21/08/2026
The Harvest of House-to-House Evangelization 3
August 21, 2026 | St. Joseph the Worker BEC, Kias, Baguio City
As a fruit of the house-to-house visitation and evangelization, the St. Joseph the Worker BEC, under the leadership of its Priest-In-Charge, Rev. Fr. Jeffrey Habado, in collaboration with the BEC Commission on Social Action, has initiated a program entitled “The Rising Hope: Elevating Marginalized Christian Communities.”
The program seeks to respond to the concrete realities and needs of the members of the BEC, particularly those experiencing economic hardship. One of its components is a training on dishwashing liquid production, made possible through the support of the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LTVTP-MPC). As an initial step toward empowering the community, fifteen (15) selected members of the BEC have been identified as beneficiaries of the livelihood initiative.
The training was facilitated by Ma’am Shirly Machis of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in coordination with Ma’am Beverly Lawaguey of the Public Employment Service Office (PESO). Through this initiative, the Church seeks not only to accompany its members in their spiritual journey but also to equip them with practical skills that may contribute to the improvement of their livelihood and quality of life.
This program manifests the developmental dimension of the BEC, where evangelization embraces the whole person and where faith finds concrete expression in love, service, solidarity, and empowerment. By accompanying the poor and helping them discover opportunities for dignified livelihood, the BEC becomes a living witness to the Gospel and a community where faith is translated into action and hope is nurtured through concrete acts of service.
As Bishop Francisco Claver, SJ, regarded as a model and pioneer of the BEC in the Diocese of Baguio, emphasized, the Church does not look only inward as a spiritual community. Rather, it is called to see and respond to what is happening beyond the walls of the Church, especially the struggles and aspirations of the poor and marginalized among its members.
Indeed, the harvest of house-to-house evangelization is not only found in renewed faith and deeper fellowship, but also in a community that listens, accompanies, empowers, and responds to the concrete needs of its people, journeying together toward a life of greater dignity, hope, and communion.
