21/09/2026
โ๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐โ
On September 20, 2026, Kabacan Central United Methodist Church welcomed the delegates of the ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ค ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐ง๐๐ (๐ฟ๐๐ผ) ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ (๐พ๐๐๐) 2026 during the Sunday Worship Service for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost. With this yearโs Christmas Institute theme, โ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก,โ the gathering brought together 37 delegates from five Annual Conferences within the Davao Episcopal Area: Visayas Philippines Annual Conference (VPAC), Northwest Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference (NWMinPAC), East Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference (EMPAC), and Southwest Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference (SWMinPAC), and the host Annual Conference- the Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference (MinPAC).
The congregation was blessed by the presence of ๐ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ from the Philippines Annual Conference-Cavite (PACC), ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, who shared the message, โ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ.โ Her message reminded the congregation and the CILT delegates that God's grace is sufficient for everyone, regardless of where they are in their journey. Also present was ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐, ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ, also from PACC.
The DEA CILT delegates actively participated in the worship service by leading the Praise and Worship, bringing their energy and faith into the congregation's Sunday gathering. Meanwhile, KCUMC Team Lakay served during the Divine Worship, welcoming and assisting the delegates throughout the service. The gathering became an opportunity for young leaders from different Annual Conferences to worship together, strengthen fellowship, and continue growing in their commitment to Christ and the ministry of the United Methodist Church.
The DEA CILT 2026 was held on September 18-20, 2026, under the theme โ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก,โ As the delegates continue their journey in youth leadership and ministry, may they carry with them the assurance that God's grace remains sufficient for every person called to serve.
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