Filipino Bible Church exists to glorify God by bringing people to Jesus and
fellowship with His family, developing them through discipleship and equipping
them for ministry in the Body and evangelism in the world.

Filipino Bible Church started out as a Bible Study group in its early years.
The group was led by Dr. & Mrs. Robert Fu and the studies were usually held
in their home.  In the summer of 1993, Joel and Beth Reyes were  invited to
Anchorage for a week to lead a church camp that the Bible Study was having at
LaVerne Griffin Youth Camp.  During that week, Joel Reyes also led some Bible
Studies.  In December 1993, the church officially called Joel Reyes
to be their full-time Pastor.   In March, 1994, the church held its first
service at   Anchorage Bible Fellowship on Government Hill.  That summer, the
Filipino Bible Church moved its meeting place to First Church of the Nazarene
on 13th & E Street.   God was very gracious and the church grew, so much so
that we could no longer fit in the basement of the Nazarene church.

God opened up an opportunity for us to move into our current facility in 1996.
At that time, the building was called “Multi-Ethnic Christian      Center”
because we had purchased the building in partnership with two other ethnic
churches – Korean and Spanish congregations. In God’s providence, Filipino
Bible Church was able to purchase the building as a sole owner within 3 years
and hence the church is  mortgage-free.

The church started as a small group of 20 - 30 people.  Today, the  average
Sunday attendance is over 200.  Friday night Bible Study    attendance averages
75.   Some of the ministries Filipino Bible Church provides are:  Children’s
Ministry, Fellowship ministry, Worship Team, Choir, Women’s Fellowship,
Sunday School for all ages, Friday Night Bible Study for all ages, Tagalog Bible
Class, Movement Ministry, Missions Opportunities all over the world, including
Japan and Russia,  Evangelism Explosion Classes in English and Tagalog, and
Prayer ministry.  We offer two Sunday morning   services – one at 9:15 AM and
our main worship time at 10:30 AM.  We have a  pot-luck  fellowship on every
last Sunday of the month.

Filipino Bible Church started a church in Kodiak Alaska called Filipino
Bible Church, Kodiak.  We were able to bring a pastor from the  Philippines to
lead the congregation there.  The church in     Kodiak is now a self-supporting
congregation with a membership of over 80.

We pray that God will continue to use Filipino Bible Church to touch many more
lives in Anchorage and other areas of Alaska.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

1. We believe that the Bible (66 books of the Old and the New Testament) is inerrant as originally given by God, and that is our final authority for faith and practice. Deut. 4:2; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2Pt. 1:20-21.

2.  We believe in one God, eternally existing in three distinct persons: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Deut 4:35; Matt. 28:19; Luke 3:21; 2 Cor. 13:14.

3. We believe in Jesus Christ, eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man, or virgin birth, who lived and who died on the cross for our sins.  He rose bodily on the third day. Ascended to heaven but will return to judge all the living and the dead.  Matt. 1:20-21; Matt. 16:15-16; John 1:1-2; John 17:4; Rom. 5:8; 1 Cor. 15:3-4; Gal. 3:13; Phil. 2:5-11; 2 Thess. 1: 7-9; Heb. 2:9; Heb. 9:27-28; 1Pt. 3:22; 1 John 2:2

4. We believe in the Holy Spirit who is fully God and indwells all true believers who have personally received Jesus Christ as Savior.  His ministry includes regeneration, illumination, and sanctification.  Luke 3:21; John 15:26; John 16:13; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 2:12-14; Gal. 4:6.

5. We believe that through God’s grace by faith we are saved from everlasting punishment based upon the finished work of Jesus Christ, who came in the flesh, died and rose again.  We believe that all true believers who have trusted Christ for salvation are saved now and forever.  John 3:15-16; John 5:24; Rom. 3:22-24; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:7-9; 2 Tim. 1:9; Heb. 9:15; Rev. 3:20

6. We believe in the calling of God to live a holy life.  All believers are called to live so that every word and good work will be a testimony to the grace God has given to them.  Believers should be water baptized as an act of obedience to the lord and not for the purpose of securing salvation.  Believers have a responsibility for the personal study of the word of God so that the Holy Spirit may use it as a means of sanctifying their lives.  Matt. 6:3; John 16: 13-14; Acts 2:28; Act 8:26-40; Rom. 3:23; Rom 13: 12-14; 1 Cor. 10:31-32; Gal. 5:24-25; Eph 2:10; 2 Tim. 2:15; Heb. 10:24-26; 1Pt. 2:2-3; 1Pt. 3:21; 1 John 1:9; 1 John 2:15-16

7. We believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit takes place at the time of conversion and is the act of placing the believer into the body of Christ, which is the only true Church. 1 Cor 12:13; Rom. 8:9; Eph. 1:22-23; Eph. 5:25-32.

8. We believe in the evangelization of the world.  God commands every believer to spread the Gospel.  All believers are called to witness for Christ in word and in deed.  Matt. 9:36-38; Matt. 28: 10-20; Mk. 16:15; Luke 10:2; Act 1:8.