Eli Soriano
| Eliseo Fernando Soriano | |
|---|---|
| Religion | Members Church of God International |
| Other names | Brother Eli |
| Pen name | Truthcaster Mr. Controversy |
| Personal | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Born |
April 4, 1947 (14 of Nisan 5707 in Hebrew Calendar) Pasay, Rizal, Philippines |
| Senior posting | |
| Title | Overall Servant (formerly "Presiding Minister") |
| Predecessor | Nicolas Antiporda Perez (as the Minister of the Iglesia ng Dios (Haligi't Suhay) |
| Religious career | |
| Works |
Leaving Behind the Fundamental Doctrines of Christ (Published 1999) Controversy Extraordinary |
| Ordination | April 7, 1964 (baptism) |
| Present post | Minister, Evangelist |
Eliseo Fernando Soriano, also known as "Brother Eli", is a Filipino televangelist. He was born on April 4, 1947 and currently the "Overall Servant" (Tagalog: Lingkod Pangkalahatan), formerly called as "Presiding Minister" of Members Church of God International (MCGI), an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in Pampanga, Philippines. He is the main host of radio and television program Ang Dating Daan (English: The Old Path, Portuguese: O Caminho Antigo, Spanish: El Camino Antiguo), considered as the longest-running religious program in the Philippines.
Soriano is known for his signature method of "Bible Expositions". It is a live Bible symposium where guests get the chance to ask impromptu questions personally or via live video streaming or telephone calls.
He is also known for straightforward preaching and "exposing" what he believes are doctrinal errors of various local and international religious groups. He also had numerous religious debates with different pastors.
An incident when he used a defamatory word in his television show consequently led to a three-month suspension of the program in a case that went to the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Soriano was born to Triunfo Soriano and Catalina Fernando in Pasay, Philippines and is the seventh of eight children. He grew up in Pampanga. He started school at the age of eight.
Soriano was supposed to receive the highest honors of the school, but he dropped out three months before graduation due to an alleged religious debate between Soriano and the school administrator. On April 7, 1964, three days after his 17th birthday, Eliseo was baptised in Seneguelasan, Bacoor, Cavite, and became an official member of the Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi at Suhay ng Katotohanan (Church of God in Christ Jesus, Pillar and Support of the Truth in English) founded by Nicolas Perez where his parents were also members.
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