General Information
Official name: Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ)
Founder: Jesus Christ
Date of Establishment: 1st century A.D
Place of Establishment: Jerusalem
Date of reemergence after its apostasy: July 27, 1914
Place of reemergence: Philippines
God's messenger in these last days: Bro. Felix Y. Manalo
Past Executive Minister: Bro. Erano G. Manalo
Current Executive Minister: Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo
Founder: Jesus Christ
Date of Establishment: 1st century A.D
Place of Establishment: Jerusalem
Date of reemergence after its apostasy: July 27, 1914
Place of reemergence: Philippines
God's messenger in these last days: Bro. Felix Y. Manalo
Past Executive Minister: Bro. Erano G. Manalo
Current Executive Minister: Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo
Historical Firsts
First Locale: Punta, sta. ana, Manila (1914)
First Ecclesiastical District: Pamapnga (1924)
First concrete house of worship: Washington Locale (1946)
A. Maceda St., Sampaloc, Manila
First Locale outside the Philippines: Honolulu, Hawaii (1968)
Maiden issue of Pasugo Magazine: Feb. 1939
First Ecclesiastical District: Pamapnga (1924)
First concrete house of worship: Washington Locale (1946)
A. Maceda St., Sampaloc, Manila
First Locale outside the Philippines: Honolulu, Hawaii (1968)
Maiden issue of Pasugo Magazine: Feb. 1939
Numbers
Countries & territories with congregations: 90
Locale Congregations in the Philippines: 4,353
Local congregation extensions in the Philippines: 391
Ecclesiastical districts in the Philippines: 90
Local congregations and extensions outside the philippines: 1,000
Group worship services outside the philippines: 302
Ecclesiastical districts outside the Philippines: 15
* Bro. Felix Manalo is not the founder of the INC but the mesenger commissioned to preach Christ's Church in these last days. We do not call him Bishop; we prefer to call him Brother. He is also the First executive Minister of the INC in the Philippines. He served the church from 1914 to 1963.
* A locale is roughly the equivalent of a Catholic Parish and is overseen by a resident minister.
* An ecclesiastical district is roughly the equivalent of a Catholic Diocese and is overseen by a supervising minister.
Locale Congregations in the Philippines: 4,353
Local congregation extensions in the Philippines: 391
Ecclesiastical districts in the Philippines: 90
Local congregations and extensions outside the philippines: 1,000
Group worship services outside the philippines: 302
Ecclesiastical districts outside the Philippines: 15
* Bro. Felix Manalo is not the founder of the INC but the mesenger commissioned to preach Christ's Church in these last days. We do not call him Bishop; we prefer to call him Brother. He is also the First executive Minister of the INC in the Philippines. He served the church from 1914 to 1963.
* A locale is roughly the equivalent of a Catholic Parish and is overseen by a resident minister.
* An ecclesiastical district is roughly the equivalent of a Catholic Diocese and is overseen by a supervising minister.
(Pasugo: God's Message April 2003 & Sep 2009 issue)
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