Presentation on the History of the Church Upon the Rock United Methodist on its 108th Anniversary

1. Church Upon the RockChurch Upon the Rock
(United Methodist)(United Methodist)
108 years old108 years old
Historical study preparedHistorical study prepared
for the Commemorationfor the Commemoration
of CURUM 108of CURUM 108thth
AnniversaryAnniversary
Jeremy O. CajiuatJeremy O. Cajiuat

2. "History is the"History is the
intellectual form inintellectual form in
which a civilizationwhich a civilization
renders account torenders account to
itself about itsitself about its
past."past."

3. In I Corinthians 10,In I Corinthians 10,
Apostle PaulApostle Paul
instructedinstructed
Christians not to beChristians not to be
ignorant of historyignorant of history
(verse 1) because it(verse 1) because it
is written so that weis written so that we
can learn from itcan learn from it
(v.11).(v.11).

4. Γιατί δεν σας θέλω για να
είμαι ανίδεους του
γεγονότος, αδελφοί, ότι
forefathers μας ήταν όλα
κάτω από το σύννεφο και
ότι όλα πέρασαν μέσω
της θάλασσας
[I Cor. 10:1]
For I do not want you to be ignorant of the
fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all
under the cloud and that they all passed
through the sea

5. As a church, CURUM has toAs a church, CURUM has to
make an accounting of itsmake an accounting of its
time, a deeper understandingtime, a deeper understanding
of its past, how we began,of its past, how we began,
how we grew as a church,how we grew as a church,
what our role in history is.what our role in history is.

6. CURUM continually grew…CURUM continually grew…

13. Those who
cannot remember
the past are
condemned to
repeat it.
~George Santayana

14. There is no such
thing as “wala
akong time”. Ikaw
ang gumagawa
ng oras mo.

15. CURUM was firstCURUM was first
established in 1902,established in 1902,
at a location that is atat a location that is at
the crossroads ofthe crossroads of
history.history.
Mandaluyong wasMandaluyong was
then part of the barriothen part of the barrio
of San Felipe Neri,of San Felipe Neri,
under the District ofunder the District of
Paco, Province ofPaco, Province of
Tondo, andTondo, and
consolidated by theconsolidated by the
Americans with theAmericans with the
municipality of Sanmunicipality of San

16. San FelipeSan Felipe
NeriNeri
church (1863)church (1863)

17. CURUMCURUM
(Mandaluyon(Mandaluyon
g Methodistg Methodist
Church) wasChurch) was
establishedestablished
by Americansby Americans
when theywhen they
colonized thecolonized the
PhilippinesPhilippinesUS Army Oregon Regiment in San Juan

18. CURUM wasCURUM was
established when otherestablished when other
churches (such as thechurches (such as the
Aglipayan Church)Aglipayan Church)
resisted Americanresisted American
occupation.occupation.

21. Modernization ofModernization of
Mandaluyong underMandaluyong under
American occupationAmerican occupation
RailroadRailroad
project inproject in
what iswhat is
nownow
KalentongKalentong

22. Sta. AnaSta. Ana
Cabaret,Cabaret,
19381938

24. Japanese –Japanese –
American WarAmerican War
in the Pacific,in the Pacific,
1941 - 19451941 - 1945

25. American bomb falling on the city.American bomb falling on the city.
One such bomb fell on a MethodistOne such bomb fell on a Methodist
church and killed all the 77 churchchurch and killed all the 77 church
members attending service.members attending service.

26. War atrocities, Manila,
1945

27. Manila burning, 1945Manila burning, 1945

28. What didWhat did
CURUM doCURUM do
during theduring the
war?war?
How did itHow did it
tend to itstend to its
membersmembers
during theseduring these
dark days?dark days?

29. After the war,
the city
burgeoned
and Manila
enjoyed its
economic
height in the
1950s

30. Financially . . . .Financially . . . .
.
Development of Ayala
as central business
district . . . .

31. In sports . . . . . .
Philippine basketball
team to FIBA 1954

32. MandaluyongMandaluyong
First UMCFirst UMC
19551955

33. Cubao, 1960sCubao, 1960s

34. MandaluyongMandaluyong
UMC, 1960sUMC, 1960s

35. Baby pa siBaby pa si
Jojo . . . .Jojo . . . .

36. 6464thth
ChurchChurch
AnniversaryAnniversary
19661966

37. The Church tended to itsThe Church tended to its
flock . . . . .flock . . . . .

38. The Church family continuallyThe Church family continually
grew and extended . . . . .grew and extended . . . . .

39. Amidst darkAmidst dark
days ofdays of
dictatorship . .dictatorship . .
..

40. A new churchA new church
site wassite was
established . . .established . . .
..

41. First churchFirst church
service asservice as
CURUM, 1981CURUM, 1981

49. In I Corinthians 12:13
the church derives its
definition from the
baptizing ministry
of the holy spirit ----
“By one Spirit we
are all
baptized into one
body."

50. By one spirit, it is the
collective history of the
church that binds our
unity towards the
future. Only by
learning from our past
can we move forward
in our ministry and
Christian growth.

51. History:
-A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of
facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal
statement of such information; a narrative; a
description; a written record;
-A systematic, written account of events, particularly of
those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and
usually connected with a philosophical explanation of
their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a
romance; -- distinguished also from annals, which
relate simply the facts and events of each year, in strict
chronological order; from biography, which is the record
of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history
composed from personal experience, observation, and
memory.
-To narrate or record.
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