Bread of Life Ministries International
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Bread of Life Ministries International (BOLMI, simply known as BOL) is an Evangelical megachurch
founded by Rev. Caesar "Butch" L. Conde. Its headquarter is located at Crossroad77, Mother Ignacia Avenue cor. Scout Reyes Street, Quezon City
, Philippines
. As of 2010, more than a 100,000 people attend the worship services in BOL local and international outreaches Its mission and vision is to "Stabilize and expand what it has learned from God in prayer and the Word of God and to pass it on to other people, and also the beginning of revival in the country", which is inspired by Acts 1:8.
, where the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay
was located. Until in April 1982, when the Lord gave the calling to the 12 people, including Pastor Conde, to start a new church in Loyola Heights, Quezon City
. Marynoll College (now Miriam College
), offered its auditorium to launch then "Bread of Life Christian Fellowship" and the first service gatherings on November 14, 1982. This was continuously increased into hundreds by inviting people and groups.
In 1984, from a gathering of 120 members in Maryknoll College, weekly attendance steadily increased to a thousand, BOL prompted to move temporarily to the Philippine Heart Center
in Quezon City on January 8 and 15, 1984. But on January 22, 1984, BOL worship gatherings transferred to Celebrity Sports Plaza in Capitol Hills, Quezon City
to accommodate another 1,200 members.
After the People Power Revolution in 1986, Pastor Conde drew inspiration from his Korea Prayer Study Tour and the Prayer Mountain experiences in South Korea
, then BOL acquired a piece of land in the mountains in Rizal to build the country's and Southeast Asia
's first Prayer Mountain facilities to spread the same spirit of prayer in the Philippines led to building the first Filipino prayer mountain facility on the said year, in 1988, BOL dedicated the Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain, its ministry of intensifying and deepening the prayer lives of the Filipino Christians through fasting. Today it continues as a place dedicated to restoration in prayer and has become a haven for believers from different churches and denominations to pray for the Philippines, Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain is located in Antipolo City
, Rizal
, an hour away from Manila
.
In 1986, BOL leaders shared their experiences and feelings who were similarly touched by the plight of the street children to the point of organizing a "Halfway House" in September on the said year, to give temporary shelter to and provide for the basic needs of street children. Some of the church leaders then became the first governing board for the "Halfway House", BOL started as a special project when a group of church workers undertook street evangelism in the busy commercial areas of Cubao in Quezon City and Monumento in Caloocan City
, as well as in some squatter sites within Metro Manila. BOL started The House of Refuge Foundation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development granted a license in 1991, facilitating the agency's licensing as a child-caring institution and was fully new license and granted in March 1993. In 1997, BOL focused on House of Refuge for knowing Christ, it produces two songs, Abot Kamay by Bong Fernandez and Dinggin at Abutin by Psalmer Pagalan for House of Refuge orphans and growth into hundreds.
In 1987, BOL services moved again to Circle Theater located at Timog Avenue on April 5, 1987, with around 1,800 to 2,000 members attending each of the five service gatherings, this was started to divide its services into five gatherings. In November 1992, when BOL turned its 10th year Anniversary, it considered one of the fastest growing Evangelical megachurch in the country, and BOL changed its name to "Bread of Life Ministries" and started to split into two central church, one is BOL Makati, and another one is BOL Valenzuela, and planted church satellites in different places in the country to accommodate members near their places afterwards.
In April 1995, BOL began building its own ministry center, Crossroad77, due on the church accommodating another thousands of believers, located in Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City. Since BOL is an indigenous church, which built without the help of foreign Christian churches, financial assistance, political support, or even with the church partnership, it was built by the Filipino Christians.
On November 29, 1998, the church dedicated Crossroad77 and weekly attendance averaged up to 2,500 each of the five service gatherings. The rapid growth of the church can be attributed to the personal care of new members and neighborhood small groups presided by trained leaders, the ministry center also puts prayer rooms and it houses all the ministries of the church.
In 2001, BOL Makati splitted into two centers and transferred its worship services from Mondragon building to a larger space. BOL Makati is now located on Glorietta 4 (G4), and Greenbelt Onstage, the latter located at the Project Mosaic, 3F Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City.
In 2002, BOL members led by Rev. Conde established Meridian International Learning Experience, a 'multi-lingual' institution that attempts to shape its students into Godly, excellent, patriotic and competitive Filipinos, with the foundation rooted on the Bible, the call of the school is to build a new generation of Filipinos who, like the national hero Jose Rizal, it is also the commitment to continually build a strong university for Christ and the transformation of the country.
