Philippine Healthcare Christian Fellowship

Vision

By the grace of God and undergirded by its partners, PHCF will become a prayerful evangelical movement with trained people implementing Christ's Great Commission within the healthcare field.

Mission

Strives to INSPIRE and EQUIP all Christians serving in the healthcare to demostrate Jesus Christ in their daily life and work.

Inspire and equip Christian healthcare worker and local churces to minister God’s love.
Pray effectively for partners

Emphasis / Values

Lordship of Jesus Christ
Evangelism
Filled with the Word
Filled with the Holy Spirit
Holiness and Sacrificial Service
Excellence
Temperance & Balance
Prayer

History

HCFI Background

Francis Grim, a Christian businessman started HCFI in South Africa in 1936. While visiting his elderly father in the hospital, he observed that while the physical needs of patients were being met, their spiritual needs went largely ignored.

Burdened to make a difference in this area, he began to teach a small group of nurses how to provide tender physical as well as spiritual care for the sick.

Francis Grim began visiting the Philippines in 1963. He met the late Rev. Virginia Cruz, who was instrumental in organizing the Philippine Healthcare Christian Fellowship (PHCF). From then on, countless healthcare professionals have been inspired and equipped through seminars, training courses and conferences organized by PHCF.

We are currently active nationwide, with members and fellowship in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Our Belief

Doctrinal Basis

The unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Godhead
The person of our Lord Jesus Christ as very God and very Man, born of the Virgin Mary, His real bodily resurrection and His ascension into Heaven.
The Divine Inspiration and supreme authority of the Holy Scripture in all matters of faith and conduct.
The guilt and depravity of human nature in consequence of the Fall.
The substitutionary death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and His resurrection as the only way of salvation from sin through repentance and faith.

The necessity for the new birth by the Holy Spirit and His indwelling in the believer for sanctification and service.
The personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ and the judgement to come for the just and the unjust.
The resurrection of the body and eternal life.
Hell as a place of eternal punishment for all who rejected the Lord Jesus Christ.
Heaven as a place of everlasting blessedness for all who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ.

OUR TEAM

NATIONAL ACTION TEAM

(clockwise from top left:) Lolita Lim, Mary Mangosing, Erlinda Cambia, Dr. Lourdes Grace Ramirez, Winnie Miscreola, Dr. Arlyn Guico, Miriam Salas RN, Bishop Jovie Galaraga, Remy Ramos

STAFF WORKERS

(clockwise from top left:) Jundel Apas RN, Noy Seguiente Jr., Ivy Alcarde, Yvea Latoza, Demee Sevilla, Kris Tabula, Anne Medilo, Shinette Banua

Partner Links

National Fellowships

There are more than sixty Member Fellowships in the HCFI family. Some of them have their own websites:
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- British Isles & Ireland:
  www.hcfbii.givengain.org
- Denmark:
  www.krisos.dk/index.html
- France:
  www.uemp.asso.fr
- Iceland:
  http://kfh.is
- Netherlands:
  http://www.hcfnederland.nl
- Norway:
  http://www.kfhelse.no
- Poland:
  http://www.chsm.org.pl
- Russia:
  http://mxap.ru/
- Singapore:
  http://www.hcf.org.sg
- South Africa:
  http://www.hcfsa.givengain.org
- Sweden:
  http://www.kristenivarden.se
- Switzerland (German branch):
  http://www.cdkschweiz.ch
- Switzerland (Christian Alternative Medicine – German):
  http://www.cghschweiz.ch/
- Switzerland (French branch):
  http://www.cass-romandie.org/
- USA:
  http://www.hcfusa.com
- USA Michigan:
  http://www.detroithcf.com
- Zambia:
  http://www.hcfzambia.com
Ethics
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CENTER FOR BIOETHICS AND CULTURE NETWORK (CBC)

Committed to the Protection of Human Life and Dignity.
CENTER FOR BIOETHICS AND HUMAN DIGNITY

Exploring the nexus of biomedicine, biotechnology and our common humanity.
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATIONS

USA (CMDA) Existing to glorify God by motivating, educating and equipping Christian doctors and students to serve with professional excellence as witnesses of Christ’s love and compassion and by advancing biblical principles of healthcare within the Church and to our culture.
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP UK

CMF UK unites and equips Christian doctors, keeping four aims in mind: Discipleship, Evangelism, Mission and Values.
ETHICS AND MEDICINE

An International Journal of Bioethics.
JOURNAL OF BIBLICAL ETHICS IN MEDICINE
LINDEBOOM INSTITUTE

Aims to study and publish on medical ethical issues and to collect documentation on such issues.
LOMA LINDA CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN BIOETHICS

This center enhances teaching, research, and service in biomedical ethics and related fields at Loma Linda University of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
MEDICAL ETHICS MANUAL of the World Medical Association

available in 13 languages already.
NIH BIOETHICS RESOURCES ON THE WEB

A helpful compilation of web links to information relating to bioethics in general.
THE ANSCOMBE BIOETHICS CENTRE

The Anscombe Centre is a Roman Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research.

