INC Answer: "It is my advice that you visit the Foreign Mission Secretariat Office at our Central Office for they could give all the information that you would need and more.."
My Answer: Iglesia ni Cristo® is never considered as a "church" by the Kingdom. They are among the other religious groups that are "illegal". But the TRUE CHURCH is found in Doha. Among the recognized main Christian Churches are the Catholic Church which has the biggest space alotted (see map below), followed by the Orthodox, Anglicans and some other Protestant churches-- all located in one place.
The STATE of QATAR has a diplomatic ties with the HOLY SEE in the VATICAN CITY.
In various cities, there are small group of Filipino Overseas Workers and members of the Iglesia®, thus being known to other nationals as the "Filipino Church".
The Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Roman Catholic church in Doha, Qatar, and the first Christian church in Qatar. In a simple function on March 15, 2008, the ₤7.5M saucer-shaped church was opened by Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy and Industry, by way of cutting a ribbon[1] in the presence of Archbishop Mounged Al Hachem, Ambassador of Vatican to the Gulf; Bishop Paul Hinder, Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia, Archbishop Giuseppe Andrea, former nuncio of Vatican to the region and several Qatari officials.The church is on the outskirts of Doha, on land donated by Emir Hamad bin Khalifa.[3] The church aims to be discreet, and has no cross, bell, steeple, or signboard. (Source: Wikipedia)
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| Inauguration of the first Christian Church to be built in the State of Qatar (Source:a daijiworld) |
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| The UNIVERSAL CHARACTER of the Church of Christ is evident in this photo (Source:a daijiworld) |
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