Eli Soriano's founded "church"

My Question was, is Eli's founded, a "church" or "organization"?

Why not checking out its latest name?

Ok, let us examine, this organization was known "Members church of god international"...

From the name itself we can see that it is not a church, but an organization!

But wait, let say, their church was "church of god" that it is always been defended by Eli himself, written in the bible, the true name of the church, as they claim... Then, is that called "Members church of god international" was the first title of Eli's founded "church"??

The answer??

NO!!

Because..... Its history goes like these:


From Teofilo Ora

On May 1922, former members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Teofilo Ora, Januario Ponce and Basilio Santiago gather some members of the Iglesia ni Cristo formally separating from the church. Several months later, they name the Church

Iglesia ng Diyos kay Kristo Hesus
(English Translation: Church of God in Christ Jesus)

That same year, Nicholas Perez became a member and preacher of this group at Maragondon, Cavite. In 1928, Nicholas Perez became its General Evangelist and soon sought the leadership of the group but was denied by Teofilo Ora. Some other members of the Teofilo Ora led church left and established their own churches. Ponciano Bungay established the Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Ibabaw ng Bato in 1932 while Basilio Santiago established the Church of God in Christ Jesus in 1949 and Salvador Payawal established the Kabanal-banalang Iglesia Ng Diyos.


From Nicholas Perez
In 1931, Nicholas Perez with Avelino Santiago left and started their group called

Iglesia ng Diyos kay Kristo Hesus
(English Translation: Church of God in Christ Jesus, Pillar and Support of The Truth).

According to Eliseo Soriano, Nicholas Perez was already preaching this Church way back in 1928 at Pulilan, Bulacan but according to INC sources, Nicholas Perez was still with the Iglesia ng Diyos kay Kristo Hesus founded by Ora. It was not until December 10, 1936 that the Church of Nicholas Perez, Iglesia ng Diyos kay Cristo Hesus was officially registered in the Bureau of Commerce and Industry. In 1954, Avelino Santiago, Nicholas Perez’ co-founder of Iglesia ng Diyos kay Cristo Hesus Haligi at Suhay ng Katotohanan left the group and established his own church, Iglesia ng Diyos na Buhay kay Kristo Hesus.


To Eliseo Soriano
After the death of Nicholas Perez, a woman named Levita Gugulan was appointed to lead the Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi at Suhay ng Katotohanan as the Church Presiding Minister. Eliseo Soriano was a signatory on July 11, 1975 to the appointment of Gugulan. A month after, he again signed a memorandum stating that anyone who opposes their Church administration will be suspended and expelled. On January 2, 1976, Eliseo Soriano was then appointed by Levita Gugulan as one of their church’s Board of Directors. There were fifteen members of the Board. On February 21, 1976, he was expelled together with sixteen other members for inciting rebellion inside the church and teaching doctrines contrary to their beliefs. Soriano maintains that he was not expelled but voluntarily left his church as he firmly believes that a woman should not lead the church according to the bible.

#1
On March 30, 1977, two years after the death of Perez, Eliseo Soriano and followers registered his own group and called it the

Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus
(English Translation: Church of God in Christ Jesus)

#2
It seemed to Gugulan that Soriano had simply substituted the word “Suhay” to “Saligan”. Gugulan’s church then filed a lawsuit against Soriano on July 16, 1979 for using a similar church name. While the case was in progress he managed to register another church name,

Ang mga Kaanib sa Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus, Haligi at Saligan ng Katotohanan sa Bansang Pilipinas, Incorporated (English Translation: The Members of The Church of God in Christ Jesus, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Philippines, Incorporated)

on January 20, 1980.


#3
In 1993, Levita Gugulan’s successor Maximino Nieto found out that the name Soriano registered in 1980 is almost identical to his church. Soriano, aware of the possibility of being sued, registered the church name

Bayan ng Katotohanan Incorporated
(English Translation: City of Truth Incorporated)

in December 1993 before Nieto’s group was able to file another complaint against him.


#4
Nieto subsequently filed a complaint against Soriano's group in 1994 but while the case was still in progress, Soriano registered another name, the

Iglesia ni YHWH at ni YHWSA HMSYH, Inc.
(English Translation: Church of YHWH and of YHWSA HMSYH, Inc.).

#5
On January 13, 2004 Soriano registered and used the name,

Members Church of God International

From: Wikipedia



From Teofilo Ora, "Iglesia ng Diyos kay Kristo Jesus" to Eli Soriano, "Members church of god international"... I now then conclude that from its roots, its like Protestantism of Martin Luther. See it again, they were all divided as they focus on their personal interest in making their own "RELIGION". What's that interest?

Simple. Money and Richness!

That's why i pity to those people whom they lead and blinded by their own understandings into the bible. But, it is not the end, they can still examine the true teachings from the BIBLE. Not an adulterated one by authorities of their church, adding doctrines that is out of the bible...

Have you seen this self proclaimed "wise man"? Where is he??
Do he finally face the charges against him in his home country? (Philippines!)
Or still hiding in other country and say that he is only going to an EVANGELICAL WORKS?

Dont be fooled that he can answer all of your questions, his tactics are revealed, analyze first his answers if its all correct. Not because he is brave and always wanted a debate. Save your soul from this kind of preacher!

So, is the title "Members church of god international" a church, or a simple organization whose interests were to ask money from its members? Tsk. Tsk.