PHILIPPINES CHURCH PLANTS

Jesus Our Banner Ministry (JOB) began in 1998 with the planting of Naga Church, in Naga City. Since then, the ministry has grown and expanded to numerous islands and has become a church planting movement! Founders Ralph & Joji Silo have have led this movement in partnership with Light & Life Christian Fellowship. Since its foundation, JOB Ministry has planted more than 40 churches with the dream of planting 100  by 2030.

One example of how God is moving is how the main church located at San Isidro, Bombon, Camarines Sur was founded. In 1986. Joji was in a car accident and hit a 12 yr old girl who lived in Bombon, the family opened their house for Bible study that later became a church! This church has since raised up six pastors! This is what a river church vision is all about, multiplying leads and churches.

God is moving in the islands of the Philippines and we want to be a part of this incredible move of the Spirit until the population is reached with the gospel. The fruitfulness of this ministry lets us know that the harvest is ready in the islands! You can help this work continue to bear fruit.

In the last year, we've planted three new churches in the following locations of the Bicol Region: Victoria Laguna, Hobo Minalabac, and Caglate Alabat. In addition, last February at our annual JOB Pastors Conference, we installed four new pastors and started two new missionary bible studies in the remote islands of Garchitorena and Alabat.
On this trip, our Light & Life Pastors spent a week training and developing new leaders to reach new villages (barangays) with evangelistic outreaches, bible studies and youth activities.

In November of 2024, typhoon Kristine ripped through the Bicol region of the Philippines leaving many of our churches and homes of church members flooded and destroyed. This was one of the worst natural disasters of the last decade. It claimed 151 lives and affected 8.8 million Filipinos. Many of our churches and members are still recovering and rebuilding. We have been working with the government to provide assistance, food supplies, and financial support.

PHILIPPINES MISSION TRIP
Our team will be on a two-week trip to the Philippines (February 15–27) to strengthen and expand the mission by training pastors and developing leaders.

For many years we’ve partnered with Jesus Our Banner (JOB) Ministry, a church-planting movement that began in 1998 with the planting of a church in Naga City. Since then, God has used this ministry to plant more than 40 churches, with a faith goal of 100 church plants!
 
Our focus is simple:

• Train and encourage local pastors and leaders
• Equip leaders to reach new villages (barangays) through evangelistic outreaches, Bible studies, and youth ministry
• Strengthen what’s already been planted and help fuel what God is birthing next

This past year alone, JOB leaders have seen new churches planted and new pastors installed—and we want to serve that momentum with practical training and spiritual encouragement.
 
Who’s going?
Please be praying for our team: Pastor Sean, Pastor Isai, Pastor John, and Ian
 
How you can partner with us?

1) Pray Would you pray daily for:

• Fresh power of the Holy Spirit in every training and gathering
• Protection, health, unity, and wisdom for our team
• Strength and provision for pastors and churches still rebuilding
• A multiplication breakthrough toward the goal of 100 church plants

2) Give If God leads you to give, you can designate a special gift toward Philippines church planting through our normal giving channels (select the Philippines/JOB church planting designation).
 
3) Share If you have friends or family connected to the Philippines—especially near our church-plant areas—let them know what God is doing and invite them to connect.

Church, thank you for being a “River Church”—not just receiving the gospel, but helping it flow from Long Beach to the ends of the earth!