Greenhills Christian Fellowship

Greenhills Christian Fellowship (simply called as GCF) is a member of Conservative Baptist Association of the Philippines founded by David and Patty Jo Yount of Conservative Baptist Association of America, Its third senior pastor is Rev. Larry Pabiona. Its headquarters is located at Ruby Rd. cor Garnet Rd., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines.
History
It was started on February 14, 1978 when 67 people met at the Club Filipino, Greenhills, San Juan for a Valentine's Fellowship Dinner organized by Conservative Baptist Association of America church planters, David and Patty Jo Yount. GCF grew and transferred to Greenhills Sound Production, and settled at Medecor Building along Ortigas Avenue on October 22, 1978. In June 1990 GCF moved into its own building at the corner of Garnet and Ruby Roads in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. In 1993, Dr. Luis Pantoja, Jr. became the senior pastor. Under his leadership, the church planted satellite churches in the Philippines and Canada. In 2006 also marked another milestone in the history of GCF as the expanded ministry center was inaugurated. The church also grew to more than 8,000 attendees.
In September 2010, Rev. Dr. Luis Pantoja, died due to a massive heart attack in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, then on May 22, 2011, GCF installed its new senior pastor, Dr. Larry Pabiona, a former medical doctor and GCF satellite pastor.
Ministries
GCF has five ministry group in its ministry building in Ortigas Center, King's Kids is the ministry for children, Youth L.I.V.E. is the ministry for youth, Crossover is the ministry for singles and young adults, Couples who Care is the ministry for couples, and the Growth Groups, these includes the journey groups, small groups and the Bible studies. Other ministries are Certificate in Christian Leadership and MA Classes.
Congregations
Under the leadership of the late Rev. Dr. Luis L. Pantoja, Jr., GCF pursued its vision to reach influencers to support missions-oriented efforts here and abroad, GCF is the only Baptist megachurch in the Philippines with overall approximately up to 7,000 members in all GCF satellites. It has 21 established satellites in Baguio City, Las Piñas City, Cainta, Rizal, Commonwealth, Batangas, San Fernando, Pampanga, Cebu, Makati City, Naga City, Malolos, Bulacan, Marikina, Legazpi, Albay, Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Balintawak, Parañaque and Fairview. Most recent additions to its number of satellites abroad are church plants in Canadian major cities like Toronto, Mississauga, York, Vancouver, Calgary, and Winnipeg.
Multimedia
GCF has also have its podcast sermons posted on its official website.

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