus' activities and teaching, his
appointment of the twelve Apostles, and his instructions to them to
continue his work. The Catholic Church teaches that the coming of the
Holy Spirit upon the apostles, in an event known as Pentecost, signaled
the beginning of the public ministry of the Church. Catholics hold that
Saint Peter was Rome's first bishop and the consecrator of Linus as its next
bishop, thus starting the unbroken line which includes the current pontiff,
Pope Francis. That is, the Catholic Church maintains the apostolic
succession of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope - the successor to Saint Peter.

In the account of the Confessio n of Peter found in the Gospel of

Matthew, Christ designates Peter as the "rock" upon which Christ's church
will be built. While some scholars do state, Peter was the first Bishop of
Rome, others say that the institution of the papacy is not dependent on
the idea that Peter was Bishop of Rome or even on his ever having been
in Rome. Many scholars hold that a church structure of plural
presbyters/bishops persisted in Rome until the mid-2nd century, when the
structure of a single bishop and plural presbyters was adopted, and that
later writers retrospectively applied the term "bishop of Rome" to the most
prominent members of the clergy in the earlier period and also to Peter
himself. On this basis, Oscar Cullmann and Henry Chadwick question
whether there was a formal link between Peter and the modern papacy,
and Raymond E. Brown says that, while it is anachronistic to speak of Peter
in terms of local bishop of Rome, Christians of that period would have
looked on Peter as having "roles that would contribute in an essential way
to the development of the role of the papacy in the subsequent church".
These roles, Brown says, "contributed enormously to seeing the bishop of
Rome, the bishop of the city where Peter died, and where Paul witnessed
to the truth of Christ, as the successor of Peter in care for the church
universal"
 Iglesia Filipina Independiente

The Philippine Independent Church (Spanish: Iglesia Filipina Independiente;

Tagalog: Malayang Simbahan ng Pilipinas; Latin: Libera Ecclesia Philippina,
colloquially called the Aglipayan Church) is an independent[2] Christian
denomination in the form of a national church in the Philippines. Its schism
from the Roman Catholic Church was proclaimed in 1902 by the members
of the Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina due to the alleged mistreatment of
the Filipinos by Spanish priests and the execution of José Rizal during Spanish
colonial rule.

Isabelo de los Reyes was one of the initiators of the separation, and
suggested that former Catholic priest Gregorio Aglipay[3][4] be the head of the
church. It is also known as the "Aglipayan Church", after its first Supreme
Bishop, Gregorio Aglipay, who like José Rizal, later became a Freemason, in
May 1918.[5][6]

Pope Leo XIII instructed the Archbishop of Manila, Bernardino Nozaleda y

Villa to excommunicate those who initiated the schism.[7] Since 1960 the
church has been in full communion with the Episcopal Church in the United
States, and through it, the entire Anglican Communion.

Members commonly believe in the rejection of the exclusivity right to

apostolic succession by the Petrine papacy, the allowing of priestly
ordination of women, optional clerical celibacy, tolerance of Freemasonry,
lack of requiring in believing transubstantiation and the Real presence of
Christ in the Eucharist, and support for contraception and same-sex civil
rights. Many saints canonized by Rome after the 1902 schism are not
recognized by the Aglipayan church and its members.

As of 2015 the Supreme Bishop was Ephraim Fajutagana, whose central office
is located at the National Cathedral of the Holy Child in Ermita, Manila.
 Assemblies of God

The Assemblies of God has its roots in the Pentecostal Azusa Street Revival of the
early 20th century. The Pentecostal aspects of the revival were not generally
welcomed by established churches, and participants in the movement soon found
themselves forced outside existing religious bodies. These people sought out their
own places of worship and founded hundreds of distinctly Pentecostal
congregations. By 1914, many ministers and laymen alike began to realize just how
far-reaching the spread of the revival and of Pentecostalism had become.
Concerned leaders felt the desire to protect and preserve the results of the revival
by uniting through cooperative fellowship.

