Faculty

Luisito H. Saliendra

Full-Time Staff

An ordained minister of UCCP who has been serving as Administrative pastor in local churches since 2002. He is currently the Chairperson of the Commission on Evangelism and Church Development and Member of Examination Committee of Southern Tagalog Conference-UCCP. He serves as facilitator and/or resource person in the Continuing Theological Education Program of church workers in various conferences within South Luzon Jurisdiction and in Lay Formation Program of his Conference. He served as Program Coordinator of South Luzon Jurisdictional Area-UCCP in 2014-2018 and in various programs of the UCCP.He is currently the convener of Kapatirang SimbahanPara Bayan-Southern Tagalog (KASIMBAYAN-TK), and actively involve in the activities of the Southern Tagalog Regional Ecumenical Affairs Movemeht (STREAM) and its provincial formation, Quezon Ecumenical Movement.Immersed with the people and in their struggle for national freedom and democracy, he teaches History of Christianity from that perspective utilizing his own experiences from that involvement. His aim is not only for the students to have critical understanding of the History of Christianity and a realistic appreciation of the Church and its role in the overall aspiration of the people for a transformed society towards the fullness of God’s reign but for them to be participants in history making.He finished his Bachelor of Arts major in History at Southern Luzon State University. After serving as Youth Formation Desk Coordinator in a related institution, and a stint in a university as college instructor, he entered Union Theological Seminary and took Master of Divinity graduating Magna Cum Laude. A candidate for Master of Theology, UTS.