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2011, May 10.  Grace Christian College 60th Anniversary, Series II

Litho Offset.  Amstar Company, Inc.  Perf. 13 1/2; On New Thicker Type of Paper

Se-tenant Blocks of 4, Sheets of 40  (4 x 10);  Souvenir Sheets of 4

  

  

Se-tenant Blocks of Four  (45,000)

 

   7p   GCC New Building

   7p   GCC Anniversary Logo

   7p   GCC 1966 Building

   7p   GCC Founders Ms. Julia L. Tan, Dr. & Mrs. Edward Spahr


28p  Souvenir Sheets of Four  (14,000)

 

Designer: Marie Jayzel Lim Te

Design Coordinators:  Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak, Victorino Serevo

 

Note:  The difference from 2010 issue:  Thicker type of paper;  all the year dates (2010) inside the stamp designs instead of on the lower right corner of the bottom margin of each stamp;  on the lower left stamp, "Celebrating 60 years" was moved from the right to the left;  on the upper right stamp, the seal of GCC was moved 2mm. to the left, and the verse "Fear of the Lord is the beginning of faith" became much smaller, with "PSALM 110 : 10" omitted.

 

First Day Cover:  Manila & Quezon City

   

 


GRACE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE - 60th ANNIVERSARY (Series II)

Grace Christian College is a Born Again Christian school, formerly known as Grace Christian High School.  The school caters primarily to Chinese-Filipino students and provides education from Pre-Nursery to College. It is situated in Grace Village, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.  Its current president is Dr. James L. Tan. The current dean is Dr. Zenaida Lumba.

The school was founded July 5, 1950 at Nagtahan Street in San Miguel, Manila by Baptist missionaries Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Spahr and educator Mrs. Julia L. Tan.

In 1966, the school moved to its current location in Grace Village, Quezon City, to accommodate an increasing student population. Inauguration for the new campus was held on August 2, 1966.

The school has an administration building, a four-story high school wing, a four-story elementary building, a 4-story college wing, a kindergarten complex, and various related educational facilities. The school uses the Grace Christian Church’s facility, with a seating capacity of 1,500, for its religious assemblies.

In June 2008, the school opened the new Grace Christian College.  The plan of having a college started over 20 years ago with one of the school’s founder Mrs. Julia L. Tan. The college offers the following courses:  B.S. Accountancy;  B.S. Business Administration; B.S. Electronics and Communications Engineering; B.S. Information Technology;  B.S. Secondary Education Majors: English and Mathematics.  Academic Programs offered:  A.B. English;  B.S. Biology;  B.S. Psychology;  B.S. Math;  B Elementary Education.

 

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  • Schools & Universities

  • Religious

 

Articles by Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak

 

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Issues of 2011