In April 1914, about 300 preachers and laymen were invited from 20 states and
several foreign countries for a general council in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States,
to discuss and take action on these and other pressing needs. A remaining fellowship
emerged from the meeting and was incorporated under the name General Council
of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America. In time, self-governing and
self-supporting general councils broke off from the original fellowship or were formed
independently in several nations throughout the world, originating either from
indigenous Pentecostal movements or as a direct result of the indigenous missions
strategy of the General Council.[9] In 1919, Pentecostals in Canada united to form
the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada which formally affiliated with the Assemblies
of God USA the next year. The Assemblies of God in Great Britain was formed in 1924
and would have an early influence on the Assemblies of God in Australia, now
known as Australian Christian Churches. The Australian Assemblies of God was
formed in 1937 by a merger of the Pentecostal Church of Australia and the
Assemblies of God Queensland. The Queensland AG had formed in 1929; though, it
was never formally affiliated with the AG in America. The Assemblies of God of South
Africa was founded in 1925 and like the AG Queensland, was also not initially aligned
with the US fellowship.

Prior to 1967, the Assemblies of God, along with the majority of other Pentecostal
denominations, officially opposed Christian participation in war and considered itself
 Crusaders of the Divine Church of Christ

The Crusaders of the Divine Church of Christ, Philippines

Incorporated has its beginning right here in the Philippines. In the
province of Pangasinan lies the coastal town of San Fabian, nestled
along the waters of the Lingayen Gulf. There, the sleepy barangay
of Nibaliw West(renamed Nibaliw Magliba in 1996) is home to the
CDCCPI. The congregation was first organized and registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, Manila, Philippines by
Mons. Dr. Rufino S. Magliba, the founder and Supreme Pontiff on
September 27,1995 and was issued the Registration Number 010285.

Mon. Dr. Rufino S Magliba(or more affectionately, Apo

Rufing) is full of mystery to believers and non-believers alike. To the
faithful, He is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the end times.
They believe that He is the Second Comforter, the Living God save
those who fulfil His Father’s Will and who obey His commandments
and teachings. Evidence and testimony of His countless mysteries
and wonders are found both here in the Philippines and abroad.
Ever since He stated His ministry, people approach him wherever he
goes for the redress of their agonies. Even people afflicted by
incurable disease are healed, the lame can walk, the deaf can
hear. With His naked eyes He can see whatever sickness or illnesses
a person has. He can determine one’ ailment even if He is
continents away, simply by divining over a patient’s name, address
and age written on a clean sheet of paper. Thousands of people
have been blessed to experience His wonderful and mysterious
omnipotence. Millions of faithful are the living witnesses to the
wondrous works of the Living God and Savior.
 United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church is a mainline Protestant denomination

and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main
predecessor—the Methodist Episcopal Church—was a leader in
Evangelicalism. The present denomination was founded in 1968 in
Dallas, Texas by union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical
United Brethren Church. The UMC traces its roots back to the revival
movement of John and Charles Wesley in England as well as the
Great Awakening in the United States.[9][10] As such, the church's
theological orientation is decidedly Wesleyan.[11] It embraces both
liturgical and evangelical elements.[12][13] It has a connectional
polity, a typical feature of a number of Methodist denominations.
The United Methodist Church, with at least 12 million members as of
2014, is the largest denomination within the wider Methodist
movement of approximately 80 million people across the world.[14]
In the United States, the UMC ranks as the largest mainline Protestant
denomination, the largest Protestant church after the Southern
Baptist Convention, and the third largest Christian denomination. In
2014, its worldwide membership was distributed as follows: 7 million
in the United States,[15] and 4.4 million in Africa, Asia and Europe.[16]
In 2015, Pew Research estimated that 3.6% of the US population, or
9 million adult adherents, self-identify with the United Methodist
Church revealing a much larger number of adherents than
registered membership.[17] The church is a member of the World
Council of Churches, the World Methodist Council, and other
religious associations.