Church News: October 2010

This is a part of the 96th anniversary of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Church of Christ celebration. Giving birth to Europe Main office, and now the Western & Eastern Canada District.

Two new districts abroad!

The congregations in Canada have “leveled up”.

After being supervised by US-based district offices for many years, in God’s time, all 29 congregations within the Canadian border have recently been regrouped to form two new ecclesiastical districts.

Eastern Canada District

Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo, the executive minister, recently approved the establishment of the districts of Eastern Canada and Western Canada. These districts will now supervise the growing number of congregations in this vast northern part of America.

Comprising the greater part of the western Canada District are 15 congregations in the Canadian boroughs of Alberta and British Columbia which formerly under the supervision of the Pacific Northwest District.

Joining them in the new district are the congregations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan which used to be supervised by the Northern Midwest District.

Western Canada District

On the other side, the 12 congregations in the boroughs of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick now compose the newly formed Eastern Canada District. All of the said congregations had been part of the Northeastern seaboard District, except for the Windsor GWS which also used to be under Northern Midwest District.

Bro. Paterno See, previously the district minister of Australia-Oceania, was appointed as the first district minister of Western Canada with Bro. Rolando Gaviola to assist him as the district secretary. The Eastern Canada District has Bro. Serreno, who assigned in Southern Califronia, in that same capacity, has Bro. Rolando Parto to assist him as the district secretary.

In the meantime, the Western Canada District Office is situated at the Church’s house of worship compound in Burnaby, British Columbia. The eastern Canada district, meanwhile, temporarily holds its office in the Church’s property in Scarborough.

“With this development, the Church is eyeing brighter prospects in the Church’s expansion not only in Canada but also all over the world.” says Bro. Isaias Samson Jr., secretary of Foreign Mission.

Pasugo Aug 2010 issue