Our Story

Church History

Christ Stewards Fellowship was founded in 2005 by Pastor Celso C. Namuco, a visionary who is always seeking opportunities to serve as a steward of God.

Our first ministry began with teaching children. We discovered these little ones playing under the bridge in Pallocan West, Batangas City, and seized the opportunity to gather them.  In partnership with the Child Evangelism Fellowship, we organized a Five-Day Club.  We started creating more gatherings in this location to connect with the community.  Programs such as film shows, karate demonstrations, and classes are creative ways to invite people. Although utilizing this venue under the bridge may seem unique, our primary reason is that we can use this space for free!

Our congregation may not be huge, but through our efforts, we have hosted seminars and conferences to build up the body of Christ. We desire to train and equip church leaders to establish new churches. This has led us to run a Bible school to provide proper education for pastors and church workers, preparing them for the work of the ministry.

 

After connecting with the community, some families began opening their homes for Bible studies.  They were baptized and became devoted followers of Christ.  The Lord called Pastor Eric Cedo and Pastor Zander Quitain to assist Pastor Namuco, as they both graduated from the Bible school Pastor Namuco established in Batangas in 2006.

Christ Stewards Fellowship continues to hold its worship service at God's Grace Bldg., Libjo Central, Batangas City. It is a rented building owned by Pastor Namuco’s in-laws. They look forward to purchasing a lot and building for CSF.

 

Since Christ Stewards Fellowship (CSF) is an independent Reformed Church, it aligns with and is distinctive within the Reformed tradition. In 2016, a divinely appointed time occurred when five pastors gathered to discuss the possibility of forming a mission that shares a unified stance on Reformed Soteriology, aiming to pursue true historic reformation so that their churches can establish a Reformed presence in the Philippines. The PREACh (Philippine Reformed Evangelical Association of Churches) was founded in 2017. Currently, Christ Stewards Fellowship has joined Gift From Heaven Community Church, Spirit-Filled Community Church, God’s Abundant Church, and Grace Covenantal Church to create the PREACh association. 

Christ Stewards Fellowship (CSF) affirms the necessity for all Christians to be under God-ordained authority. As a Reformed church that aims to solidify its distinction, we seek and apply for membership in the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC) in the United States. The Church of the King in Sacramento, California, pastored by Paul Liberati, served as our sponsoring church to join Anselm Presbytery.  CSF was received into membership by Moderator John Stoos on October 4, 2024, at Lynnwood Redeemer Church in Seattle, Washington, USA.

OUR ELDERS

Pastor Celso C. Namuco - Founding and Senior Pastor of CSF

He heard the call of the Lord to full-time service after being elected as a youth leader in his village. He wanted to give all the glory to God for the task He had given to this young man. He looked for a Christian church and remembered the Baptist church that taught him about Christ as a child. He attended their cabin prayer meeting, which was just on the other side of the street from his cousins' house. After the meeting, the pastor spoke to him personally and encouraged him to attend church. The young Celso accepted the pastor’s invitation. That night, he can still remember confessing his sins, believing in Christ as his Savior, promising to live for Him, and giving up everything for the cause of Christ. He resigned as a youth leader after a couple of years of serving the young people in his hometown. He pursued his studies at the seminary connected to his local church to equip himself for service. This is the same church he pastored for several years.

Our Pastor completed his bachelor’s degree in theology (BTh) at the International Baptist Theological College and the Manila Theological College, both located in Metro Manila. He continued the demanding pursuit of education by obtaining a master’s degree in theology (ThM) from the Manila Theological College and another master’s degree in ministry (MAM) from the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Dasmarinas, Cavite. He established a Bible School in Batangas because he could not find any Bible School in the province to which he could send workers for training. He served as the Dean of Baptist Bible College Asia, now known as Global Surge, in Batangas City, Philippines. This institution excels in training men and women for ministry. Our Senior Pastor is currently pursuing his doctorate in ministry (DMin) at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Before Pastor Celso Namuco planted Christ Stewards Fellowship, the Lord first called him to pastor a small church in the uptown area of Batangas for seven years. He then served as a pulpit minister in another church in Metro Manila for a couple of years. Both churches belong to the same denomination, where he became a baptized member and a minister. After finishing his degree at Manila Theological College, founded by a foreign missionary from South Korea, he met Pastor Leo Ordiales and his wife, Elma, in 2003, as they were all college graduates of this institution. Since Pastor Ordiales was a church planting coordinator for White Fields, Pastor Namuco shared his vision of planting a church in his home province of Batangas, which is one of the least evangelized provinces in the Philippines. Without delay, Pastor Namuco received support from this church planting mission to establish CSF Batangas in 2004. 

Pastor Celso Namuco is happily married to Hanny, a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology graduate from Lyceum of the Philippines University. In addition to taking care of their children and managing the household, his wife owns and runs a bakeshop. The couple has four children: JC, Eu-La, SJ, and EJ.

Pastor Eric B. Cedo

Pastor Zander B. Quitain

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Our humble beginnings…….