For the first sermon in our “Spiritual & Religious” Teaching Series, we explored a question that many of us have asked: “Is it really separate?” The question refers to the perceived divide between being “spiritual” and being “religious.” The sermon defined spirituality as a deep connection—to ourselves, to others, to nature, and to what we […]
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Transformative Weekend: Open Table MCC Joins 2025 Global MCC Conference in Arizona
Open Table MCC participated in the 2025 Global MCC Conference held at Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, from July 3-6, 2025. The General Conference Transformational weekend was attended by five representatives from the congregation, including Rev. Joseph San Jose, Lawrence Baterina, Joshua Rex Cheng, Dandy Dy-Liacco and Rhick Esteves. Rev. Joseph, a member of the Global MCC […]
Church‑led Pride: Open Table MCC Advocates for Passage of SOGIE Equality Bill, Marches at Love Laban 3
Open Table Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) rallied for the passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill on June 28, 2025, at Palma Hall, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. After the afternoon rally, Open Table MCC marched alongside the LGBTQIA+ community in UP’s Love Laban 3. The Christian church’s pastors, seminarians, professors and congregants joined the […]
Mission: Continued
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. […]
Mission: Completed
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, “Thus it is written, […]