Members Church of God International

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The Members Church of God International is an international Christian religious organization widely known for their program named Ang Dating Daan (English: The Old Path) by its longest-running religious program in the Philippines. Currently, the church's presiding minister is Daniel S. Razon, and the former presiding minister Eliseo Soriano has passed away in February 10, 2021. The church reject the Roman Catholic belief about Trinity. The church follows government law/s, and thus Eliseo Soriano signed in with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with the name Ang Mga Kaanib sa Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi at Saligan ng Katotohanan, sa Bansang Pilipinas (English: Members of the Church of God in Christ Jesus, Pillar and Ground of Truth in the Philippines) following the name in 1 Timothy 3:15 of the Ang Dating Biblia (Tagalog) version. In around the year 2004, another name was signed and changed to Members Church of God International (Tagalog: Ang Mga Kaanib sa Iglesia ng Dios Internasyonal) by the followed of the church's expansion across the country. The church is known in different Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries as Miembros de la Iglesia de Dios Internacional and Membros da Igreja de Deus Internacional in the order given, shortened as MIDI.

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The church is connected from a similar denomination, named Iglesia ng Dios kay Cristo Jesus, Haligi at Suhay ng Katotohanan (English: Church of God in Christ Jesus, the Pillar and Support of the Truth) first led by Nicolas Antiporda Perez in 1928. It started as a small group with less than a hundred members.