Day by Day Christian Ministries

Day By Day Jesus Ministries (formerly Day By Day Christian Ministries)
Day By Day Jesus Ministries (formerly Day By Day Christian Ministries)
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Evangelical Christian
Governance	Non-hierarchical
Region	Worldwide, concentrated mostly in the Middle East, North America and Southeast Asia
Headquarters	Day By Day Center, Brgy. Pio del Pilar, Makati, Philippines
Founder	Rev. Eduardo "Ed" M. Lapiz, PhD.
Origin	June 6, 1985 ; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Congregations	(no official count)
Members	6,000 (regular Sunday attendees at the Folk Arts Theatre only)
Aid organization	Kuya Cares Ministry
Official website	daybydayjesusness.com

Day By Day Jesus Ministries (formerly Day By Day Christian Ministries) (also known as DBD) is a non-denominational evangelical Christian mega-church organization headquartered in Makati, Philippines, and its main worship center at the Philippine International Convention Center, PICC Complex, 1307 Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

DBD was founded on June 6, 1985, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a small fellowship of OFWs. However, the organization's growth began in the 1990s when they established presence in the Philippines. Currently, the organization is still doing missions within the Philippines and in Arab countries.

History

Eduardo Lapiz, a pastor, started facilitating Bible studies on a day-to-day basis until the number of attendees grew. In 1985,^[1] he organized prayer meetings in Riyadh^[2] with OFWs which ushered the beginning of the organization.

Church in the Philippines

In 1991, Ptr. Lapiz returned to the country. He established the first congregation in a small room at McDouton Building in Quezon City. DBD grew rapidly, and its small space in McDouton Building was not enough. DBD eventually acquired a building in Leon Guinto Road in Manila, where the Church Administration was established. Again the space was not enough, and so another new building was acquired in Makati where the Church Administration moved its base. Church missions were spreading within the country and within the Middle East at the time. Worship services began in cinema theaters like Shangri-La Mall, Glorietta and Makati Square (Formerly Makati Cinema Square) malls until 2005, when the church leased the Folk Arts Theater found at the Cultural Center of the Philippines which they dedicated as the Bulwagan ng Panginoon (Hall of the Lord). The Bulwagan hosted Sunday worship services and performance from the church's groups.^[3] The Church still has the Makati Center as one of its outreaches, but the church is more known for their Folk Arts Theater Church which became the flagship church of Day by Day.

In 2012, Day By Day Church opened a new branch in Better Living Tricycle Terminal, Brgy. Don Bosco, Paranaque City.

Global expansion

Though DBD is currently headquartered in the Philippines, it started in Saudi Arabia, so global expansion did not mean outside of the Philippines. The churches in North America were built in the 1990s as well as there were new churches there. Expansions in Japan are also fast-approaching by the early 2000s. The church is also expanding in non-Muslim countries, such as in Singapore and New Zealand.

Ministries

Day by Day Christian Ministries is in the forefront in propagating the use of Filipino arts in worship. The church aims to redeem Philippine culture, dance^[2] and music for the use in Christian worship^[4] and liturgy with its ministry, KALOOB Philippine Dance and Music Ministry. Kaloob (literally "Gift") focuses on researching, reinterpreting and promoting indigenous Philippine music.^[5]

Radio programs

DBD operates some radio programs around the Philippines, including the program "Day by Day" on 702 DZAS^[6] (which broadcast until July 31, 2024) and also has three websites for the church. Starting August 1, 2024, "Day by Day" has been broadcast daily via DWBL (1242 AM).^[7]

References

^ Chong, Terence (6 March 2018). Pentecostal Megachurches in Southeast Asia: Negotiating Class, Consumption and the Nation. ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. p. 161. ISBN 978-981-4786-88-1. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Reynon, Glenn Irwin Cruz (June 2020). "Isang Mapanuring Paghahambing sa mga Teorya at Praxis ng Pampananampalatayang Inkulturasyon nina Anscar Chupungco At Ed Lapiz". Malay (in Tagalog). 32 (2). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ De Guzman, Susan A. (26 January 2017). "THROWBACK: Folk Arts Theater, 43 years after first Miss Universe in PH". news.abs-cbn.com/. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Pistang Kristyano 2001 Slated". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Jones, Mary. "Recovering & Redeeming our Culture" (PDF). International Christian Dance Fellowship. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Program Schedule". dzas.febc.ph. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.

External links

Day by Day Official Website

[chong1-1] Chong, Terence (6 March 2018). Pentecostal Megachurches in Southeast Asia: Negotiating Class, Consumption and the Nation. ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. p. 161. ISBN 978-981-4786-88-1. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[reynon1-2] Reynon, Glenn Irwin Cruz (June 2020). "Isang Mapanuring Paghahambing sa mga Teorya at Praxis ng Pampananampalatayang Inkulturasyon nina Anscar Chupungco At Ed Lapiz". Malay (in Tagalog). 32 (2). Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[3] De Guzman, Susan A. (26 January 2017). "THROWBACK: Folk Arts Theater, 43 years after first Miss Universe in PH". news.abs-cbn.com/. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[4] "Pistang Kristyano 2001 Slated". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[5] Jones, Mary. "Recovering & Redeeming our Culture" (PDF). International Christian Dance Fellowship. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[6] "Program Schedule". dzas.febc.ph. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[7] "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.

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