On November 25, 2007, BOL celebrated its 25th Anniversary with the theme "Global Village 25/25", attended by the thousands of members from BOL local and international outreaches. It was held at Ynares Center
, Antipolo City
.
. The name "Crossroad" means the intersections of Mother Ignacia Ave. and Scout Reyes Street, and "77" was the lot number of the building and it's former address of "77 Mother Ignacia Ave." when it was a residential lot, when it was dedicated on November 29, 1998, the ministry center was named Crossroad77. It houses 2,500-seater "Convenarium" (where Sunday worship service gatherings and young adult ministry Kalantas and Wide Awake (formerly Overnight Prayer) held) , Vision 21 Hall (home of BOL youth ministry Kampilan Youth Fellowship (formerly Shire Youth Fellowship), prayer program such as Dawnwatch, and Bible studies In-Depth Bible Studies and Saturday Discovery Specials. Land 21 Hall (home of children's ministry Sonshine Street; wellness ministry More than C-onquerors and medical ministry RX Wellness Medical Cell (Formerly Crosscare), and Planet Infinity (which is also the supported-ministry for fitness and health; and home of More Than Medals (MTM)). And newly established ministry Basic Christian Life held on the Soularium prayer room. Other ministries like The Creative Futures, Inc. and Dreams Department are ministries for church events and concerts. The Fellows for Jesus is the ministry of husbands, The Homemakers for Jesus is for the ministry of housewives, iConnect is the ministry for couples and The Yogurt Company is the ministry for senior adults. In these journey groups that meet once a week to do Bible study
, fellowship
and ministry work. The 3rd, 4th and 5th storey of the ministry center was also community center
which was supported by BOL to serve the Lord and the country.
(Crossroad77) and Makati (Mosaic Lounge & G4). Urban congregations are located in Quezon City (Commonwealth, Muñoz and Novaliches), Antipolo
(Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain), Caloocan City
, Las Piñas, City of Manila (Tondo), Marikina (Soul Link), Muntinlupa, Valenzuela (Bahaghari Center) in 13 satellite outreaches with weekly attendance of around 40,000 within Metro Manila.
BOL has rural congregations in Rizal
, Cavite
, Laguna, Pampanga
, Bulacan
, Baguio, Palawan
, Nueva Vizcaya
, Nueva Ecija
, Zambales
, Tarlac
, Bataan
, Pangasinan
, Palawan
, Bicol region
, Cebu
, Bohol
, Dumaguete, Bacolod
, Butuan, Davao
, Cagayan de Oro and General Santos City
, with a total of 37 outreaches.
In 1996, BOL establish international outreaches to reach out to the Filipinos overseas
and other nationalities. BOL has 20 international outreach in 10 countries, located in Asia
, North America
, Middle East
and Europe
by setting up outreach congregations in Japan
, Singapore
, Brunei
, Myanmar
and South Korea
in Asia; in United Arab Emirates
and Saudi Arabia
in the Middle East
; in Australia
; in Spain
, France
, Italy
and the Netherlands
in Europe; and in Los Angeles
, San Francisco and San Diego, California
and in New York City
, New York
in the United States
.
entitled “Misplaced Priorities Can Mislead the Nation” as part of the Kingdom Of A Higher World series, written by BOL pastor Rev. Bong Saquing. The article featured an eleven-year old girl, Faye San Juan, who claimed to win in an “Intercontinental Science Quiz Net” in Australia. The story tells that Faye topped the contest with the support of Japanese embassy and not accompanied by the Philippine government. Unfortunately, after further scrutiny in the media, BOL made an investigation and review about the backgrounds of the girl and the mother, until they find out that the whole story turned out to be a hoax
created by Faye's mother who is mentally ill. BOL and associate pastor Rev. Jesmael M. Montaña (who is the part of the team in charge of the Kingdom of a Higher World write-ups) issued a public apology to the media and cancelled the column.
Megachurch
A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
founded by Rev. Caesar "Butch" L. Conde. Its headquarter is located at Crossroad77, Mother Ignacia Avenue cor. Scout Reyes Street, Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. As of 2010, more than a 100,000 people attend the worship services in BOL local and international outreaches Its mission and vision is to "Stabilize and expand what it has learned from God in prayer and the Word of God and to pass it on to other people, and also the beginning of revival in the country", which is inspired by Acts 1:8.
