ABOUT PHILIPPINE MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP

Philippine Missionary Fellowship (PMF) is a non-stock, non-profit organization registered under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with Registration No. 011324.

The Philippine Missionary Fellowship, Inc. (PMF) emerged from a spiritual awakening in the Lord’s work in the Philippines after World War II. In 1952, a small group of faculty and students at FEBIAS (Far Eastern Bible Institute and Seminary) began gathering weekly in a classroom to pray for a Filipino missionary organization that could send them as pioneer missionaries to unreached areas in the Philippines. The belief that Filipinos themselves are best suited to reach fellow Filipinos for Christ fueled the vision for a purely Filipino missionary organization.

By the end of that year, the first Board of Directors was elected from among those who attended these prayer meetings, and the group formally adopted the name "Philippine Missionary Fellowship." As early as 1954, PMF began sending out dedicated men and women with a passion for the Lord’s work to remote regions of the country, including the islands of Romblon, parts of Mindanao (Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte), and the province of Cavite.

The goal was to plant evangelical churches not only in lowland areas but also among tribal communities, such as:

• The Aetas in Zambales

• The Mamanwas and Manobos in Surigao and Agusan

• The Negritos in Aklan

• The Blaan and Tiboli tribes in South Cotabato

• The Mangyan tribes in Mindoro

For years, missionaries volunteered for this pioneering ministry despite severe financial hardships. They went out with no promised support—only with much prayer, as PMF was still unknown to evangelical churches. It was not until 1956 that the mission was legally recognized by the SEC.

Unlike missionaries under established agencies, PMF missionaries had no regular support and had to "live by faith"—literally raising their own funds. In 1956, each received only ₱3.00 per month; by 1968, this increased to ₱35.00. Even today, many workers receive monthly allowances far below the poverty line, yet the Lord’s work has continued to grow.

PMF’s Mission Strategy

PMF focuses on planting churches in unreached areas—defined as communities of 500–1,000 families without any evangelical witness (evidenced by the absence of an evangelical church). Most efforts are concentrated in rural and mountainous tribal regions, though recently, urban unreached communities have also been included in expansion programs.

Target areas are first identified and surveyed before sending missionaries. A spiritual survey assesses the community’s openness to the Gospel, followed by:

• Tract distribution

• House-to-house evangelism

• One-on-one evangelism

• Mass evangelism

A local church is considered organized once it has:
✔ 25 baptized believers
✔ A functional church board
✔ Regular worship services
✔ (Optional) A church building

Established churches are also expected to launch their own missionary programs, often planting daughter churches and extensions. On average, a mature PMF church supports:

• 1 organized daughter church

• 2 extensions