Official Seal of the Iglesia ni Cristo |
Iglesia ni Cristo pronounced [ɪˈgleʃɐ ni ˈkɾisto] (English: Church of Christ; abbreviated as INC) is a Christian denomination religion that originated in the Philippines in 1914 under founder Felix Manalo, who become the first executive minister. By the time of his death in 1963, the Iglesia ni Cristo had become a nation-wide church with 1,250 local chapels, and 35 large concrete cathedrals. His son Eraño Manalo became the next church leader and lead a campaign to grow and internationalize the church until his death on August 31, 2009, whereupon his son, Eduardo V. Manalo, succeeded him as executive minister. In 2000 the Philippine census by the National Statistics Office found that 2.3 percent of the population in the Philippines are affiliated with the Iglesia ni Cristo, making it the third largest religious denomination in the Philippines after the Roman Catholic Church (80.9%) and Islam (5.0%), respectively.
Source: Wikipedia | |||
Classification | Nontrinitarianism, Unitarianism,Restorationism | ||
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Governance | Hierarchical/Monarchical | ||
Leader | Eduardo V. Manalo (Executive Minister) | ||
Region | 102 countries and territories; 114 nationalities[1] | ||
Headquarters | No. 1 Central Avenue, New Era,Quezon City, Philippines[2] | ||
Founder | Felix Y. Manalo (as the registrant for the Philippine Government) | ||
Origin | July 27, 1914 (registration inPhilippine Government) Punta, Santa Ana, Manila,Philippines | ||
Congregations | 5,545[3] as of March 2014 | ||
Members | No official count | ||
Ministers | 7,205[4]as of 2009 | ||
Aid organization | Felix Y. Manalo Foundation, Inc Unlad International, Inc | ||
Tertiary institutions | New Era University College of Evangelical Ministry | ||
Other name(s) | INC, Iglesia, English: Church of Christ, Spanish: Iglesia de Cristo,German: Kirche Christi, French:Eglise du Christ | ||
Official website | www.incmedia.orginc.kabayankokapatidko.org |
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