History
In the early 1980's, Pastor Butch Conde, originally wanted to start a half-way house for prostitutes in Olongapo CityOlongapo City
The City of Olongapo is a highly urbanized city located in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 227,270 people in 50,300 households.-History:...
, where the U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay
U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay
U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay was a major ship-repair, supply, and rest and recreation facility of the United States Navy located in Zambales, Philippines. It was the largest U.S...
was located. Until in April 1982, when the Lord gave the calling to the 12 people, including Pastor Conde, to start a new church in Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
. Marynoll College (now Miriam College
Miriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
), offered its auditorium to launch then "Bread of Life Christian Fellowship" and the first service gatherings on November 14, 1982. This was continuously increased into hundreds by inviting people and groups.
In 1984, from a gathering of 120 members in Maryknoll College, weekly attendance steadily increased to a thousand, BOL prompted to move temporarily to the Philippine Heart Center
Philippine Heart Center
The Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City was established through Presidential Decree No. 673 issued by president Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1975. Its original name was the Philippine Heart Center for Asia and was changed to its current form in 1975. It was inaugurated on Valentine's Day, February 14,...
in Quezon City on January 8 and 15, 1984. But on January 22, 1984, BOL worship gatherings transferred to Celebrity Sports Plaza in Capitol Hills, Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
to accommodate another 1,200 members.
After the People Power Revolution in 1986, Pastor Conde drew inspiration from his Korea Prayer Study Tour and the Prayer Mountain experiences in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, then BOL acquired a piece of land in the mountains in Rizal to build the country's and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
's first Prayer Mountain facilities to spread the same spirit of prayer in the Philippines led to building the first Filipino prayer mountain facility on the said year, in 1988, BOL dedicated the Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain, its ministry of intensifying and deepening the prayer lives of the Filipino Christians through fasting. Today it continues as a place dedicated to restoration in prayer and has become a haven for believers from different churches and denominations to pray for the Philippines, Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain is located in Antipolo City
Antipolo City
Antipolo is a city in the Philippines located in the province of Rizal; about 25 kilometers east of Manila. It is the largest city in the Calabarzon Region in terms of population...
, Rizal
Rizal
Rizal is a province located in the CALABARZON , just 16 kilometers east of Manila. The province was named after the country's national hero, José Rizal. Rizal Governor Casimiro A. Ynares III on June 17, 2008 announced the transfer of the Capitol from Pasig. Its P 270-million capitol building,...
, an hour away from Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
.
In 1986, BOL leaders shared their experiences and feelings who were similarly touched by the plight of the street children to the point of organizing a "Halfway House" in September on the said year, to give temporary shelter to and provide for the basic needs of street children. Some of the church leaders then became the first governing board for the "Halfway House", BOL started as a special project when a group of church workers undertook street evangelism in the busy commercial areas of Cubao in Quezon City and Monumento in Caloocan City
Caloocan City
The City of Caloocan is one of the cities and municipalities that comprises the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. It is a major residential area inside Metro Manila...
, as well as in some squatter sites within Metro Manila. BOL started The House of Refuge Foundation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development granted a license in 1991, facilitating the agency's licensing as a child-caring institution and was fully new license and granted in March 1993. In 1997, BOL focused on House of Refuge for knowing Christ, it produces two songs, Abot Kamay by Bong Fernandez and Dinggin at Abutin by Psalmer Pagalan for House of Refuge orphans and growth into hundreds.
In 1987, BOL services moved again to Circle Theater located at Timog Avenue on April 5, 1987, with around 1,800 to 2,000 members attending each of the five service gatherings, this was started to divide its services into five gatherings. In November 1992, when BOL turned its 10th year Anniversary, it considered one of the fastest growing Evangelical megachurch in the country, and BOL changed its name to "Bread of Life Ministries" and started to split into two central church, one is BOL Makati, and another one is BOL Valenzuela, and planted church satellites in different places in the country to accommodate members near their places afterwards.
In April 1995, BOL began building its own ministry center, Crossroad77, due on the church accommodating another thousands of believers, located in Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City. Since BOL is an indigenous church, which built without the help of foreign Christian churches, financial assistance, political support, or even with the church partnership, it was built by the Filipino Christians.
On November 29, 1998, the church dedicated Crossroad77 and weekly attendance averaged up to 2,500 each of the five service gatherings. The rapid growth of the church can be attributed to the personal care of new members and neighborhood small groups presided by trained leaders, the ministry center also puts prayer rooms and it houses all the ministries of the church.
