Religious program in UHF turns 29 years in broadcast and reaching global audience

Manila, Philippines (11.04.09) – While households in many countries were busy preparing for their traditional Halloween and while the Philippines was then hit by a typhoon in northern regions during the 31st of October 2009, Members of the Church of GOD International (MCGI) have gathered for a different kind of celebration, and it was to celebrate the 29th anniversary of Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path) in broadcasting.

MCGI members, the celebrators of the event, have gathered for the program’s celebration collaborating with their weekly thanksgiving course that MCGI is faithfully doing as preached by Bro. Eliseo Soriano, Presiding Minister of MCGI and the famed host of Ang Dating Daan program. MCGI members came together from different monitoring centers in the country and in abroad, having the Ang Dating Daan Convention Center, Apalit Pampanga as the host venue of the event.

Ang Dating Daan being a renowned religious program not only here in the Philippines but in many countries abroad, has received many awards and recognitions. In fact, it has been a recipient of 29 awards to this date, including that of Federation of Filipino Consumers, Inc., Development of Filipino Youth Inc., People Vision Magazine, National Biographic and Historical Research and the most recent Gawad Amerika Awards, citing the program as The Most Informative Religious Program in 2006. Its website angdatingdaan.org, bagged Philippine Web Awards’ The Most Popular Website for six consecutive years. Its segment “Biblia ang Sasagot, Itanong mo Kay Soriano” (The Bible shall answer, Ask Bro.Eli) has always been exceptional and never been imitated by other religious program.

After its opening prayer, the event had started with a greeting and inspirational remarks from Bro. Daniel Razon, Vice Presiding Minister of MCGI. He gladly mentioned before the congregation that there have been a total of 500 people who have been baptized from different chapters across the globe; in North America, South America and Latin America, and in Africa; while in the Philippines, there are newly baptized members from La Union, Davao del Sur jail, Leyte, Palawan and Apalit, Pampanga respectively.

Subsequently, Bro. Eli had greeted the congregation and acknowledged the support of the guests and viewers alike who patronized the program Ang Dating Daan.  Customarily, Bro. Eli preached a biblical topic for the thanksgiving of the MCGI congregants into two parts.

The anniversary presentation was celebrated with series of songs of praises by the MCGI members all around the globe. Some of the countries where MCGI chapters are situated and had participated are UAE, Australia, South American countries, as well as countries in Africa and Europe.

The celebration that the MCGI congregation held is a proof of its successful endeavor in propagating the Gospel in worldwide scope through its 29-year old program Ang Dating Daan. The program is presently being viewed in UNTV37 and the TOP channel in American and European countries. Bro. Eli’s preaching also extends into blogosphere through his official blog esoriano.wordpress.com (written by Elsie Morante and Robert Clarita Jr)