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Filipino International Christian Church




 

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Our Vision & Purpose

 FICC exists to glorify God by bringing change in the lives of people, through the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, in Orlando and beyond. As a community of believers, we desire to accomplish what is written in John 15:13-15,
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you."

 A Brief History

The plan to start the plannting of a church in Orlando, Florida came in 1986 when the Lord Jesus gave me a vision to plant 20 churches by the year 2000 in North America.

Then as we obeyed the Lord in fullfiling the Vision in many different parts of the USA and Canada, in 1989, we felt led of the Lord to consider starting the work in Florida, especially in Jacksonville.   We visited Florida two times to do demographic studies.   We concluded that after our church planting work in Northern California, Jacksonville would be next.   Two months before we left California, a good friend of mine from Dallas, Texas visited me in California and suggested to me to consider Orlando instead of Jacksonville since there is no Filipino church there while they are two in Jacksonville.   Two weeks before our departure for Florida, we were conviced that Orlando was the logical place to start.

In October 1991, we attended Grace Baptist Church not knowing that the Pastor went to a Filipino restaurant to find a Filipino to invite.  That Sunday morning a couple came and after service, we had lunch together.   They invited us to the Filipino restaurant the following Tuesday noon to meet other Filipinos.   It was followed by two other meetings in the same restaurant where we were introduced to many more contacts.   Plans were made for the first service the following Sunday, October 13.   Nine people came for the first worship service.   The Grace Baptist congregation was kind to give us the youth room, for our use.

Since that first meeting the group grew from nine to around 30 to 40 attending regularly.   Thirteen people came to know Jesus so far.   The group sponsored four big affairs such as caroling (20 homes visited), Christmas musical banquet  (100 came), Christmas eve and new year's eve services were attended by over 50 people.   Regular home Bible studies are being conducted on Thursday evening in two places alternately --Ocampo and Arceno residences, Friday at 2 PM, - Cafe Lolita and Saturday evenings at the Alilin residence.   The key families are listed in the roll of charter members.

Plans for 1992 to minister to the spiritual needs of members and contacts was adopted.   Aggressive Evangelism and visitation to reach some 1000 Filipinos in the greater Orlando area will be high priority.   The constitution, program for 1992 and appointed leaders were approved by the congregation on January 19th, 1992.   The church was officially recognized by the BGC conference on January 25th, 1992.

The Lord has done a marvelous thing in establishing this, your church, in a short time in answer to prayers.   We have seen a great harvest so far and we know that it is just the beginning.

  


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