Our
Story
HOW IT STARTED
The church began in 1979 at the Dusit Thani Hotel (then known as the Manila Garden) with a group of people passionate in their love for Jesus and anxious to serve Him with all their hearts. Formerly called Makati Christian Center (which later became Christian Life Fellowship Center in 1980) the church forged a new experience for a group of believers who learned from the Holy Scriptures what life in the Body of Christ was all about – prayer, study of Holy Scriptures, loving one another, strengthening the weak, feeding the hungry, comforting the hurting, and spreading the Good News of new life in Jesus Christ.
On July 1994, Christian Life Fellowship joined the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church (ICCEC).
What is the CEC?
Charismatic Episcopal Church
We are men and women of faith gathered from diverse backgrounds seeking an expression of the church that is fully Sacramental-Liturgical, Evangelical and Charismatic. We celebrate the living historic forms of the liturgies of the church, and the seven Sacraments. We are also committed to the preaching of the Gospel to fulfill the great commission, believing that through the baptism of the Holy Spirit all believers are empowered to participate in the fullness of ministry. The CEC is governed by bishops in apostolic succession who submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit, and decisions are made in council upon coming to a consensus. The church is administered by the orders of bishops, priests, deacons, and laity.
We have the duty and obligation to proclaim to all the earth the sanctity of human life, the dignity of human life, and respect for human life. We believe that human life begins at conception and ends with natural death. Therefore, we affirm that no government has the right to alter the law of God.
The name of the church is “International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church” or “ICCEC” (commonly called “The Charismatic Episcopal Church”, or “CEC”). Today, CEC churches around the world have a common vision of making visible the Kingdom.
COTK - Parañaque
The Cathedral of the King (COTK) is the Episcopal See for the Diocese of Metro Manila and Northern Luzon. Likewise, it is now the Territorial See of the Territory of Asia. The mission is to know God and to make Him known.
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Currently, the COTK is under the episcopal authority of Bishop Ariel Cornelio Santos, who acts as the Rector of the Cathedral Parish. He is also the senior pastor who oversees churches within the Diocese.