Victory (church)
Victory Christian Fellowship (VCF) is a Philippines-based member of the Every Nation family of churches.
In 1984, Steve Murrell, Rice Broocks and their team of sixty-five students went to Manila for one month of outreach and evangelism. This was under the auspices of the controversial group, Maranatha Campus Ministries (MCM). Under the leadership of Bob Weiner, MCM's mission was to bring students to know Christ, training a new generation of leaders. Such were their tactics that they were banned from a number of university campuses across the world.
A congregation of 150 primarily college students soon began regular meetings, expanding to more sites in Manila, and around the country. With the eventual disolution of Maranatha Campus Ministries, VCF eventually came under the leadership of Every Nation. In 2006 VCF claimed 18,000 members and 3000 discipleship small groups.
External links
- Official site
- Maranatha-Every Nation timeline
- Rick Ross archive on Maranatha
- Maranatha Exposed: a Blog of A former Member
- Cults on Campus - Maranatha in the news