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Asian Center for Missions Strengthens Ties with CAMACOP PDF Print E-mail
Asian Center for Missions (ACM) and the Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines (CAMACOP) recently signed a memorandum of agreement signifying both parties’ commitment in empowering more Christian believers to bring the Gospel to many nations.
 
“’Doing the Mission Together’ is our denomination’s rally cry,” says Rev. James Quisquirin, CAMACOP’s Executive Vice President for Missions.

“We know that we cannot do our mission alone. Both CAMACOP and ACM have God’s intended, complementary, and distinct roles in advancing the work of God’s Kingdom,” he adds.
For the past few years, ACM and CAMACOP have been working closely together. CAMACOP members Dr. Jerome Ares and Rev. Quisquirin are both Global Bayanihan council members of ACM Central Luzon and NCR, respectively. 
 
Nine ACM graduates who now serve in Nepal, Czech Republic, Mongolia, Cambodia, Tibet, and Paraguay are CAMACOP-recognized missionaries. Another one is soon to leave for her long-term ministry in Laos.
 
As CAMACOP President Bishop Reniel Nebab and ACM President Peter Kairuz sign the agreement clearly says, “It’s really a partnership. ACM’s cause is something that we at CAMACOP are also passionate about, and we want to contribute and be part of the bigger body in doing the Great Commission.”
 
In 1902, CAMACOP was established in Zamboanga City and since then has put up nine bible schools and six regional offices nationwide. It has close to 3,000 churches all over the Philippines and an approximate inclusive membership of 475,000, making it one of the largest Christian evangelical groups in the country.
 
In the memorandum of agreement, CAMACOP commits itself to promote and mobilize its members for the cause of missions and refer potential missionaries to ACM’s missionary training program. 
 
On the other hand, ACM will do its part in equipping missionaries for long-term cross-cultural ministry, but also recognizes the role of churches and other missions organizations as very significant in carrying out its goal.
 
ACM has trained over 1,100 students since 1995 through free missionary training. Of this number, a total of 453 have been deployed in 43 countries, including Burkina Faso, India, Thailand, and Romania, among others.
 
As CAMACOP and ACM work together in close partnership, their service to the Body of Christ will not only strengthen both organizations’ vision of reaping the end-times harvest but also turn it into a reality.