Editing Couples for Christ (section)

==History==
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Couples for Christ (CFC) was established in 1981 by the charismatic community Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon (LNP; [[Filipino language|Filipino]] for "The Joy of the Lord") in [[Manila]]. Its target groups were primarily married couples, inviting prospective couples to a private home for a series of weekly [[gospel]] discussions.

Since 1993, CFC had also started other demographic-specific groups, including "Kids for Christ," "Youth for Christ," "Singles for Christ," "Handmaids of the Lord" and "Servants of the Lord."

In 1996, CFC was approved by the [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]] as a National Private Association of Lay Faithful and recognized in 2000 by the [[Holy See]] as a private [[Directory of International Associations of the Faithful|international association of the lay faithful]] of [[Pontifical right|Pontifical Right]].

CFC is present in dioceses across all 81 [[Provinces of the Philippines|Philippine provinces]] and 163 countries. It sent participants to the [[Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops|Extraordinary Synod on the Family]] organised by [[Pope Francis]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.va/en/news/synod-the-church-assembles-for-the-family|title=Synod: The Church assembles for the family|access-date=2015-03-11|archive-date=2015-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224062114/http://www.news.va/en/news/synod-the-church-assembles-for-the-family|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=42919|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124804/http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=42919|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=Campos couple brings CFC to the Synod|access-date=2015-03-11}}</ref>