Church Upon the Rock (United Church Upon the Rock (United Methodist)Methodist)

108 years old108 years oldHistorical study prepared for Historical study prepared for

the Commemoration of CURUM the Commemoration of CURUM 108108thth Anniversary Anniversary

Jeremy O. CajiuatJeremy O. Cajiuat

"History is the "History is the intellectual form in intellectual form in which a civilization which a civilization renders account to renders account to

itself about its itself about its past."past."

In I Corinthians 10, In I Corinthians 10, Apostle Paul Apostle Paul instructed instructed Christians not to Christians not to be ignorant of be ignorant of history (verse 1) history (verse 1) because it is because it is written so that we written so that we can learn from it can learn from it (v.11).(v.11).

Γιατί δεν σας θέλω για να είμαι ανίδεους του γεγονότος, αδελφοί, ότι forefathers μας ήταν όλα κάτω από το σύννεφο και ότι όλα πέρασαν μέσω της θάλασσας

[I Cor. 10:1]

For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea

As a church, CURUM has to As a church, CURUM has to make an accounting of its make an accounting of its time, a deeper time, a deeper understanding of its past, understanding of its past, how we began, how we how we began, how we grew as a church, what our grew as a church, what our role in history is.role in history is.

CURUM continually grew…CURUM continually grew…

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

~George

Santayana

There is no such thing as “wala akong time”. Ikaw ang gumagawa ng oras mo.

CURUM was first CURUM was first established in 1902, established in 1902, at a location that is at a location that is at the crossroads of at the crossroads of history.history.

Mandaluyong was Mandaluyong was then part of the then part of the barrio of San Felipe barrio of San Felipe Neri, under the Neri, under the District of Paco, District of Paco, Province of Tondo, Province of Tondo, and consolidated by and consolidated by the Americans with the Americans with the municipality of the municipality of San Juan del Monte.San Juan del Monte.

San Felipe San Felipe Neri Neri church church (1863)(1863)

CURUM CURUM (Mandaluyo(Mandaluyong ng Methodist Methodist Church) was Church) was established established by by Americans Americans when they when they colonized colonized the the PhilippinesPhilippines

US Army Oregon Regiment in San Juan

CURUM was CURUM was established when established when other churches (such other churches (such as the Aglipayan as the Aglipayan Church) resisted Church) resisted American American occupation.occupation.

Modernization of Modernization of Mandaluyong under Mandaluyong under American occupationAmerican occupation

Railroad Railroad project in project in what is what is now now KalentonKalentongg

Sta. Ana Sta. Ana Cabaret, Cabaret, 19381938

Japanese – Japanese – American American War in the War in the Pacific, Pacific, 1941 - 19451941 - 1945

American bomb falling on the American bomb falling on the city. One such bomb fell on a city. One such bomb fell on a Methodist church and killed all Methodist church and killed all the 77 church members the 77 church members attending service. attending service.

War atrocities, Manila, 1945

Manila burning, Manila burning, 19451945

What did What did CURUM do CURUM do during the during the war? war? How did it How did it tend to its tend to its members members during these during these dark days?dark days?

After the war, the city burgeoned and Manila enjoyed its economic height in the 1950s

Financially . . . Financially . . . .. .

Development of Ayala as central business district . . . .

In sports . . . . . .

Philippine basketball team to FIBA 1954

MandaluyonMandaluyong First UMC g First UMC 19551955

Cubao, 1960sCubao, 1960s

Mandaluyong Mandaluyong UMC, 1960sUMC, 1960s

Baby pa si Baby pa si Jojo . . . .Jojo . . . .

6464thth Church Church AnniversarAnniversary 1966y 1966

The Church tended to The Church tended to its flock . . . . .its flock . . . . .

The Church family continually The Church family continually grew and extended . . . . . grew and extended . . . . .

Amidst dark Amidst dark days of days of dictatorship . dictatorship . . . . .

A new church A new church site was site was established . . established . . . .. .

First church First church service as service as CURUM, 1981CURUM, 1981

In I Corinthians 12:13 the church derives its definition from the baptizing ministry of the holy spirit ----

“By one Spirit we are all baptized into one body."

By one spirit, it is the collective history of the church that binds our unity towards the future. Only by learning from our past can we move forward in our ministry and Christian growth.

History:

-A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; -A systematic, written account of events, particularly of those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a romance; -- distinguished also from annals, which relate simply the facts and events of each year, in strict chronological order; from biography, which is the record of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history composed from personal experience, observation, and memory. -To narrate or record.http://www.brainyquote.com/words/hi/history173712.html#ixzz1oPxigQpc