The Christian And Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines (CAMACOP) is a Christian evangelical group in the Philippines that originated from The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). It is one of the largest evangelical groups in the Philippines.

Vision & Mission

* ''Mission'' ''"We exist to transform communities and to aggressively disciple the nations by engaging in holistic development ministries; and by planting churches that proclaim Jesus Christ as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and Coming King."'' * ''Vision'' ''"That we envision transformed communities with mission-driven Christian congregations here and abroad for the glory of God."''

History

CAMACOP was incorporated in 1947 as a national church of the C&MA Philippine Missions. The Christian and Missionary Alliance in the USA expanded its mission works in the Philippines in 1902. The C&MA was assigned in Zamboanga - Sulu Archipelago and Cotabato – Davao regions of

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

. The first Alliance Church was planted in 1902 in Tetuan,

Zamboanga City Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano and es, Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Sambuangan'', fil, Lungsod ng Zamboanga, ceb, Dakbayan sa Zamboanga), is a city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region ...

, the first Protestant church on the island of Mindanao, which still exists today. After the

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, the local churches planted by C&MA Missionaries decided to organize themselves as a national church. Thus in 1947 the first 13 local churches incorporated themselves as The Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines, and in 1949 CAMACOP was registered with the

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(SEC) thus became a legal personality. It is headed by the National Executive Board of Trustees which consists of the CAMACOP President, CAMACOP Vice-President, ministers, and laymen. In 2005, the CAMACOP By-Laws was amended to add the title of Executive Bishop to the CAMACOP president and the title of Auxiliary Bishop to the CAMACOP vice-president.

The Presidency

When CAMACOP was established in 1947,

Rev. Jeremias Dulaca The Reverend is an honorific style most often placed before the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. ''The Reverend'' is correctly ...

was elected chairman (now President) of CAMACOP. He served until 1957 when he was succeeded by Rev. Florentino de Jesus, Sr. Rev. de Jesus served until 1960 when Rev. Dulaca was elected again as CAMACOP president. Unfortunately, Rev. Dulaca suddenly died of a heart attack on September 18, 1962. Dulaca left a legacy as the founding president of the denomination. He was then succeeded by Vice-President Rev. Leodegario Madrigal. Rev. Madrigal was elected to a full term as president in 1963. In the CAMACOP 1966 General Assembly, Rev. Vicente Pada, director of the

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was elected president of CAMACOP. In 1972, Rev. Leo Madrigal was elected again as president. During his tenure, the CAMACOP church population of 400 was doubled to 800 until Madrigal's term ended in 1978. In the 1978 General Assembly, Dr. Benjamin de Jesus, son of former president Florentino de Jesus, Sr. was elected president of the denomination. He was re-elected twice in 1981 and 1985. He was replaced by Dr. Valmike Apuzen in 1989. He was reelected in 1993 and was succeeded by Vice-President Dr. Rodrigo Tano in 1997. Dr. Jose Dalino was then elected president in 2001 and was succeeded by Vice-President Rev. Reniel Joel Nebab in 2005. He was reelected in 2009. A proposed amendment to the CAMACOP By-laws was discussed during the 2011 General Assembly of extending the President's term limit from two to three terms. Incumbent President then-Dr. Nebab was allowed to run again but was defeated in the election by his predecessor, Dr. Jose Dalino during the 2013 General Assembly. In 2017 Bishop Eduardo Cajes was elected as CAMACOP president, and won in 2021 CAMACOP elections.

The Administrative Divisions

Four administrative branches or division currently administers the denomination, each headed by a National Executive Minister (NEM): # Division of Church Ministries (DCM) # Division of General and Theological Education (DGTE) # Division of Stewardship and Finance (DSF) # Division of Missions (DM)

Division of Church Ministries

The Division of Church Ministers can be compared to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

' Department of the Interior and Local Government. This division administers and in charge of coordinating with the different local churches of the CAMACOP. Each local church is handled by districts and by regions. In tradition, the Vice-President was appointed to this post.

Division of General and Theological Education

This Division is similar to the functions of the

' Department of Education. It administers all CAMACOP-owned schools and seminaries. Its current plan is to build an all-new and first Alliance University in the Philippines.

Division of Stewardship and Finance

This Division handles all financial transactions of the CAMACOP. The National Treasurer is under this office.

Division of Missions

This Division administers all missionary outreaches of the denomination.

Incumbent Officials

*''CAMACOP President/Executive Bishop'': Bishop Eduardo Cajes *''CAMACOP Vice-President/Auxiliary Bishop'': Bishop Reniel Joel Nebab *''National Executive Minister-Division of Church Ministries (NEM-DCM)'': Dr. Joel Caperig *''National Executive Minister-Division of General and Theological Education (NEM-DGTE)'': DR. Averell U. Aragon *''National Executive Minister-Division of Stewardship and Finance (NEM-DSF)'': Rev. William Cargo *''National Executive Minister-Division of Missions (NEM-DM)'': Rev. Don Dulaca

Ministries

CAMACOP Ministries includes Local Churches, Schools, Seminaries, Training Center, Lay Preaching, Youth Program, Evangelistic Program and Overseas Missionary Program.

Organized ministries

CAMACOP Organized Ministries as follows: * Alliance Men Philippines (AMP) *

Alliance Women Philippines An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

(AWP) *

Alliance Youth Philippines An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

(AYP) *

Alliance World Mission An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

(AWM) * The Alliance Theological Education by Extension (ALL-TEE) *

Philippine Student Alliance Lay Movement The Philippine Student Alliance Lay Movement Inc. (Abbreviated P.S.A.L.M) is an organized para-church ministry incorporated under the Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines, Inc. It is an interdenominational campus ministry ...

Inc. (PSALM) * Ministry Arm to the unreached people groups (Muslims): C-CMA (Cross-Cultural Ministries and Advocacy)

Geographical Divisions

CAMACOP is divided by 6 Regions and 29 districts in the Philippines * LUZON ** ''North Central Luzon Region (NCLR)'' *** Highland Evangelical Churches Alliance (HECA) **** A District of

Cordillera Administrative Region The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR; ilo, Rehion/Deppaar Administratibo ti Kordiliera; fil, Rehiyong Pampangasiwaan ng Cordillera), also known as the Cordillera Region and Cordillera (), is an administrative region in the Philippines, ...

except Abra *** Central Luzon District (CLD) **** A District of

Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( tgl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija , also ; ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: ''Lalawigan/Probinsia ning Nueva Ecija''), is a landlocked province i ...

Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac ( pam, Lalawigan ning Tarlac; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Tarlac; ilo, Probinsia ti Tarlac; tgl, Lalawigan ng Tarlac; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It ...

Zambales Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales ( fil, Lalawigan ng Zambales; ilo, Probinsia ti Zambales; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Zambales''; xsb, Probinsya nin Zambales), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon re ...

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( pam, Lalawigan ning Pampanga; tl, Lalawigan ng Pampanga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac ...

Bataan Bataan (), officially the Province of Bataan ( fil, Lalawigan ng Bataan ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entir ...

Bulacan Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan ( tl, Lalawigan ng Bulacan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the Metr ...

and Aurora *** North Eastern Luzon District (NELD) **** A District of Region II ( Nueva Viscaya, Isabela, Quirino,

Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the C ...

), except

Batanes Batanes, officially the Province of Batanes ( ivv, Provinsiya nu Batanes; Ilocano: ''Probinsia ti Batanes''; fil, Lalawigan ng Batanes, ), is an archipelagic province in the Philippines, administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region. It i ...

*** North Western Luzon District (NWLD) **** A District of Region I ( Ilocos Norte and

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La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...

Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan ( pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Pangasinan, ; ilo, Probinsia ti Pangasinan; tl, Lalawigan ng Pangasinan), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capit ...

), including Abra ** ''Metro Manila-Southern Luzon Region (MMSLR)'' *** Metro Manila District (MMD) **** A District of NCR *** Southern Luzon District (SLD) **** formerly called the Southern Tagalog District, encompasses CALABARZON and the provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon **** Today, It is called "District of Southern Tagalog (DST)", but

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and a small Northern part of

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(which is the East and the same size of Rizal) separated the District. *** Eastern Luzon Commission (ELC) **** A District of

and the small Northern part of

*** Palawan District (PD) **** encompasses only the province of

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*** Bicol District (BD) **** encompasses

Bicol Region Bicol, known formally as the Bicol Region or colloquially as Bicolandia ( bcl, Rehiyon kan Bikol; Rinconada Bikol: ''Rehiyon ka Bikol''; Waray Sorsogon, Masbateño: ''Rehiyon san Bikol''; tl, Rehiyon ng Bikol), is an administrative region of ...

* VISAYAS ** ''Visayas Region (VR)'' *** Cebu-Bohol-Leyte-Samar District (CEBOLESA) **** However, CEBOLESA had separated in two districts: ***** Central Visayas District ****** A District of

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

and

Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 m ...

***** Eastern Visayas Commission ****** A District of

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and the

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Samar (province) Samar, officially the Province of Samar ( war, Probinsya han Samar; tl, Lalawigan ng Samar), formerly named as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Catbalogan. It is b ...

and the

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and East, and Biliran *** Negros-Panay-Siquijor District (NEGPAS) **** A District of Aklan, Capiz,

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Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

, Guimaras, Negros Occidental and

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, and

Siquijor Siquijor ( , ), officially the Province of Siquijor ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Siquijor; tl, Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the municipality also named Siquijor ...

