Knox United Methodist Church (Manila)

Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila / Rizal Avenue (Avenida) (N150/R-9), 960
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The first Protestant worship service held on Philippine soil was conducted in Manila on 28 August 1898 attended by both American soldiers and Filipino civilians, barely two weeks following the surrender of Manila to the American military forces. This service was conducted by Rev. George C. Stull, a Methodist chaplain and a member of the Montana Annual Conference assigned to the First Montana Volunteers that was a contingent of the US fleet that sunk the Spanish fleet on Manila Bay on 1 May 1898. Another significant period was the first two weeks of March 1899 when Bishop James M. Thoburn visited Manila and organized the Methodist group into a charge in connection with the Singapore District of the Malaysia Mission Conference in Teatro Filipino.

From Teatro Filipino, the first Methodist congregation subsequently transferred to the Soldiers and Sailors Institute located on Calle Carriedo and what is now known as Rizal Avenue. This congregation evolved into two worshipping congregations, one in English under Mr. Arthur Prautch and the other in Spanish under Mr. Nicolas Zamora. When the relationship between the Americans and the Filipinos became severely strained because of the war between them, the American component transferred its services to the YMCA and eventually was organized in 1899 into what is known as Central UMC. The remaining Filipino component was also formally organized into the congregation that is now known as Knox UMC, thus claiming the distinction of being the first Filipino Methodist Church. The period 1898-1899 thus marked the beginning of Evangelical Christianity and the Methodist movement in the Philippines and Knox UMC traces its roots to these conflux of events.


Knox United Methodist Church
960 Rizal Ave., corner Lope de Vega St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
(+63 2) 734-9851
(+63 2) 734-9914
www.knoxumc.com


The United Methodist Church (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_United_Methodist_Church)
Philippines Cental Conference (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_Central_Conference)
Manila Episcopal Area
Philippines Annual Conference


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Coordinates:   14°36'22"N   120°58'57"E

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  • i did my hs here bhgs pa ito noon. year 65
  • Bethel Girls High School Class '62
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