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CSM holds a banquet in celebration of its 30th year

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  Church Strengthening Ministry, Inc. celebrated its 30th anniversary with a banquet last September 21, 2019 at the Vikings Venue, Pasay City, hosted by DZAS personality Haydee Bernardo-Sampang. The anniversary theme was aptly called “A Journey of Faith,” reflecting CSM’s faith-filled story over the course of three decades. This special event was attended by CSM’s ministry partners in retail, printing, social media and para-church organizations, CSM authors, volunteer trainers, book display volunteers, CSM scholars, board members, previous and current CSM staff members, and their families. CSM’s first director and Chairman Emeritus Dr. William Gopffarth along with his wife, Darlene, flew in all the way from Texas, USA to be part of this milestone event. Dr. Gopffarth recalled CSM’s humble beginnings as it shifted from publishing for a denomination to publishing for all evangelical churches in the Philippines. He believed that the best way to minister to Filipinos is through equ...
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UP Professor’s Advocacy Featured in Cat Devotions Book

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  Cats and dogs that roam the University of the Philippines in Diliman have Journalism Professor Khrysta Rara for their advocate. She owes her dedication to the cause of caring for animals on campus to a stray cat named Kitkat. Her story of how she founded Friends of Campus Animals or FOCA in the state university is in CSM’s newly launched book of devotions for cat people, And God Also Made a Cat . Professor Rara received copies of And God Also Made a Cat and So God Made a Dog from CSM VP for Publishing Joy Solina last October 17, 2019. Rara teaches journalism at the College of Mass Communication. So God Made a Dog is an international reprint while And God Also Made a Cat is written by another UP professor now retired and based in Baguio, Victoria Rico Costina. Find more stories of university professors who care for Pinoy cats in And God Also Made a Cat now available at a Christian bookstore near you or order online at CSM’s Facebook page.  Professor Khrysta...
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Puspin Advocate YouTuber Receives "And God Also Made a Cat Book"

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  Popular vlogger Basel Manadil otherwise known as The Hungry Syrian Wanderer was given a copy of And God Also Made a Cat by CSM Marketing Manager Riza Rivera and Sales Supervisor Mark Rivera in his milk tea shop in Las Pinas last September. Manadil advocates rescuing and adopting stray kittens, cats, and dogs because he believes they deserve a home and love, too. CSM Sales Supervisor Mark Rivera & Marketing Manager Riza Rivera pose with Basel Manadil, The Hungry Syrian Wanderer, holding his complimentary copy of And God Also Made a Cat   Pure Syrian with a pusong Pinoy, Manadil left his war-torn country of Syria at the age of 18 to study college in Las Pinas. He became a vlogger after rescuing a newborn kitten he lovingly calls Maui Boy in 2016 and his video of bathing the kitten went viral. To date, The Hungry Syrian Wanderer vlog has 1.19M subscribers, and his two cats have their own vlog, Maui Boy and Maki Boy. Read the compell...
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18 CSM Titles Launched at the 2019 MIBF

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CSM Publishing (Church Strengthening Ministry, Inc.) launched 18 brand-new titles in a Grand Book Launch last September 13, 2019 at the Stage Area of the SMX Convention Center during the 40th Manila International Book Fair.  Out of the 18 new titles, 11 were written by local authors and 7 are from international publishers. To learn more about these titles,  visit this page. Aside from these titles, CSM’s Vacation Bible School curriculum for 2020 entitled VBS Crossover: Champions for Jesus was also launched. VBS Crossover is the first-ever basketball-themed VBS that teaches children all about basketball and at the same time, introduces Jesus Christ as the Champion of All Champions and Greatest Coach of all time.   CSM’s Founder Dr. William Gopffarth, who traveled all the way from Texas, USA, gives the welcoming remarks at the Grand Book Launch L-R: Chinkee Tan (My Utang-Free Diary), Grace Gaston-Dousel (I Married an Al...
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Palanca Hall of Famer Asks for And God Also Made a Cat book

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  Palanca award-winning children’s book author and Hall of Famer for Literature Eugene Evasco delightfully accepted his complimentary copy of newly launched CSM title, And God Also Made a Cat , during the 40th Manila International Book Fair. He personally received a copy of the cat devotions book from CSM’s VP for Publishing, Joy C. Solina and CSM’s Marketing Manager Riza Rivera last September 14, 2019 at the second floor of the SMX Convention Center. Lines from Evasco’s 2011 Ikalawang Gantimpala Tulang Pambata Isang Mabalahibong Bugtong , a collection of children’s poetry on cats, were specifically quoted by first-time CSM author Victoria Costina in CSM’s original book of devotions for Pinoy cat lovers. Evasco granted permission for citing lines from his book on the sole condition of receiving a copy of And God Also Made a Cat . Currently a literature and creative writing professor at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Eugene Y. Evasco became part of the Carlos Palanca...
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CSM Publishing Mounts a Book Expedition at the 40th MIBF

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CSM Publishing successfully mounted a  Book Expedition  at the 40th Manila International Book Fair (MIBF). With a bigger booth space and an even wider selection of books this year, book enthusiasts and longtime CSM readers enjoyed the  All Books at P100  promo. The annual five-day book fair was held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex last September 11-15, 2019.   This year, CSM launched 18 brand-new titles: 11 from local authors and 7 from international publishers. Despite the unpredictable weather and heavy traffic, local authors graced the CSM booths with their presence as they held book signings, short interviews, and meet and greet with their readers. Among the 18 new titles, two are written by first-time writers:  And God also Made a Cat: 90 Devotions for Cat People  by Victoria Rico Costina and  Take Heart: Letters of Faith, Hope, and Love , a collection of 30 letters written by 14 young writers and its foreword written byPal...
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