Ang Iglesia Metodista sa Pilipinas
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This article is about the current church body. For the historical body now part of the United Church of Christ Philippines, see Philippine Methodist Church.
Ang Iglesia Metodista sa Pilipinas (Tagalog for The Methodist Church in the Philippines, also known as AIM Pilipinas) is an indigenous autonomous Methodist church in the Philippines. The founders of the church, led by Presiding Bishop Rev. Lito Tangonan officially registered on December 7, 2011 the congregation with the Philippine Government through the Securities and Exchange Commission.[1]
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Classification | Independent, Methodist |
Orientation | Trinitarian |
Governance | Congregational, Connexional |
Leader | Rev Lito Cabacungan Tangonan (Presiding Bishop) |
Headquarters | Unit 18, 4/F Pangarap Building, West Avenue corner Baler Street, Quezon City, Philippines W. A. Jones Street, Calasiao, Pangasinan 2418 |
Origin | December 7, 2011 (incorporated with Securities and Exchange Commission) |
Separated from | United Methodist Church |
Branched from | Methodism |
Congregations | Over 130 missions and local churches |
Members | approx. 2,000 |
Ministers | over 150 including volunteers, deaconesses and lay missionaries |
Official website | http://aimpilipinas.blogspot.com |
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The group adopted the methods of John Wesley as the father of Methodism.[2] [3] Like the rest of Methodists in the world, it is a Trinitarian, apostolic and mission church which adheres to the deity of Jesus Christ.