Several miracles happened as a testimony that it was unquestionably a God-given name for the church. During the application of the church license in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – the registrar and overseer of the corporate sector in the Philippines, it was required to provide at least five organization names to choose from just in case the preferred name is already registered to another company. However, Pastor Emmanuel provided one name as it was the only one given to him in his vision. The registrar asserted for him to list other names but Pastor Emmanuel insisted to just encode the name that he gave and if a match appears in the system then he will give a new one. At the time, there were at least four thousand religious groups registered in the Philippines. Amazingly, there was no single match to the name Rise of Church of Jesus Christ International Ministries! However, at the time, Pastor Emmanuel did not have enough money to pay for the license fee. God, once again intervened and out of nowhere, a stranger who was about six-feet tall and was wearing all white, offered to cover the lacking amount. When the transaction was done, the said man can no longer be found no matter how hard Pastor Emmanuel tried to look for him. And it led him to believe that the stranger was an angel.

Armed with the love for Jesus Christ, an acoustic guitar, some tone-deaf voices, and lack of experience; the ministry was set in motion. A gathering took place in the home of one of the pastors and Board of Directors. The Lord continued to save many souls and His manifestation was unmistakable. As a result, the church exploded into various locations (To view our church directory, please click this link.)

Almost two decades have passed since the time of this writing, the Lord unceasingly sustained His church through trials and sufferings. The ministry does not depend on any funding from other churches or denominations either locally or internationally. The ministry has since then expanded to various regions in the Philippines. We are about to witness its expansion to an international scale as the Lord has decreed.

These are the amazing things God has done to the Rise of Church of Jesus Christ International Ministries, Inc., and we are extremely excited to witness more of His glory as He continues to fulfill the promises He has in store for us! Glory to God alone.