Victory Christian Fellowship of the Philippines, commonly known as Victory, is an evangelical multi-site church based in Taguig, Philippines. It is a member of Every Nation Churches.
History
Victory Christian Fellowship of the Philippines was started by missionaries Steve and Deborah Murrell, who came to the Philippines in 1984 together with Every Nation Churches co-founder Rice Broocks and 65 other American university students on a one-month summer mission trip.Bird, Warren, "Philippines: Victory Megachurch Building on Discipleship" , Outreach Magazine, November 25, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016. Since 1984, Victory has grown until it presently has churches in 60 Philippine cities.Stetzer, Ed, "The Lego Principle: An Interview with Joey Bonifacio" , Christianity Today, April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
In 2015, Victory's Metro Manila church had 15 congregations, all with multiple services and locations, and many offering more than one language (English).Bird, Warren, "Philippines: Victory Megachurch Building on Discipleship" , Outreach Magazine, November 25, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016. The church has multiple locations and holds 94 services every weekend, each of them led by live preaching, training Filipinos to reach their cities, the nation, and the world.Stetzer, Ed, "CPLF Recap: November 2012, How North Americans Can Learn about Church Planting from the Rest of the World" , Christianity Today, November 20, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2016. Over 10,000 leaders conduct small weekly discipleship groups.Stetzer, Ed, "On the Path to Discipleship" , Outreach Magazine, December 1, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016. In 2015, Victory reported 80,000 members in Manila. Warren Bird, World Megachurches, exponential.org, accessed February 5, 2025
Victory Worship Victory Worship is the contemporary worship music band of Victory. In 2014, Victory Worship released its first live worship album, Radical Love."Pinoy Christian Worship Album tops iTunes Philippines Album Chart for One Week" , CBN Asia, September 22, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.James Banaag, "Local Christian band Victory Worship has been making waves in the OPM scene" , One Music Philippines, March 23, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016. It and its 2015 follow-up, Rise Heart, were certified Gold by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. (PARI). On March 25, 2017, the group released Awit ng Bayan, its first full Filipino-language single; and on June 1, 2017, the single Safe was released to radio and on digital formats.
Beliefs As a member church of Every Nation Churches, Victory adheres to the statement of faith of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches.
See also List of the largest evangelical churches List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
References
External links
Victory Worship Awake84 Every Nation Movement