National Council of Churches in the Philippines

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines is a fellowship of ten Protestant and non-Catholic churches in the Philippines denominations, and ten service-oriented organizations in the Philippines. A member of the World Council of Churches and the Christian Conference of Asia, the NCCP represents close to 3 million Protestant adherents in the Philippines according to the 2020 Philippine census, making it the fourth largest denomination in the country. Advocacy for environmental protection and against large-scale mining are part of its core mission. Christian organizations other than churches may be received as associate members.

WWW nccphilippines.org

History and structure

The NCCP was established in 1963. Its forerunners include the Philippine Federation of Christian Churches in 1949; the Philippine Federation of Evangelical Churches in 1939; the National Christian Council in 1929; the Evangelical Union in 1901; and the Missionary Alliance in 1900.
It is currently organised in ten regional ecumenical councils:

Cordillera
Cagayan Valley
Pangasinan-Ilocos-La Union-Abra
Romblon-Mindoro
Palawan
Western Visayas
Eastern Visayas
Cotabato
Misamis Oriental-Camiguin-Butuan-Lanao
Basilan-Zamboanga-Misamis Occidental Regional Ecumenical Council

The NCCP headquarters is located at 879 Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City, 1104 Philippines. Its General Secretary is the Bishop Reuel Norman O. Marigza of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines.

Member churches

Some of member denominations and service-oriented organizations are:

Member church	Theological orientation
Apostolic Catholic Church	Independent Catholic
Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches	Baptist
Episcopal Church in the Philippines	Anglican
Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas	Methodist
Iglesia Filipina Independiente	Independent Catholic, Anglo-Catholic
Iglesia Unida Ekyumenikal	United Church
Lutheran Church in the Philippines	Lutheran
The Salvation Army Philippine Territory	Holiness movement
United Church of Christ in the Philippines	United Church
The Philippines Central Conference of the United Methodist Church	Methodist

Associate members

Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities
Consortium of Christian Organizations for Rurban Development
Ecumenical Church Loan Foundation, Inc.
Kaisahang Buhay Foundation
Lingap Pangkabataan, Inc.
Manila Community Service, Inc.
Student Christian Movement of the Philippines
Union Church of Manila

Radio stations

NCCP owns a few stations across the country.

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power	Location	Notes
Radyo Sagada	DWSW	104.7 MHz	1 kW	Sagada	Operated by Kodao Productions.
SR95	DYSR	95.1 MHz	5 kW	Dumaguete	Affiliated with Quest Broadcasting.