In 2001, BOL Makati splitted into two centers and transferred its worship services from Mondragon building to a larger space. BOL Makati is now located on Glorietta 4 (G4), and Greenbelt Onstage, the latter located at the Project Mosaic, 3F Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City.
In 2002, BOL members led by Rev. Conde established Meridian International Learning Experience, a 'multi-lingual' institution that attempts to shape its students into Godly, excellent, patriotic and competitive Filipinos, with the foundation rooted on the Bible, the call of the school is to build a new generation of Filipinos who, like the national hero Jose Rizal, it is also the commitment to continually build a strong university for Christ and the transformation of the country.
On November 25, 2007, BOL celebrated its 25th Anniversary with the theme "Global Village 25/25", attended by the thousands of members from BOL local and international outreaches. It was held at Ynares Center
Ynares Center
The Ynares Center is an indoor sporting arena located in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines.The arena was built at a cost of P350 million. The coliseum was constructed in a 5-hectare lot located at the heart of the City of Antipolo. This is the current landmark in the province where PBA games and big...
, Antipolo City
Antipolo City
Antipolo is a city in the Philippines located in the province of Rizal; about 25 kilometers east of Manila. It is the largest city in the Calabarzon Region in terms of population...
.
Crossroad77 (BOL Ministry Center)
Bread of Life Ministry Center (known as Crossroad77) was built in 1998 and served as the international headquarter and main campus of BOL, located in Mother Ignacia Ave. cor. Scout Reyes Street, Quezon CityQuezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
. The name "Crossroad" means the intersections of Mother Ignacia Ave. and Scout Reyes Street, and "77" was the lot number of the building and it's former address of "77 Mother Ignacia Ave." when it was a residential lot, when it was dedicated on November 29, 1998, the ministry center was named Crossroad77. It houses 2,500-seater "Convenarium" (where Sunday worship service gatherings and young adult ministry Kalantas and Wide Awake (formerly Overnight Prayer) held) , Vision 21 Hall (home of BOL youth ministry Kampilan Youth Fellowship (formerly Shire Youth Fellowship), prayer program such as Dawnwatch, and Bible studies In-Depth Bible Studies and Saturday Discovery Specials. Land 21 Hall (home of children's ministry Sonshine Street; wellness ministry More than C-onquerors and medical ministry RX Wellness Medical Cell (Formerly Crosscare), and Planet Infinity (which is also the supported-ministry for fitness and health; and home of More Than Medals (MTM)). And newly established ministry Basic Christian Life held on the Soularium prayer room. Other ministries like The Creative Futures, Inc. and Dreams Department are ministries for church events and concerts. The Fellows for Jesus is the ministry of husbands, The Homemakers for Jesus is for the ministry of housewives, iConnect is the ministry for couples and The Yogurt Company is the ministry for senior adults. In these journey groups that meet once a week to do Bible study
Bible study (Christian)
In Christianity, Bible study is the study of the Bible by ordinary people as a personal religious or spiritual practice. Some denominations may call this devotion or devotional acts; however in other denominations devotion has other meanings...
, fellowship
Koinonia
Koinonia is the anglicisation of a Greek word that means communion by intimate participation. The word is used frequently in the New Testament of the Bible to describe the relationship within the Early Christian church as well as the act of breaking bread in the manner which Christ prescribed...
and ministry work. The 3rd, 4th and 5th storey of the ministry center was also community center
Community building
Community building is a field of practices directed toward the creation or enhancement of community among individuals within a regional area or with a common interest...
which was supported by BOL to serve the Lord and the country.
Congregations
The BOL sites two central churches located in Quezon CityQuezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
(Crossroad77) and Makati (Mosaic Lounge & G4). Urban congregations are located in Quezon City (Commonwealth, Muñoz and Novaliches), Antipolo
Antipolo
Antipolo is a city in the Philippines located in the province of Rizal; about 25 kilometers east of Manila. It is the largest city in the Calabarzon Region in terms of population...
(Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain), Caloocan City
Caloocan City
The City of Caloocan is one of the cities and municipalities that comprises the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. It is a major residential area inside Metro Manila...
, Las Piñas, City of Manila (Tondo), Marikina (Soul Link), Muntinlupa, Valenzuela (Bahaghari Center) in 13 satellite outreaches with weekly attendance of around 40,000 within Metro Manila.
