Victory was started by missionaries Steve and Deborah Murrell, who came to the Philippines in 1984 together with Every Nation Churches co-founder Rice Broocks and 65 other American university students on a one-month summer mission trip.[1] Since 1984, Victory has grown until it presently has churches in 60 Philippine cities.[2]
In 2015, Victory's Metro Manila church had 15 congregations, all with multiple services and locations, and many offering more than one language (English).[3] The church has multiple locations and holds 94 services every weekend, each of them led by live preaching, training Filipinos to reach their cities, the nation, and the world.[4] Over 10,000 leaders conduct small weekly discipleship groups.[5] Victory reported 80,000 members in Manila in 2015. [6][7]
Discipleship and leadership training
Since its inception in 1984, the church encourages members to compassionately engage communities, intentionally establish biblical foundations, strategically equip believers, and continually empower disciples.[8] Its primary vehicle for discipleship is the Victory group, a small group of people who get together, build relationships, and study the Bible.[9][10][11][12]
In 2014, Victory Worship released its first live worship album, Radical Love.[13][14]It and its 2015 follow-up, Rise Heart, were certified Gold by the
Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. (PARI).[15] On March 25, 2017, the group released Awit ng Bayan, its first full Filipino-language single; on June 1, 2017, Safe, its latest digital single, was released to radio and on digital formats.[16] An extended play, For Your Purpose, was released on December 1, 2017. On March 16, 2018, it released its latest extended play, In Your Name.