Partner Ministries
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GLOBAL CHE NETWORK (GCN)

An association of people and organizations using the strategy of Community Health Evangelism to serve impoverished communities around the world.
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATION (ICMDA)

A worldwide network of national ministries for doctors and dentists.
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (IHS)

Training healthcare staff to integrate their faith in their workplace.
KARDIA FOUNDATION

An international ministry helping healthcare workers integrate their faith into their practice so they will serve their patients and their colleagues with excellence.
NURSES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL (NCFI)

A ministry that links nurses at all levels in all areas of the nursing profession through a growing number of member fellowships while maintaining contact with nurses in over 100 non-member countries. Our main goals are networking with National NCFs, facilitating the sharing of ideas promoting Christian values and providing spiritual and professional support.
ONE MISSION SOCIETY (OMS)

One Lord. One Life. One Calling. By God’s grace, One Mission Society unites, inspires and equips Christians to make disciples of Jesus Christ, multiplying dynamic communities of believers around the world.
PARTNERSHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION (PRIME)

Restoring the heart to healthcare through educating healthcare professionals around the world.

Other helpful links
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ASSIST Christian News Service
CARING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL

A world-wide Medical Ministry.
CHRISTIAN CONCERN

An excellent example of how believers in one country collaborate in standing up for what is right in the public arena.
CHRISTIAN PHARMACIST FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

E-mail: office@cpfi.org
CHRISTIAN PHYSICAL THERAPISTS INTERNATIONAL
CHRISTIAN RECOVERY

Providing Resources for Recovery from Addictions, Abuse and Trauma.
DE HOOP

An exemplary center for Christian addiction care and psychosocial care in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. It also aims to be a center for prevention and education.
EMMANUEL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

EHA is an indigenous Christian health and development agency serving those who need it most in various parts of India.
FELLOWSHIP OF ASSOCIATES OF MEDICAL EVANGELISM

Provides medical and spiritual care to those in need.
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY GLOBAL

FH is an international Christian relief and development organization working in more than 26 countries around the world.
HEALTHCARE IN CHRIST

An interdenominational organisation serving the Body of Christ in health care. We aim to see God working in transforming and revival power in and through the health care system to see people restored to wholeness in body, mind and spirit through the resurrection power of Jesus Christ.
HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES

Medical Missions Arm of AOG church. E-mail: lvainio@hcmdfm.org
HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY GATEWAY

A way into the net for hospital chaplains.
JOURNAL OF CHRISTIAN NURSING
MEDICAL AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL

Establishes Community Health Programs around the world including evangelism and discipleship.
MICAH NETWORK

A global Christian community of organizations and individuals committed to integral mission
SAMARITAN'S PURSE / WORLD MEDICAL MISSION
MEDICAL MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

Serving Jesus Christ by providing spiritual and physical health care in the world of need.
MEDICAL MISSIONS

Important ANNUAL CONFERENCE about medical missions.
MEDICAL MISSION MOBILIZERS

Mobilizing medical professionals for ministry and missions.
MEDICAL STRATEGIC NETWORK

Provider of METS conferences & Medical Evangelism Training.
MEDICAL TEXTBOOKS FOR THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
MERCY AND TRUTH MEDICAL MISSIONS
MERCY SHIPS

Combining medical aid and evangelism around the world.
MUSICAL MEDICINE

Christian music for the sick and dying. E-mail: contact@musicalmedicine.com
OPERATION GIVING BACK
OVERSEAS INSTRUCTION IN COUNSELING

Using the Bible as the basis for helping people in need.
PARISH NURSE RESOURCE CENTER
PHARMACEUTICALS

Offers free medical supplies for missions.
PRODIGALS INTERNATIONAL

Christian Ministries Dealing with Sexual Addiction and Infidelity.
STICHTING PROMISE

Helpful articles in English and Dutch about alternative medicine and possibly occult practices in the area of health and healthcare.
TEARFUND

A Christian international aid and development agency working globally to end poverty and injustice, and to restore dignity and hope in some of the world’s poorest communities.
UKRAINE MEDICAL OUTREACH
WORLD VISION

A Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

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