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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A local church founded for Filipinos in Hawaii

Iglesia ni Cristo (Manalo) in Waipahu, Hawaii (Source: Wikipedia) Pop. in Hawaii: Unknown
As of the 2000 Philippine census by the National Statistics Office, Iglesia ni Cristo had 1,762,845 members, making it the third largest religious denomination in the Philippines after the Roman Catholic Church and Islam, respectively.[68] A 2009 estimate by Brace puts it between 4 to 9 million. The Iglesia ni Cristo does not publish official membership figures.[3] Majority of its members are Filipino ex-Catholics while most non-Filipino members converted prior to marrying Iglesia ni Cristo people.[23] The earliest non-Filipino converts were American soldiers stationed in the Philippines. The INC teaches that its members constitute the "elect of God". There is no salvation outside the church.[33][21] Faith alone is insufficient for salvation.[2][34]

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