Call for Application

YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTEER Program in the Philippines

UCCP in partnership with the PCUSA

 The YAV program in the Philippines invites UCCP young adult members (aged 20-30 years old) to serve in church ministries for one year. 

Candidates should be an active member of their church and has ideally served in youth leadership roles. They should enjoy the full support of the church, expressed by the church’s endorsement from the local church pastor and conference minister.

Program Benefits:

Benefits during the year of service include exposure to the various UCCP ministries, skills training, a regular stipend, and program-related transportation costs covered.

We also invite young adults to engage in social issues, commit to self-reflection, listen to those who are being marginalized and learn in a new way . This is an exciting invitation to “a year of service for a lifetime of change.”

Requirements for your selection:

1) You are available to serve the church from August 01, 2024 – July 31, 2025

2) You must be an active member in your home congregation, such as but not limited to serving as a Sunday school teacher, as a youth group leader or others

3) You are between 20-30 years old and have finished at least senior high school

4) You are willing to serve and work hard when required

5) You have the readiness to go through good and difficult times

6) You integrate in a community with different cultural backgrounds

 Deadline of Application (including Letters of Endorsement):  July 30, 2024

Use this google form link to apply: https://forms.gle/u4szYocq7KyAmu9C8

Note: Endorsement letters by both your church pastor and the conference minister should be sent to Rev. Homar Distajo (distajo.hr@gmail.com) and copy furnished to dessa.palm@pcusa.org. 

We will inform you by email if you have been shortlisted. Intake Interviews will be scheduled with shortlisted applicants in early August 2024. 

Condition of our General Secretary,
Bishop Melzar D. Labuntog.

The United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Office of the General Secretary, National Office, 877 EDSA, Quezon City, Philippines, is formally writing this letter to inform the whole UCCP constituents and concerned public, and to address the circulating information online regarding the health condition of our General Secretary, Bishop Melzar D. Labuntog.

Bishop Melzar D. Labuntog is currently hospitalized due to a stroke on May 22, 2024, and is now on his recovery status after all the consultations and medications. As of this moment, this is the only information that the office can provide to all, as we also respect the requested privacy of Bishop Melzar’s family. But rest assured, he is on his way to a full recovery.

In connection, in order to ensure and maintain the chain of command and take responsibility and care of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines during the absence of our General Secretary, Bishop Melzar D. Labuntog, The Council of Bishops (COB), during its meeting held on May 22, 2024, in Baguio City, appointed BISHOP JOSEPH G. AGPAOA as OFFICER-IN-CHARGE

The UCCP Council of Bishops maintains that the fundamental articles of the Philippine Constitution of 1987 sufficiently address the range of issues and problems that are present in the nation’s current political, economic, and cultural environment… Several current laws and statutes can promote economic growth, but because economic progress is oriented toward neo-liberalism, economic inequality persists.

UCCP National Office 877 EDSA, West Triangle Quezon City 1104
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