Day by Day Christian Ministries

Day By Day Christian Ministries
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Evangelical Christian
Governance	Non-hierarchial
Leader	Ptr. Eduardo (also known as "Ed") Lapiz (Head Pastor) and Ptr. Gamaliel (also known as "Gammy") Alba (Senior Pastor)
Associations	Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches
Geographical areas	Worldwide, concentrated mostly in the Middle East, North America and Southeast Asia
Headquarters	Day By Day Center, Brgy. Pio del Pilar, Makati, Philippines
Founder	Ptr. Eduardo (also known as "Ed") M. Lapiz
Origin	June 6, 1985 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Congregations	(no official count)
Members	(no official count)
Ministers	(no official count)
Missionaries	(no official count)
Hospitals	0
Nursing homes	0
Aid organization	Kuya Cares Ministry
Primary schools	1 (the Day By Day School in Pakistan)
Secondary schools	0
Tertiary institutions	0
Official website	http://daybyday.com.ph/

Day By Day Christian Ministries (also known as DBD) is an Evangelical Christian organization headquartered in Makati City, Philippines.

DBD was founded on June 6, 1985 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as a small fellowship of OFWs. But the start of the growth of the organization was in 1990s, when they had the organization set foot in the Philippines. Currently the organization is still doing missions within the Philippines and in Arab countries.

History

Eduardo Lapiz, a pastor and also a former member of the IEMELIF went to Saudi Arabia to work in a hospital in Riyadh. He started bible studeis on day to day basis until then the number of attendees grew . In 1985, he organized a fellowship with OFWs which became the start of the organization.

Church in the Philippines

In 1991, Ptr. Lapiz returned to the country. He established the first congregation in a small room at McDouton Building in Quezon City. DBD had more and more people being converted, and because of that, their small space in McDouton Building was not enough. DBD acquired a building in Leon Guinto Road in Manila, where the Church Administration was established. Again the space was not enough, so a new building was acquired in Makati where the Church Administration currently is headquartered. Missions at the time was spreading within the country and within the Middle East. Later they had started worship services in cinema theaters in malls until 2005, when the church leased the Folk Arts Theater which they dedicated as the Bulwagan ng Panginoon (Hall of the Lord). The Church still has the Makati Center as the headquarters, but the church is more known for their Folk Arts Theater Church which became their flagship church.

Global Expansion

It must be noted that though DBD is currently headquartered in the Philippines, it started in Saudi Arabia, so global expansion did not meant outside of the Philippines. The churches in North America were built in the 1990s as well as there were new churches there. Expansions in Japan is also fast-approaching by early 2000s. What is the more priority of the church is the expansion in the Middle East, where majority of the people are Muslim. Since propagating Christian doctrines to Arabs and Muslims is prohibited, the church uses different approaches to reach them such as the Day By Day School in Pakistan, the only primary institution owned by the church, which aims to educated Pakistanis while inserting Christian doctrines in an abstract way. However, the church also is expanding in non-Muslim countries such as in Singapore and New Zealand.

Beliefs

Their beliefs is just the same as other Evangelical churches do, however emphasizing "applying God's Word to daily life", hence the name "Day By Day". They also teach the indigenization of the Christian religion. The church opposes any forms of debates with other churches, as this is seen by the members as a "violent" approach to "knowing the real essence of the Bible".

Membership

The church believes in immersion baptism which, before being granted to someone, must be oriented before.

Multimedia

DBD operates some radio programs around the Philippines, including the program "Day by Day" on 702 DZAS and also has three websites for the church.^[1]

See also

• DZAS
• Evangelicalism
• Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas

References

1. ^ http://febc.ph/downloads/?cat=16&paged=2

External Links

• Day by Day Official Website