MANILA THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Manila Theological College was founded by a Korean Missionary who was sent here in the Philippines by the Korean Reformed Presbyterian. The Korean missionary Rev. Choi, Chang-Hoan, Ph.D., had undergone a long and ardent missionary journey and hard work for almost four years before he finally founded the Manila Theological College.  He had conferred with the Commission on Higher Education for the college permission and recognition which were readily granted.  In otherwords, the Manila Theological College was recognized by the Philippine government.

Rev. Choi, Chang-Hoan, Ph.D. is an energetic missionary.  He has great vision for the Gospel Ministry in Manila and the surrounding provinces.  On Sept. 02, 1987, he organized the Messiah Evangelical Mission and registered it with the Securities & Exchange Commission.  In the same year he put up the United Asian Missionary to provide Theological Training for Christian workers.

On June 13, 1988, Rev. Choi, Chang-Hoan negotiated with the Department of Education Culture & Sports for the United Asian Missionary to be renamed United Asian Theological College. The move was endorsed by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. In 1989, the college was in the campus of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, where the session studies of theological students of church workers from Manila and nearby provinces were conducted.  A year later, 1990, a school building was built for the college in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.  In this building it continued its operation.

On August 4, 1991, the college was renamed Manila Theological College, and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Department of Education, Culture and Sports endorsed the College’s new name.  The Manila Theological College offered Bible Training course and Korean Language for free, using the compound of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines –Manila for its class sessions.  The entire ministry was done by Rev. Choi & his family. 

On October 5, 1992, Manila Theological College moved to the Communication Foundation for Asia building, occupying the entire fourth floor for its operation. The following year 1993-1994, was great stride for the college. It began to offered courses in Bachelor of Science in Theology and Master of Arts in Theology.  In its first semester, it had twenty five students and on its second semester, it became forty students.  Since the college was permitted and recognized by the Commission on Higher Education and, therefore, was recognized by the government, students from evangelical circles  were very much attracted to it, and the enrollment had increased  in the first semester of the school year 1994-1995.