March 26, 1978, Tito Gene (Eugenio Sanchez Sr.) and Tita Pilar attended their first prayer meeting held by the Upper Room Prayer Group in Project 7, Quezon City.
The Sanchez’s attended the prayer meetings regularly, bringing along their children. In one of those meetings, a leader of the Upper Room, looking at the Sanchez’s youngest son B

March 26, 1978, Tito Gene (Eugenio Sanchez Sr.) and Tita Pilar attended their first prayer meeting held by the Upper Room Prayer Group in Project 7, Quezon City.
The Sanchez’s attended the prayer meetings regularly, bringing along their children. In one of those meetings, a leader of the Upper Room, looking at the Sanchez’s youngest son Bo, then only 12 years old, prophesied that the boy would be speaking to thousands about God.

After 18 months, the Sanchez’s decided to organize their own prayer group, named the Light of Jesus, and held their first prayer meeting at the garage of their home at 56 Chicago Street, Cubao, Quezon City, on September 9, 1980, with Bo leading the meeting.

The following year, 30 regular attendees of the prayer meetings formed the Core Family of what was then called Light of Jesus Community.

o, then only 12 years old, prophesied that the boy would be speaking to thousands about God.

After 18 months, the Sanchez’s decided to organize their own prayer group, named the Light of Jesus, and held their first prayer meeting at the garage of their home at 56 Chicago Street, Cubao, Quezon City, on September 9, 1980, with Bo leading the meeting.

The following year, 30 regular attendees of the prayer meetings formed the Core Family of what was then called Light of Jesus Community.

Feast Mercy Ministries (FMM) works to provide financial support for several cradle-to-grave charity organizations, as well as fulfill the work of poverty alleviation. As the fundraising arm of Shepherd’s Voice Radio and TV Foundation, Inc (SVRTFI), Feast Mercy Ministries activities range from donor-seeking efforts to connecting with funding institutions and organizations.

Anawim Lay Missions Foundation Inc. – is a home for the abandoned elderly. The place provides physical care, home life, medical care, spiritual nourishment, recreational activities and socialization, social service, end-of-life care, and burial services to abandoned lolos and lolas

Grace to be Born Maternity Home and Nursery – is a halfway house for pregnant women in crisis who seek shelter and second chance in at life,  and an orphanage for the children  who are not taken home by their mothers.

Jesus Christ Cares For Cancer, Inc. – was founded to give moral, spiritual, and financial support to indigents suffering from cancer.

He Cares Missions – is a center that takes care of street children, offering five programs that cater to the children’s spirituality, health, family, life, education, and livelihood.

Pag-Asa ng Pamilya Scholarship Foundation, Inc. –  grant scholarships to various poor and persevering students. Aside from providing financial assistance, the foundation organizes motivational seminars for the scholars to encourage them to pursue their dreams.

Jeremiah Foundation – to provide the home-parental care and environment needed by the girls while equipping them with knowledge, abilities and skills and other opportunities for self-awareness and self-transformation through various exposures and experiences, until eventually they seek their rightful place in our society and community.

Shepherd’s Voice Radio and Television Foundation Inc. (SVRTV) – is the media arm of Bo Sanchez ministries, spreading the light of Jesus through TV, Radio and the Internet. Among its many programs, SVRTV produce FeastTV, the radio program Gabay sa Bibliya sa Radyo over Radyo Veritas 846, and handle the annual Feast Conference.

Healthcare Assistance For Indigents And Lepers Of Mary (HAIL Mary) – is a Christ-centered ministry of volunteers reaching out to, and being blessed by, lepers and other indigent peopleof Abra. H.A.I.L. Mary of Abra provides proper healthcare services, medicine, and medical supplies to Abra’s lepers, indigenous Tingguians, and other financially poor people.

LOJ Prison Ministry – goes to the Correctional Institution for Women every second Saturday of the month to minister to the spiritual as well as some basic needs of the inmates , like toiletries and snack items. They also share a compassionate presence to inmates who do not have visitors.

LOJ Pastoral Care – is a ministry of compassion, encouragement and transformation. Our pastoral cares listened, empathize, journey and empower their clients to make Godly decisions in their lives.

In the ‘80s, as the Core Family went out to establish prayer meetings in various parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces, members of the Light of Jesus or LOJ rapidly increased in number. The members, coming from various walks of life, were grouped into “families,” composed of 30 to 50 members, such as the Love Family, Strength Family, Joy Family, Peace Family, Faith Family, and the Glory Family.

The families built more prayer meetings and so LOJ organized branches such as the Discipleship Communities for Christ (DCC); Homes for Christ, for couples; Youth Mission for Parishes and Communities (YMPACT); Esther, for single women professionals; Joshua, for single men professionals; and Tabitha, for single mature women.

In the 1990s, as members went to the Visayas and Mindanao to establish prayer groups, more people joined the Light of Jesus. And so the community was organized into various regions, districts, and chapters. Each chapter was composed of caring groups, the nucleus of the entire organization, composed of five to 15 members.

By the early 2000s, Bro. Bo established the Feast, a Sunday prayer gathering with Holy Mass, lively worship, and series of talks on practical Christian Living – first held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. The members of the LOJ regions and chapters were reorganized to build more Feasts which showed videos of talks of Bro. Bo in the main Feast.

Come 2009, Bro. Bo, following leading from the Lord, assigned Feast Builders, well known preachers and authors of spiritual books, who established new Feasts. Today, there are now over 150 Feasts, led by these Feast Builders.

Light of Jesus has also gone international, establishing prayer groups in key areas in Asia, the Middle East, the United States of America, United Kingdom, Oceania, Canada and the Bahamas which are also holding Feasts.