Christ's Commission Fellowship

Christ's Commission Fellowship
CCF Center in Ugong, Pasig
14°35′21″N 121°04′45″E / 14.58903°N 121.07905°E / 14.58903; 121.07905
LocationCCF Center, Frontera Verde, Ortigas Avenue corner C5 Road, Pasig, Metro Manila
CountryPhilippines
DenominationNon-denominational
Membership150,000+
Websitewww.ccf.org.ph
History
StatusMegachurch
FoundedAugust 1984
DedicatedMay 12, 2013
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Daniel Go
StyleModern
GroundbreakingNovember 27, 2008
CompletedApril 2013
Clergy
Pastor(s)
    • Peter Tan-Chi (Senior Pastor/Bishop)
    • Ricky Sarthou (Executive Pastor)

Christ's Commission Fellowship (CCF) is an international non-denominational church founded by Peter Tan-Chi, based in the Philippines. Its main worship church is located at the CCF Center in Ortigas East (formerly Frontera Verde), Pasig.

History

In 1982, Chinese Filipino businessman Peter Tan-Chi began an evangelistic home Bible study in Brookside Subdivision, Cainta, Rizal. During that Bible study, only three couples were in attendance, but as they began to invite their friends, who then invited their own friends and families, the Bible study grew and moved to San Juan in Metro Manila. Two years later, a core group of 40 people consisting of businessmen, professionals, and their families emerged from these Bible studies.

In August 1984, the group founded the Christ's Commission Foundation at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati, hosting their first Sunday worship service there.[1]

Since then, CCF's continuous growth has led its worship services to relocate several times. Services moved from AIM to Greenbelt in Makati, then to a conference room, and eventually to the Philippine International Convention Center Plenary Hall in Pasay.[1]

In 1997, CCF's worship services transferred to St. Francis Square in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, where it was established as its main worship center until the completion of the CCF Center in April 2013.[1]

On May 12, 2013, CCF held its first Sunday worship service at the new CCF Center in Frontera Verde (now Ortigas East) in Pasig, an 11-storey building with a seating capacity of 10,000 people.[1] The CCF Center was also the venue for the Manila leg of evangelist Nick Vujicic's "Unstoppable" tour that same month on May 18, 2013.[2] In the same year, CCF had 38 satellites in the Philippines and eight abroad, with 46 congregations consisting of 40,000 members.[1]

In 2016, the church was chosen by the Dangerous Drugs Board to offer a spiritual rehabilitation program for drug addicts as part of the Philippine drug war of the Duterte administration.[3] Also in the same year, the first MOVE Youth Conference was held from 2-4 June.

In 2017, CCF held its first Intentional Discipleship Conference (IDC).

In 2019, CCF had over 100,000 members and 70 satellites in the Philippines alone.[4] CCF has satellite churches and small groups in other parts of the world, including North America, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia. CCF has also helped form over 600 small groups in East Asia and over 12,000 house churches and small groups in South Asia.

In 2025, the CCF Center was attended by over 55,000 people.[5]

Media and events

Music

Exalt Worship

Exalt Worship, formerly CCF Exalt, is the contemporary worship music band of CCF. As of 2025, the band has released two albums - Majestic (2019) and One God (2024) - and multiple singles, four of which were released in 2023.

Elevate Exalt

The church's youth band, Elevate Exalt, released its first single in 2022 entitled, Reliably True, which is the namesake for its first extended play featuring songs such as "All Glorious" and "Land of the Living" - also released in the same year.

Conferences

Intentional Discipleship Conference

The Intentional Discipleship Conference (IDC) is a three-day annual conference at the CCF Center in Pasig City, Philippines each year. First started in 2017, it is hosted by CCF and involves multiple international speakers.

MOVE Campus Conference

The MOVE Campus Conference is a three-day bi-annual youth conference hosted by the church's youth ministry, Elevate. From 2016 to 2023, the event was known as the MOVE Youth Discipleship Conference before the name change in 2025. Similar to the IDC, MOVE is hosted by CCF and involves multiple international speakers.

Controversies

In 2014, one of CCF's executive pastors, Ricky Sarthou, drew controversy online for a Facebook post showing himself dressed as an Arab suicide bomber at a costume party.[6]

In 2016, an offshore bank account belonging to senior pastor Peter Tan-Chi was implicated in the Panama Papers leak. In response, the CCF Board issued a statement defending the use of offshore bank accounts and asserting that Tan-Chi has not engaged in any illegal business practices.[7]

  • Worship service in 2014
  • Praise and Worship Service at CCF Center's Main Auditorium.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dela Cruz, Roderick (March 23, 2014). "How a young architect designed the country's largest worship center". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Fernandez, Amanda (May 21, 2013). "No limbs, no problem: Nick Vujicic inspires Manila". GMA Integrated News.
  3. ^ Agoncillo, Jodee (August 14, 2016). "Miracle coming? Bringing lost sheep back to the flock". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Terence Chong, Pentecostal Megachurches in Southeast Asia: Negotiating Class, Consumption and the Nation, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapour, 2018, p. 161
  5. ^ Warren Bird, World Megachurches, exponential.org, accessed February 5, 2025
  6. ^ "Filipino Freethinkers twit pastor for dressing up as Arab suicide bomber for Christmas party". December 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "STATEMENT FROM THE CCF BOARD REGARDING PANAMA PAPERS". ccf.org.ph. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016.
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