{"id":4400,"date":"2025-11-19T05:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T05:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/?page_id=4400"},"modified":"2026-01-07T03:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:15:13","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/sbscm\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4400\" class=\"elementor elementor-4400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ff0d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51ff0d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f1726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71f1726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5aef34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5aef34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbda5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbda5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595f662 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595f662\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ed324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1ed324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2a663 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a2a663\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995bdc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995bdc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Beginning<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story of our ministry began with a burdened heart for the children of the Philippines. <\/span>Subic Bay Children\u2019s Home was founded by Theodore \u201cTeddy\u201d Fulfer in 1990.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> While serving in the US Marine Corps and stationed in the Philippines, Brother Fulfer witnessed heartbreaking conditions surrounding the US Navy Base in Subic Bay. The presence of prostitution and young servicemen had led to a growing number of illegitimate children\u2014many abandoned and left without hope.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1984, Brother Fulfer resigned from the Marine Corps and returned to the Philippines with his family as a missionary. He started a church among the nationals, and in 1990, <\/span>Subic Bay Children\u2019s Home opened its doors<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, providing shelter, food, clothing, education, and most importantly, the hope found in Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact over the years<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hundreds of children have come through our doors, experiencing not only shelter and care but also the nurturing love of Christ. Many have gone on to study in Bible College, preparing for ministry and continuing the legacy of faith and service that began here. Our mission remains unchanged: <\/span>to share the heart of our ministry and the stories of lives changed through faith, care, and discipleship.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5781e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba5781e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/founders-tatay-nanay-outdoor-photo-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/founders-tatay-nanay-outdoor-photo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/founders-tatay-nanay-outdoor-photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/founders-tatay-nanay-outdoor-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/founders-tatay-nanay-outdoor-photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/founders-tatay-nanay-outdoor-photo-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/founders-tatay-nanay-outdoor-photo.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfe941 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbfe941\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e81bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e81bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b863e9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b863e9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0255a17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0255a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>A season of change<\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In September 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) abruptly issued a cease-and-desist order against Subic Bay Children\u2019s Home, citing compliance issues based on an anonymous and unverified complaint\u2014a clear violation of their own regulations. No preliminary conference was held, no evidence was presented, and the order was enforced without due process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite our ministry\u2019s full compliance with all 15 requirements ahead of schedule and participation in mandated training, DSWD continued to impose unnecessary restrictions. This heavy-handed approach disrupted the lives of children and undermined decades of faithful service, revealing a troubling pattern of bureaucratic overreach.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rather than allow government abuse to silence our mission, we prayerfully chose a new path\u2014transitioning into Subic Bay Street Children Ministry under Subic Bay Baptist Ministries. Our focus now is on evangelism, discipleship, and practical care for street children. The form has changed, but the heart remains: to share Christ\u2019s love and bring hope to the most vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043ab5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"043ab5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c82b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4c82b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5919a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5919a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722abcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"722abcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Our Ongoing Mission<\/b><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today, Subic Bay Street Children Ministry continues the legacy of compassion and faith that began in 1990. We are committed to bringing the Gospel to street children, offering guidance, counseling, and opportunities for transformation. Our mission is clear: to reach the forgotten, love the unloved, and lead them to Christ.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0cd37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c0cd37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad742c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ad742c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3220e88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3220e88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0479e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f0479e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Join Us<\/b><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You can be part of this mission through prayer, support, and involvement. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of street children and continue the work that began over three decades ago.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3204b67 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3204b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get involved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a3d74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64a3d74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de9835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5de9835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d4291 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58d4291\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2b532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"da2b532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside id=\"block-8\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/recharge-teens-night-ghosted-but-found\/\">RECHARGE: Teen\u2019s Night \u2013 Ghosted, But Found<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/a-new-week-a-new-character-trait-take-a-look\/\">A New Week, A New Character Trait\u2014Take a Look<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/january-31-2026-a-day-of-sharing-and-smiles\/\">January 31, 2026 \u2013 A Day of Sharing and Smiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/subic-bay-bible-institute-enrollment-now-open\/\">Subic Bay Bible Institute Enrollment Now Open<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sbchome.org\/subicbaybaptistministries\/missions-conference-2026-every-nation-every-tribe\/\">Missions Conference 2026: Every Nation, Every Tribe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/aside>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our History The Beginning The story of our ministry began with a burdened heart for the children of the Philippines. 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