Ets Graduates

Blessed 30th ETS Founding Anniversary!

March 16, 2026
Year-End Celebration

Come let's meet together for the annual ETS Convocation on March 19, 2026 at UCCP Baguio1:00 PM onwards. The above invitation can be used to raise registration and travel cost. For those interested to order t-shirt, kindly message the names listed on the letter. Only t-shirt paid until March 10 would be ordered, in lieu that we have unpaid tshirts from last year. We humbly ask all CMs or UCWO President to confirm the number of participants coming from your respective conferences. A pre- registration (names only) would be highly appreciated so we could best prepare for the meal and snacks.
Let's get in touch with our batchmates for a worthy get together.

God bless our WALK with Christ as we journey with the Anawim.

February 23, 2026

TO: All Alumni, Conference Ministers
Conference UCWO Presidents
and Local Church Council

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

Greetings of abundance and hope in the name of our Redeemer Jesus Christ!

In solidarity with the programs and vision of the church through the formative ministry of our beloved seminary, there will be an ETS Convocation on March 19, 2026 at UCCP Baguio from 9:00 AM onwards.

This gathering is NOT exclusive to alumni. All Church Workers and Laity are welcome to attend and take advantage of the time to learn together and be refreshed in the beautiful weather of Baguio City. It would be beneficial for your UCWO or Local Church Council to include this in your remaining programs for the current EY. Listening to the lecture on the incoming theme would certainly be an advantage for your next church planning for the incoming ecclesiastical year.

OBJECTIVES:

To enlighten the gathered community with the incoming Quadrennial Theme Walking with Jesus; Journeying with the Anawim, - to be presented by Rev. Czesar Pyke Ducusin, ETS Field Education Director & Chaplain

To provide a venue for ETS alumni to reconnect and refresh bonds as well as retreat and recharging to UCWO and church leaders.

To elect the new set of ETSAA officers 2026-2028

PROGRAM FLOW

1:00 – 2:00 PM Registration, Kumustahan & Picture Taking by Batch
2:00 – 3:30 PM Lecture with Open Forum
3:30 – 3:45 PM Snacks
4:00 – 5:00PM Alumni Matters & Election
5:00 PM onwards dinner

The Registration Fee would be as follows;

Alumni P500

Yearly Dues P100
Convocation P100
ETS Project P150
Food & Snacks P150

Non-Alumni, Church Workers, Church Leaders, Ministerial Students
Convocation P100
ETS Project P150
Food P150
Total P400

T-shirt (w/o collar); to be pre-ordered
Color: Teal Green
Small to Large P260
XL P270
XXL P280
# # P290

This letter can be used by our church workers to request/raise for their registration fee and transportation.

We urge the mutual cooperation of all conference ministers, UCWO Presidents and Administrative Pastors to mobilize all church workers and laity to participate in this enriching activity.

May God sustain and empower us with His grace as we strive to serve and bring communal ministry in the life and witness of the church.

Yours in Christ’s Service,

REV. MARJORIE BELMONTE
President, ETS Alumni Association

Noted:
BISHOP MARINO INONG
ETS President

Pre-registration (names only)
REV. SARAH CARMELITA D. BARRIENTOS
0922-217-2611

T-shirt Pre-order
REV. GINA LEE GONZALES
0995 908 1325

Ash Wednesday

Greetings Fellow ETS Alumni, Church Workers & Laity,

Here's to remind every one that all is set for our Alumni Assembly & Convocation on March 19, 2025 at UCCP Baguio. Registration starts at 1:00 PM. We will put up a photobooth so everyone can take souveneir pictures. Other conferences UCWO chose this event to be their CTE to hear the lecture of Bishop Reuel Marigza. Pre order for tshirt ends on March 14 (Friday).

May God bless all the preparation to make this gathering inspiring and meaningful.

See you all!

𝐔𝐂𝐂-𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

As Union Christian College takes strides of expanding its opportunities to offshore collaboration, it ensures that its grounded extension programs with the local communities.

Among these home-based collaborations UCC have entered into is with the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Baguio City, a sister institution (of UCC) catering to future pastors of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines.

This November, coinciding with the 114th Founding Anniversary celebrations of UCC is the opening of the UCC SERVE PROGRAM through the MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION EXTENSION PROGRAM (with the School of Education, Arts and Sciences).

In this SERVE Program, UCC provides instructional support to ETS student pastors in earning the units required of them in their ministerial studies.

For the Track 1 of their second semester, UCC Offers them the following courses: Science, Technology and Society (under Dr. Cherrel G. Ignacio), Mathematics in the Modern World (under Prof. Mercelita M. Esperon), English 1 (under Prof. Rowena Galangco), and Contemporary World (under Prof. Teofilo B. Damoco).

Meanwhile, the ETS Professors and students, with Union Theological Seminary, Das Marinas, Cavite, also assists Union Christian College in reviewing its Bible courses from grade school to the graduate program.