In 1981 as part of a Prayer Group called “Ligaya ng Panginoon” (LNP or “Joy of the Lord”) in the Philippines, separated from LNP in 1993 and grew to a worldwide movement. CFC is highly evangelistic driven by its global vision of “Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth” and sustained by its core values of “Pro-God, Pro-Family, Pro-Life and Pro-Poor.” Today, CFC is in more than 100 countries.
In 1993, CFC began to establish the Family Ministries and now we have: Kids for Christ (for children ages 4-12), Youth for Christ (for children ages 13-21), Singles for Christ (for single men and women ages 22-40), Handmaids of the Lord (for widows, mature women, divorced women and single mothers), and Servants of the Lord (for widowers, mature single men, divorced men and single fathers). In later years, in order to address the needs of the materially poor, social ministries were established gradually evolving into an umbrella organization which is now called ANCOP (ANswering the Cry Of the Poor)
In bringing glad tidings to the poor, both spiritually and materially, through its two-fold global mission of “Building the Church of the Home and the Church of the Poor.”
Evangelization and Formation,
Family Renewal,
Total Christian Liberation
Effective and Efficient Governance.
Parejas Para Cristo (PPC)
As an International Association of the Faithful of the Pontifical Right, through the Pontifical Council for the Laity. In April 25, 2005, the Vatican confirmed CFC’s recognition and issued the definitive approval of its International Statutes.
The Christian Life Program (CLP), members are made part of a small cell group called a Household which meets weekly for encouragement and mutual support in their Christian life.
CFC members are organized into Household cell groups (a group of 8 to 14 individual members, or 4 to 7 couples), which are led by a Household Head. Multiple households form a Unit, multiple units form a Chapter, multiple chapters form a Cluster, and a Sector can be formed depending on the amount of clusters in the area.
Including Church teachings, Scriptures, Christian relationships, recollections and retreats. We are one with the Church and regularly seek her guidance through our Spiritual Director. Its members support their parish priests and are available for parish services. CFC is a working model for the development of Basic Ecclesial Communities and can hasten the formation of a strong and vibrant parish community.