* MINDANAO ** ''Western Mindanao Region (WMR)'' *** Zamboanga-Basilan District (ZAMBAS) **** divided by 6 Zones: ***** Zone 1 encompasses the province of Basilan; ***** Zone 2 encompasses the churches in the urbanized barangays of

; ***** Zone 3 encompasses the churches in the rural barangays of District II of Zamboanga City; ***** Zone 4 encompasses the churches in the rural barangays of District I of Zamboanga City; ***** Zone 5 encompasses the municipalities of Sibuco and

Sirawai Sirawai, officially the Municipality of Sirawai ( ceb, Lungsod sa Sirawai; Subanen: ''Benwa Sirawai''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Sirawai''; tl, Bayan ng Sirawai), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippine ...

of the province of Zamboanga del Norte; ***** Zone 6 encompasses the municipalities of Siocon and Baliguian of the province of Zamboanga del Norte. *** West Mindanao District (WMD) **** However, this district was not exist *** North West Mindanao District (NWMD) **** A District of

Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte ( Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; tl, Hilagang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in M ...

*** Central West Mindanao District (CWMD) **** A District of the half of Zamboanga Sibugay (West) *** East Zamboanga District (EZD) **** A District of the half of Zamboanga Sibugay (East) *** North Mindanao District (NMD) **** A District of Zamboanga del Sur and

Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental ( ceb, Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; fil, Kanlurang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province located in the Regions of the Ph ...

*** Sulu-Tawi-Tawi District (STTD) **** A District of

Sulu Sulu (), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Wilāya sin Lupa' Sūg''; tl, Lalawigan ng Sulu), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamor ...

and Tawi-Tawi ** ''North East Central Mindanao Region (NECMR)'' *** Metro Davao District (MDD) **** A District of

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*** North Central Mindanao District (NCMD) **** A District of Bukidnon, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte and

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*** North East Mindanao District (NEMD) **** A District of

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, Davao de Oro (formerly called Compostela Valley),

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, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur and

Surigao del Norte Surigao del Norte ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Norte''; ceb, Amihanang Surigao; Tagalog: ''Hilagang Surigao''), officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. ...

*** District of Mount Apo (DOMA) **** A District of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental *** North East Cotabato District (NECD) **** A District of East

Cotabato Cotabato or North Cotabato ( hil, Aminhan Cotabato; ceb, Amihanang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pangutaran Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤڠوترن كوتاواتو; fil, Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in ...

and Northwest of

** ''South Central Mindanao Region (SCMR)'' *** South Mindanao District (SMD) **** A District of the North of

South Cotabato South Cotabato ( hil, Bagatnan Cotabato; ceb, Habagatang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pagabagatan Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤاڬابڬتن كوتاواتو; tl, Timog Cotabato), officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippine ...

*** Central Mindanao District (CMD) **** A District of

and

Maguindanao Maguindanao (, Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Prubinsya nu Magindanaw''; Iranun language, Iranun'': Perobinsia a Magindanao''; tl, Lalawigan ng Maguindanao) was a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the ...

*** Sultan District **** A District of Sultan Kudarat *** Sarangani District **** A District of

Sarangani Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sarangani; hil, Kapuoran sang Sarangani; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sarangani'', Jawi: دايرت نو سارڠني; fil, Lalawigan ng Sarangani), is a province in the Philipp ...

(which is the East of

, West of Davao Occidental and South of Davao del Sur) *** South Mindanao Cultural Communities District (SMCCD) **** A District of

(which is the South of

) and the Southeast of

*** Highland Commissionv (HC) **** A District of

Seminaries

List of Bible Schools and Seminaries in CAMACOP *

Alliance Graduate School The Alliance Graduate School (AGS) is an inter-denominational graduate school of theology in Quezon City, Philippines, housed together with Philippine Alliance College of Theology (PACT). It was established in 1977. History In 1966, leaders of ...

(AGS) (

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

) *

Ebenezer Bible College and Seminary The Ebenezer Bible College and Seminary (Abbreviated E.B.C.S) is a Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines Bible institution in Zamboanga City, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially th ...

(EBCS) (

) * Mount Apo Alliance Bible College (MAABC) ( North Cotabato) * Davao Alliance Bible College (DABC) (

) * Shekinah Alliance Bible College (SABC) ( General Santos City) * Philippine Alliance College of Theology (PACT) (

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

) * Visayas Alliance School of Theology (VAST) (

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...

) * Lomason Alliance Bible College (LABC) ( Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur) * Mickelson Memorial Bible College (MMBC) (

) Tribal Bible School * Dipolog Alliance School of Christian Leadership and Evangelism ( DASCLE) ( Dipolog City) CAMACOP-owned Schools * Albert Benjamin Simpson Alliance School (ABSAS) (

) * Fil-Asian Mission Academy (FAMA) (

) * Grace Learning Center (GLC) ( Basilan)

External links

Official website
* {{Religion in the Philippines Christian and Missionary Alliance Evangelical denominations in Asia Christian organizations established in 1947 1947 establishments in the Philippines