The Ecclesiastical District of Texas has recently concluded its series of activities in the whole month of October 2026.

Evangelical mission

On October 30, 2026, all local congregations in the Texas District simultaneously conducted an evangelical mission in their respective places of worship.

In the congregations of Houston and Killeen, district supervising minister, Brother Noel C. Caritativo, and assistant district supervising minister, Brother Teodorico S. Samson Jr., officiated at the evangelistic event, respectively. For the rest of the congregations, respective resident ministers and ministerial workers officiated at each.

“The moment I walked through the door, I felt the hospitality and love from the members,” said Michella Walker, a guest who attended the one held by the San Antonio Congregation. She added, “The message of the preaching was clear and presented in a way that you can understand God’s word. I can encourage others who are looking for a religion to attend also.”

Baptism

Prior to the evangelical mission, a baptism was held in the place of worship of the Edinburg Congregation, on October 20, 2026, which was officiated at by Brother Samson.

In an interview after the baptism, Rodolfo Aguilera, newly baptized member, expressed, “I feel great, now that I am baptized in the Church Of Christ, knowing that I’ll be saved come Judgment Day.” He added, “My next step now is to spread the words of God and share my faith with others.”

“Our Lord Jesus Christ is the One Who commanded that those who are to become His disciples must be baptized. We are thankful to God and to the Church Administration for allowing our congregation to host the baptism for the first time,” said Brother Ronald de Mesa, resident ministerial worker of Edinburg.

Special gathering of Church officers

Deacons, deaconesses, and overseers from local congregations all over the Texas District traveled to the house of worship of the Humble Congregation, on October 24, 2026.

Brother Caritativo officiated at the special occasion. In his biblical homily, he emphasized that Church officers should be in one spirit as the one who administers God’s people. They can prove this by means of being fully committed to their duties.

“What I strive to do, along with my wife [Cristina], who is a deaconess, is to be a role model to the brethren in obeying God’s teachings. This way, we can inspire them to also do the same. We vow to do this for as long as we have our life,” said Jel Calbes, one of the head deacons in the Houston Congregation.

Part of the holy gathering was the oath-taking of the newly appointed Church officers, administered by the assistant supervising minister.

Care For Humanity

On October 25, a day after the Church officers special gathering, was the Care For Humanity event that was held simultaneously in the place of worship compound of every congregation, except for the San Antonio Congregation, which joined together with the Universal City Congregation in the latter’s function hall.

During the socio-civic activity, the attendees were presented a video about how the Church Of Christ conducts Care For Humanity all throughout the world. Then, assigned ministers and ministerial workers in every venue explained to the attendees the biblical purpose of conducting these events—helping those in need whenever one possibly can.

Afterwards, the guests received care packages containing basic necessities, such as canned foods and toiletries.

“I am thankful to the Church Of Christ and its Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, for this displaying such love for people through this initiative. This kind of activity teaches others to love their fellowmen and to be giving to those who are in need,” said Phionah Otukunda, who attended the Care For Humanity event at the Austin Congregation’s function hall.

Speaking on behalf of the district, Brother Caritativo expressed, “The Ecclesiastical District of Texas will remain one with the Church Administration in all the endeavors that they launch.” — With assistance from Texas District Multimedia