BOL has rural congregations in Rizal
Rizal
Rizal is a province located in the CALABARZON , just 16 kilometers east of Manila. The province was named after the country's national hero, José Rizal. Rizal Governor Casimiro A. Ynares III on June 17, 2008 announced the transfer of the Capitol from Pasig. Its P 270-million capitol building,...
, Cavite
Cavite
Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south...
, Laguna, Pampanga
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
, Bulacan
Bulacan
Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...
, Baguio, Palawan
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...
, Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Bayombong. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet.-History, people and culture:The name was derived from the...
, Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Palayan City...
, Zambales
Zambales
Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac and Pampanga to the east, and Bataan to the south. The province lies between the South China Sea and the Zambales Mountains. With a land area of...
, Tarlac
Tarlac
Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west...
, Bataan
Bataan
Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north...
, Pangasinan
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
, Palawan
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...
, Bicol region
Bicol Region
The Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 17 regions of the Philippines. Its regional center is Legazpi City...
, Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
, Bohol
Bohol
Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of Bohol Island and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines...
, Dumaguete, Bacolod
Bacolod
Bacolod may refer to the following:*Bacolod City, the capital city of Negros Occidental, Philippines*Metro Bacolod*Bacolod, Lanao del Norte, a municipality in Lanao del Norte, Philippines*BRP Bacolod City , a transport ship of the Philippine Navy...
, Butuan, Davao
Davao
Davao refers to several closely related places in Mindanao in the Philippines. The term is used most often to refer to the city.*Davao Region, an administrative region*Davao del Norte province*Davao del Sur province*Davao Oriental province...
, Cagayan de Oro and General Santos City
General Santos City
The City of General Santos is the southernmost port city of the Philippines. Being a highly urbanized first class city, GenSan is one of the most populous urban centers in the country with a population of 679,588 as per census data of 2010...
, with a total of 37 outreaches.
In 1996, BOL establish international outreaches to reach out to the Filipinos overseas
Overseas Filipino
An Overseas Filipino is a person of Philippine origin who lives outside of the Philippines. This term applies both to people of Filipino ancestry who are citizens or residents of a different country and to those Filipino citizens abroad on a more temporary status.Most overseas Filipinos migrate to...
and other nationalities. BOL has 20 international outreach in 10 countries, located in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
by setting up outreach congregations in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in Asia; in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
; in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
; in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Italy
Italy
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and the Netherlands
Netherlands
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in Europe; and in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, San Francisco and San Diego, California
California
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and in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
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in the United States
United States
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Bread of Life USA Live Stream
Live streams and video archives of sermons in BOL USA was shown on its official website.Notable Members
- Isay Alvarez
- Sec. Rosalinda BaldozRosalinda BaldozRosalinda D. Baldoz is the current Philippine Secretary of Labor and Employment. On June 29, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III picked her as his Secretary of Labor and Employment.-Background:...
(Department of Labor and Employment Secretary) - Raymond LauchengcoRaymond LauchengcoRaymond Lauchengco is a Filipino balladeer of the Bagets era in the 1980s.Popular for his melodic hit songs such as 'Saan Darating Ang Umaga', 'So It's You' 'Farewell' under Vicor Music Corporation....
- Malaya LewandowskiMalaya LewandowskiMalaya Lewandowski is a Filipina singer, actress, VJ and former beauty queen. She was also a member of Star Magic's Koolchx.She previously hosted OMG and Music Bang in MYX North America.-Biography:...
(Filipina singer and actress) - Robert Seña
Controversy
On October 18, 2004, BOL released a paid advertisement in the Philippine Daily InquirerPhilippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...
entitled “Misplaced Priorities Can Mislead the Nation” as part of the Kingdom Of A Higher World series, written by BOL pastor Rev. Bong Saquing. The article featured an eleven-year old girl, Faye San Juan, who claimed to win in an “Intercontinental Science Quiz Net” in Australia. The story tells that Faye topped the contest with the support of Japanese embassy and not accompanied by the Philippine government. Unfortunately, after further scrutiny in the media, BOL made an investigation and review about the backgrounds of the girl and the mother, until they find out that the whole story turned out to be a hoax
Hoax
A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment, or rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences or April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes.-Definition:The British...
created by Faye's mother who is mentally ill. BOL and associate pastor Rev. Jesmael M. Montaña (who is the part of the team in charge of the Kingdom of a Higher World write-ups) issued a public apology to the media and cancelled the column.
External links
- http://www.breadinternational.org - Bread of Life Ministries Official Site