| Jesus Is Lord Church | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Evangelical |
| Founder | Eddie Villanueva |
| Origin | October 5, 1978 (1978-10-05) |
| Other name | Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide |
| Official website | jilworldwide |
Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JILCW), or more commonly known asJesus Is Lord Church (JIL), is aChristianmegachurch based inthe Philippines. It describes itself as aFull Gospel, Christ-centred, andBible-based church, with over one million members in 60 countries as of 2023.[1] Most members abroad are overseas Filipino workers and their families.[2]
Originating inManila, it now holds its main services inOrtigas Center,Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Manila,Greenhills, San Juan, andBocaue, Bulacan.
The Jesus Is Lord Church (JIL) began in 1978 whenEddie Villanueva, a formeratheist,activist, and professor, gathered with 15Bible study members at thePolytechnic University of the Philippines (then known as Philippine College of Commerce). As professor of Economics and Finance at the university, Villanueva preached theGospel to his students.
From 15 students, JIL has grown to over one million members[3] and has planted churches all over the Philippines and in other countries in neighboring Asian countries, Europe,Australasia, theAmericas, the Middle East, and Africa. JIL is also reaching many millions more through its TV, radio, literature, video ministries, ICare, the JIL Christian Schools/JIL Colleges Foundation, Inc. and through the JIL
The Life Group Network (LGN) is an arm of the JIL ministry. Lifegroups are small groups that cater to the needs of specific age groups: the Children's Net, the Kristiyanong Kabataan para sa Bayan (Christian Youth for the Nations), the Young Adults Network, the Men's Net and the Women's Net.[4]
In February 2024, Jaymie Cando, a 17-year-oldyellow beltvarsity team member of the Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation (101Bunlo, Bocaue) Taekwondo team, suffered severefacial injuries, including a broken nose, facial contusion, and swelling on her upper lip and jaw after an allegedly forced sparring session with a taekwondo black belter. Fermida Salvador said that Jaymie, her daughter, "endured coach Jerry Salvador, Jr.’s improper acts to keep scholarship". In an April 2, 2024phone interview onWanted sa Radyo on105.9 True FM, Cando, in heraffidavit, alleged in detail "the actions of the coach, including offers to massage her aching muscles after practice; she claimed that her coach forced her to have thesparring session with Antonio Joaquin, ablack belter, who’s taller and 20 kilos heavier than her." ThePhilippine Taekwondo Association and JILCF conducted their separate investigations into the controversy.[5][6]
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