Filipino Christian Pastors Call On Consul General Morales in HK
Consul General Antonio A. Morales (seated, center), together with Deputy Consul General Roderico C. Atienza (sixth from left, standing) and Consul Paulo V. Saret (center, right), welcome Rev. Edward L. Galang, and 23 other pastors and lay leaders from the Filipino Ministerial Fellowship International (FMFI) to the Philippine Consulate General on 25 June 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photo)
HONG KONG 25 July 2018 – Two dozen pastors and lay leaders representing 16,000 Filipino Christians in Hong Kong called on Consul General Antonio A. Morales on 25 July 2018 to express their intention to work with the Consulate’s activities and programs for the Filipino community.
Reverent Edward L. Galang—President of Filipino Ministerial Fellowship International (FMFI), the biggest organization of Filipino Christians living in Hong Kong—said the membership has grown significantly since the group was founded in October 1993.
Congratulating the group on its 25th founding anniversary celebrations, Consul General Morales encouraged FMFI leaders to continue administering to Filipino Christians, who may not have the kind of spiritual support they are used to back home.
There are around 60 pastors and 80 to 100 co-pastors and lay leaders belonging to FMFI. While the number of Filipino Christians in Hong Kong is not known, most of the 226,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong are presumed to be Catholic. END
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The congregation of Reverent Edward Galang and pastors of the Filipino Ministerial Fellowship International (FMFI) welcome Deputy Consul General Roderico C. Atienza to their 25th anniversary gathering at Saint Andrews Church on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, (Hong Kong PCG photo)