About Us
The Federation of Transparochial Charismatic Communities, or the FTCC unites various charismatic communities through its common vision and purpose:
Spirit-filled communities moving together as the body of Christ in mission.
The circle is a stylized dove that represents the Church founded by Christ through the Holy Spirit. Having accomplished the work that the Father had entrusted to the Son on earth (John 17:4), on the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit was sent to sanctify the Church forever, so that believers might have access to the Father through Christ in one Spirit (Ephesians 2:18). He is the Spirit of Life, the fountain of water springing up to eternal life (John 4:14; 7:38ff), the One through whom the Father restores life to those who are dead through sin, until one day He will raise in Christ their mortal bodies (Romans 8:10f).
In this way the Second Vatican Council speaks of the Church’s birth on the day of Pentecost, calling the Holy Spirit as the soul of the Church (From the encyclical letter “Dominum et Vivificantem” by St. John Paul II).
Encompassed within the symbolic circle of the Church are the upraised hands representing the Transparochial Charismatic Communities with the flames of their ardor rising up in worship to the Father and the Son through the Holy Spirit. The symbol of the hands is important among Charismatic Communities, especially in the Baptism of the Spirit since it is a continuation of the apostolic tradition of laying of hands for the grace of the Holy Spirit to be poured out.
The dominant color is magenta and purple, which is the color of the Holy Spirit.
FTCC Board of Trustees & Officers
2025-2027
MARCELINO CATAN
President
Elim Communities
JING G. MENDOZA
1st Vice President
Loved Flock
JUN VIBANDOR
2nd Vice President
Spirit of Love Covenanted Community
ROSE LICUP
Secretary
ACTS Prayer Community
MILA J. ISAAC
Treasurer
Beloved of the Lord
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ADEL FERRER
Auditor
Pax Christi
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MONALISSA FERNANDEZ
PRO
Divine Mercy with Mary with Jesus
RYAN NERA
Trustee
St. Peter Community
ROGER ORNADA
Trustee
Pag-ibig sa Diyos
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AFFILIATIONS:
CHARIS Philippines
Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas
History of the FTCC
Upon the prodding of the His Eminence Jaime Cardinal Sin, DD+, Archbishop of Manila, Guillermo “Bro. Willy” Nakar invited leaders of the Charismatic Renewal for informal meetings, fellowship, and worship. They initially referred to themselves as Servants At the Lord’s Table, or SALT. The first meeting was held on September 2, 1988 at the Sampaguita Room, Hyatt Hotel, Pasay City at 7:00 PM.
Twenty-three leaders representing 10 active communities responded to the invitation to come together in a spirit of unity and brotherhood. The Spiritual Directors of the different communities came. All welcomed the opportunity to regularly meet and exchange developments in their respective communities as well as to become a collective part of the direction in which the Catholic Charismatic Renewal was taking, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Church elders.
It was also Cardinal Sin who coined the term “Federation of Transparochial Charismatic Communities” (FTCC) for the group, initially led by Bishop Gabriel Reyes as the head of the Charismatic Renewal in the Philippines, and then later on with Bishop Teodoro Bacani, Jr. as its Spiritual Director.
The following have been Spiritual Directors of the FTCC during the past 35 years:
Most Rev. Gabriel Reyes, DD
Most Rev. Teodoro C. Bacani, DD
Rev. Fr. Erick Santos+
Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual
Rev. Fr. Hans Magdurulang
Most Rev. Broderick Pabillo, DD
While those listed below have been the Coordinators or Past Presidents of the FTCC:
Bro. Guillermo Nakar, Jr.
Bro. Victorino Gutierrez
Bro. Antonio Delos Reyes+
Bro. Albert Morales
Sis. Ma. Theresa M. Rodriguez
Bro. Ernesto Burdeos
Bro. Manuel Recto+
Bro. Paulo Pabalan
Bro. Antonio Samia+
Bro. Arcadio Tamayo
Bro. Marcelino Catan
The Federation cooperates with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement and other lay movements for the building up of the local church. It is dedicated to the building of strong environments in support of an active life of holiness and service in the Church and in the world. The FTCC is affiliated with both the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas and CHARIS Philippines