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{{Short description|Philippine religious association}}
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'''Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Incorporada'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unionespiritista.weebly.com/ |title=Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc}}</ref> (Union of Christian Spiritists in the Philippines) is a Spiritual (religious) Association with more than a thousand affiliated local and foreign based centers ([[church (building)|churches]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unionespiritista.weebly.com/region-1.html |title=Centers |access-date=14 November 2013 |archive-date=29 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229213601/http://unionespiritista.weebly.com/region-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and considered as the biggest association of Christian spiritists in the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metamind.net/licaucoart.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010126041700/http://www.metamind.net/licaucoart.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-01-26|title=American Traces History}}</ref> Foreign based centers are located in [[California]], Texas, [[Canada]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Macau]], [[Taiwan]], [[Singapore]], [[Greece]], [[Qatar]], [[Dubai]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Hawaii]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], and [[Russia]], where there are large [[Philippines|Filipino]] communities. Union members are called "Christian Spiritists".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theisf.com/ |title=International Spiritualist Federation}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Tuba,Benguetjf9806 26.JPG|thumb|A {{nowrap|Unión Espiritista Cristiana}} place of worship in [[Tuba, Benguet]]]]

[[Christian Spiritism]] had been practiced in the Philippines<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecrealty.net/kar/alvear.htm|title=Kardec and The Christian Spiritism in the Philippines}}</ref> before the arrival of [[Ferdinand Magellan]] to the country in 1521.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metamind.net/licaucoart.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010126041700/http://www.metamind.net/licaucoart.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-01-26|title=American Traces History}}</ref> The Unión Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas was founded on 19 February 1905, when a group of spiritists in [[Pangasinan]] joined another group in [[Manila]] intending to organize a congregation uniting all spiritists in the Philippines. On 19 February 1909, the founders executed the ''Escritura social'' (articles of incorporation) and named the religious association "Unión Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc."

Centro: Tagumpay ng Katotohanan

In 1920's, some of the officers and members of the Union began holding sessions in [[Baliwag]], [[Bulacan]]. The center was formally inaugurated in 1926.

In the later years, a member and medium of the Union from [[Malabon]], Rizal, visited the center. Members claim that the medium experienced a [[direct revelation]] from the [[Archangel Michael]] supporting the belief of the members in Christian Spiritism, and introduced direct mediumship.

==Aims==

The aims of the Union can be generally described as the manifestation and the fulfillment of the promised Comforter the [[Holy Spirit and the Ministering Spirits' revelations, messages and deep things of God]], [[John 14:26]], [[1 Corinthians 2: 9-16, NKJV]], [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]], [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]]ial, and [[Administration of the congregation |administrative]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kkepnational.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=38&Itemid=103 |title=KKEP National}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.theisf.com/ International Spiritualist Federation]

{{Religion in the Philippines}}

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Unión Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, Inc. - Revision history

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