Iglesia ni Cristo is an independent nontrinitarian Christian church, founded in 1913 and registered by Felix Y. Manalo in 1914 as a sole religious corporation of the Insular Government of the Philippines.
Eraño de Guzman Manalo, also known as Ka Erdy, was the second Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), serving from April 19, 1963, until August 31, 2009. He took over the administration of the church after the death of his father, Felix Y. Manalo, in 1963. He was instrumental in the propagation and expansion of the church internationally.
Eduardo Villanueva Manalo also known as Ka Eduardo is the current Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). He is the third generation of the Manalo family to lead the church following his father, the late Eraño G. Manalo, and his grandfather, Felix Y. Manalo.
Felix Y. Manalo , also known as Ka Felix, was the first Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo. Members of Iglesia Ni Cristo believe that Felix Manalo is the last messenger of God. He was the father of Eraño G. Manalo, who succeeded him as Executive Minister of the INC, and the grandfather of Eduardo V. Manalo, the current Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo.
The Philippine Arena is the world's largest indoor arena. It is a multipurpose indoor arena with a maximum seating capacity of 55,000 at Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-hectare (350-acre) tourism enterprise zone in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines about 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of Manila. It is one of the centerpieces of the many centennial projects of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for their centennial celebration on July 27, 2014. The legal owner of the arena is the INC's educational institution, New Era University. The arena is officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the largest mixed-use indoor theater in the world on July 27, 2014.
Ciudad de Victoria also known as the Philippine Arena Complex is a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in the towns of Bocaue and Santa Maria in Bulacan, Philippines. It is located north of Metro Manila along the North Luzon Expressway. The site where it is located used to be a farmland and was converted and being developed into a mixed-use area that will integrate residential and office buildings as well as shopping, entertainment, leisure, education, business and sports complex. It is owned by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a Filipino-based indigenous Christian religious organization, through its educational institution, the New Era University, and operated by Maligaya Development Corporation. It was inaugurated on July 21, 2014 in commemoration of INC's centennial celebration on July 27, 2014.
The Iglesia ni Cristo Central Temple is the main temple of the Philippine-based Independent Christian church, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located along Commonwealth Avenue corner Central Avenue in Quezon City, it was completed on July 27, 1984, and is the biggest church/place of worship in the country with a capacity of around 7,000 people.
The Iglesia ni Cristo Museum is a museum in Punta, Santa Ana, Manila. The building of the museum was originally used as a place of worship and is the first local congregation of the Iglesia ni Cristo and is now used as a museum by the church. It is the location where founder Felix Manalo first preached about the Iglesia in 1914.
The Iglesia ni Cristo chapel in Washington D.C. in the United States is located along 16th Street. It used to be a place of worship and school of the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. The Iglesia ni Cristo through the Allison James Estates & Homes purchased the chapel building from Summit Commercial which represents the Greek Orthodox church for $9.2 million in November 2012. It was renovated by the Iglesia as a house of worship for its own adherents.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of Capitol is a chapel of the Philippine-based church, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, it was completed on July 19, 2014, and is one of the largest chapels ever built by the church, with the capacity of 3000. Also in the compound, where the District Office of the Ecclesiastical District of Quezon City located.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of Tondo is a chapel of the Philippine-based Christian religion, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located along Juan Luna cor. Moriones Street in Tondo, Manila, it was completed on May 10, 1967, and was dedicated by Brother Erano Manalo. It is the second-largest chapel ever built by the church, with a capacity of 6,000. It is the largest ecclesiastical building in the city of Manila.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of F. Manalo-San Juan, formerly Locale of Riverside is a chapel and former central office complex of the Philippine-based Christian sect, Iglesia ni Cristo. Located in Barangay Santa Lucia, San Juan, it was completed in 1952, and it is the former central office complex and main house of worship of the church. The art-deco ensembles were designed by the national artist of architecture Juan Nakpil, who also built some of the standalone theaters in Rizal Avenue, UP Diliman Campus buildings and Quiapo Church.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of Washington, is a chapel of the Philippine-based Christian sect, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located at Sampaloc, Manila, it was completed on 1948, and it is the first chapel built in reinforced concrete by the church.
Pilar Manalo Danao also known as Ka Pilar, Manang and PMD, was the eldest daughter of Felix Y. Manalo and the first Head Choir Director of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) from 1942 until her death in 1987. She was instrumental in the creation of hymns for INC; she is the sole lyricist of the church’s Tagalog hymnal, Ang Himnario ng Iglesia ni Cristo. The hymnal originally contained 220 songs, and its first publication in 1937 bears her name and initials imprinted on hymnals and musical scores (Tagalog) for the choir.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of San Francisco del Monte or Frisco is a chapel of the Philippine-based Christian sect, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located along Del Monte Avenue, San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City, it was completed on July 27, 1962, and was dedicated by Brother Felix Y. Manalo. The locale congregation was the first to be established in the newly created Quezon City in 1937. Currently, It is the home of the baptistry for the Quezon City Ecclesiastical District.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of Bago Bantay is a chapel of the Philippine-based Christian sect the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), Bago Bantay, Quezon City, it was completed on December 4, 1964, and was the third chapel dedicated by Brother Erano Manalo upon the death of Brother Felix Y. Manalo in 1963. Currently, it is the only INC chapel located along EDSA.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of Palanan, formerly Locale of Makati is a chapel of the Philippine-based Christian church, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located at Barangay Palanan, Makati, Metro Manila, it was completed on 1977 to become a separate congregation from Paco Locale in Paco, Manila and nearby Proprietarios congregation in Pasay. It was designed by architect, Carlos A. Santos-Viola with seating capacity of 1000.
The Iglesia ni Cristo Centennial was an event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Iglesia ni Cristo, a denomination originating in the Philippines.
Iglesia ni Cristo chapel may refer to:
