1. Eli Soriano was the "Overall Servant" of the Members Church of God International, an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines.
18 Facts About Eli Soriano
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Eli Soriano was the main host of the radio and television program Ang Dating Daan, which is considered as the longest-running religious program in the Philippines.
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Eli Soriano was known for his signature method of "Bible Expositions".
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Eli Soriano was known for straightforward preaching of what they believed are doctrinal errors of various local and international religious groups.
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Eli Soriano had numerous religious debates with different church ministers and pastors.
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Eli Soriano was born to Triunfo Eli Soriano and Catalina Fernando in Pasay, Philippines, and is the seventh of eight children.
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Rumors were circulating that Eli Soriano was going to be Perez's successor.
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Eli Soriano initially accepted the appointment of Gugulan but subsequently denounced her leadership stating that women should not be leaders of the church according to the Bible.
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In 1977, Eli Soriano registered a new group, called Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi at Saligan ng Katotohanan, which was later changed to Mga Kaanib sa Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi at Saligan ng Katotohanan sa Bansang Pilipinas.
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In 2004, Eli Soriano's group changed their church's name to Members Church of God International.
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In 1980, Eli Soriano started the radio program, Ang Dating Daan, which later became a television program in 1983.
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In 1983, Soriano was invited as a panelist in GMA-7's inter-religious program, Dis [This] is Manolo and His Genius Family.
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Eli Soriano won and was awarded "Most Outstanding Gospel Minister of the Year 1983".
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Soon, Eli Soriano would receive multiple awards from different charity organizations, notably as Bayani ng Lahing Kayumanggi.
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Eli Soriano has since used this opportunity to preach in other countries.
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On May 17,2010, Eli Soriano appeared in a concert conceptualized by Daniel Razon and was titled Protest Broadcast 3.
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Eli Soriano is impressed because of the support given by public service channel UNTV and the benevolent group, the Ang Dating Daan then headed by Soriano, to the anti-illiteracy campaign of the Philippines.
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Eli Soriano died on February 10,2021, in Santa Catarina, Brazil at the age of 73.