by Minchie Sy Quimsiam, QCPACE UMYF
Hundreds of young people gathered together to worship God during our district’s most-awaited Christmas Institute. It was held at Union Theological Seminary in Dasmarinas, Cavite. As a second-timer, I was eager and excited for the things that would happen in my five-day stay. With the theme “Siya Mismo”, Ptr. Cedillo expounded on Acts 17:27-28: “God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. For in him …

Pacita UMYF and Sound.Proof (Pacita UMC’s own Multimedia Ministry) bring you their Valentine’s young people special. Watch it live on Pinoy Metodista TV!  Join us on 20 Feb 2010 from 5 to 9 PM.

by Erwin dela Rosa
Christmas time is party time.
As in previous years, I have been to one party after another. The office’s, the tennis club’s, other organization and association parties – name it. Almost everyone organizes a party one way or another. There are the usual gifts, plenteous food, parlor games, dancing, singing and booze for the drinkers. The atmosphere is filled with goodwill, merriment, cheer, fun and camaraderie.
I enjoyed the party prepared by my advisory class in the college where I teach. It was my first time to party with …

by April Gonzaga-Mercado
My hometown of Taytay, Rizal rests at the foothills of Antipolo. Geographically, this town is a basin that drinks in all the flood waters of neighboring towns. Houses along areas with the most flooding are built 4-6 feet higher than the streets making them look like mini castles standing on very stable foundations. Its residents ever so ready for the tide to come. After heavy rains, our streets will definitely be submerged in water making these houses look like they’re floating. Flooding in my town has been a …

Most workers with youth and young adults in the Philippines tend to approach their job via trial and error. There is a lack of training for youth workers. As such, they tend to rely on intuition in handling their own youth ministry. This is further complicated by the lack of formal training in youth ministry in Bible Schools and the Seminary. Unlike in the United States, most churches do not have youth pastors. As such, youth work usually falls on the shoulders of the church deaconesses and young pastors.
The goals …

Dear Leaders,
I am declaring Oct 24, 2009 as National UMYAF Outreach Relief Operations Day. This declaration mandates all UMYAF leaders of each Local, District and Annual Conference to plan, strategize and conduct any relief efforts as you are able, to victims of previous calamities.
Several options are suggested such as:
Partnering with neighboring AC’s who was/were hardly-hit by the calamities
Partnering with a chosen AC or District even in far distances.
Conducting a relief activity on October 24 or the soonest time as you are able
It is also suggested that the following will be …

Update: The launching of the Wesley 1000 Workers Endowment Fund Support has been moved to January 17, 2010 to make way for the relief operations for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.
The Board of Trustees of the Wesley 1000 Workers Endowment Support from the Lay Empowered by Yahweh 1000, in cooperation with the Board of Pensions of the United Methodist Church Philippines Central Conference will hold a Worship Service launching the Wesley 1000 Ten-Year Planned Giving to the United Methodist Clergy Pension Fund on October 3, 2009 at Knox United Methodist …

by Erize Linaban, Tangos UMC
August 17, 2009
In the days immediately preceding, we tried to comfort each other but words of Isaiah consoled us on a Sunday –
Less than a week after a tragic fire burned down the main sanctuary of Tangos UMC, worshippers found solace from the reading in Isaiah 43, biblical passage of the sermon of SWMMD Superintendent Rev. Johann Osias during the Divine Service. Rev. Osias emphasized that the people during prophet Isaiah’s time found their temple destroyed, forced to leave their land, and start a new life …

Members of the Division on Ministries with Young People (DMYP) met on August 1-5, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss young people’s ministries issues and concerns. The delegation from the Philippines included Ms. Earlie Pasion, National President of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines (UMYFP), Mr. William Tolentino, National President of the United Methodist Young Adult Fellowship in the Philippines (UMYAFP) and Rev. David Cosmiano Sr. as the adult worker with young people representative. Mr. Mighty Rasing was also present during the meeting as the DMYP contract staff for the Philippines Central Conference.

The United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines, supported by the Division on Ministries with Young People is holding the first ever UMC campus ministry conference dubbed as Student Methodists Active in Campus Kirk (SMACK) Forum 2009.
The SMACK Forum is a gathering of high school and college students for leadership training, spiritual development, fellowship and networking. It is envisioned to be a biennial event in between the convening of the National Youth Conference of the UMYFP.
SMACK Forum provides an opportunity for the students to learn skills, exposed to new ideas, …

The United Methodist Young Adult Fellowship in the Philippines (UMYAFP) is the organization of Methodist young adults who want to follow In Jesus’ Steps. Although these young adults may be busy in their personal and family lives, they still manage to give their time for the Lord Jesus Christ and serve Him.
The UMYAFP has three areas of ministry: Nurture, which is concerned with the Spiritual development and discipleship of young adults; Outreach, which deals with providing social services to different segments of the church and society; and Witness, which proclaims …

The Pastors’ and Deaconesses’ Kids will have a MEA-wide convention on April 5-6, 2009 at the Tagaytay Mission and Conference Center, Asisan, Tagaytay City.

The United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines sponsored a nation-wide song-writing competition in the past biennium. This yielded all original songs from young people all over the Philippines. The music genre range from rap to folk, from mellow to rock and dealt with topics such as thanksgiving, praise and worship, and the nation.
The eight songs in the compilation is joined by a song specially composed by Mr. N. Arnel De Pano for the UMYFP. Check out the list of the songs below. Please contact the National President of the …