Victory Dumaguete

Victory Dumaguete: Multiplying God’s Mission in Negros Oriental and Beyond

In 1984, a young couple, Steve and Deborah Murrell, founded a student-focused church in Manila, which later evolved into Victory Metro Manila and ultimately became part of the global Every Nation movement.
From the beginning, their vision was bold and straightforward: honor God and make disciples—especially among the next generation.
That same DNA now beats in Victory churches worldwide, including Victory Dumaguete, which began in 2001 with only a handful of students meeting in a small apartment.

A Story of Faithful Perseverance

Founding pastors Dawny and Janet Perez shepherded the fledgling group through a series of borrowed spaces—Harold’s Mansion, Bethel Hotel, a second-floor tavern, Manhattan Inn, Hotel Essencia, and finally a Spanish Heritage building.
For 18 years, the congregation prayed for a permanent home.
In 2013, leadership passed to Pastor Archie and Rianne Lim, Silliman University alums with a passion for campus ministry and a gift for steady, courageous leadership.
Archie guided the church through an earthquake, the pandemic, and ultimately into its own building site, secured with a 30-year lease and built—remarkably—during the COVID-19 disruptions.

A Growing Ministry to City and Nations

Today, Victory Dumaguete ministers to more than 1,400 weekly worshipers and small-group members, serving as a regional hub for Negros Oriental.
Its ministries are vibrant and far-reaching:

  • Campus discipleship in nine colleges and high schools in the university town of Dumaguete.
    Through Everything Campus Friday nights, youth services, and mentoring, students encounter Jesus and are trained as leaders who influence their peers and future workplaces.

  • Local compassion and emergency response.
    In typhoons and other disasters, the church distributes food, water, clothing, and generators.
    “Love the City” Christmas outreaches bring Noche Buena meals and the hope of Christ to solo parents and hospital patients.

  • Medical missions and barangay outreach, offering both physical care and the gospel.

  • Global missions.
    From Dumaguete, teams have served in Pakistan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Mongolia, Cambodia, India, South Korea, and more.
    Members like Jiji Ampas and Aisha Lahaman have become long-term cross-cultural missionaries.
    The church trains and sends world changers who carry the gospel far beyond the Philippines.

All of this flows from core values that shape every decision:
Lordship, Evangelism, Discipleship, Leadership, and Family.
Victory Dumaguete is not simply building a congregation; it is shaping leaders for society and the nations.

The Strategic Building God Has Provided

The congregation’s new home at Dumaguete Business Park, Calindagan, is itself a testimony of answered prayer.
Strategically placed near the main bus terminal, jeepney routes, and the city’s primary shopping mall, the location draws students, workers, and travelers from across Negros and even other countries.

The two-story structure—1,515 square meters plus a 202 sqm roof deck—already houses a 545-seat worship hall, children’s rooms, a volunteer lounge, and accessible facilities with on-site and nearby parking.
When the second floor and roof deck are complete, it will add:

  • Larger kids and preteen spaces to disciple the next generation.

  • Meeting rooms and offices to equip leaders and campus missionaries.

  • Outdoor areas for fellowship, training, and community events.

This building is far more than a gathering place.
It is a mission base designed to train, send, and sustain leaders who will touch campuses, neighborhoods, and nations.

Why Completion Matters Now

To complete the facility's external and internal construction, furnishings, and professional audio-video systems, ₱25 million (approximately US $500,000) is required.
Every peso invested directly strengthens ministries that are already proven:

  • Expanded children’s and youth ministry will establish hundreds more students to being mentored and discipled every week.

  • Leadership development can scale, hosting conferences and training that prepare workers for local churches and international missions.

  • Community impact will grow as the church offers disaster relief staging, medical missions, and neighborhood outreaches from a secure, permanent base.

  • Global sending capacity will multiply as Victory Dumaguete trains and dispatches more long-term missionaries.

Finishing this building is not about concrete and steel; it is about multiplying disciples and transforming lives in Dumaguete, across the Philippines, and to the ends of the earth.

An Invitation to Eternal Investment

Jesus’ Great Commission calls every believer to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19-20).
Investing in this project is investing in that mandate.
Whether through a one-time gift, a recurring pledge, or a church partnership, every contribution helps accelerate the gospel’s advance.
Generosity here yields eternal dividends—families strengthened, leaders raised, and nations reached with Christ’s love.

Victory Dumaguete’s journey proves God’s faithfulness.
From five students in a rented apartment to a thriving regional church with global influence, the vision remains clear:
Honor God. Make disciples. Send leaders to the nations.
Completing the church building will turn that vision into an even greater reality—providing the space and stability needed to disciple thousands more and to send many more to the world.

“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” (Psalm 127:1)
God has begun this work. Together, we can help finish it.