More Church News: January 2012

This is the summary of church news published in Pasugo issue January 2012:





-First ever ordination of Ministers outside the Philippines was held last December 28, 2011 in Houston, Texas. 28 Ministers ordained by the Executive Minister Bro. Eduardo Manalo, the event was witnessed by the brethren via satellite in 11 locations abroad and 8 locations in the Philippines.


-First ever minister's conference outside the Philippines was held day before the first ever ordination of ministers in Houston, Texas. It was held in one of the conference rooms of the newly acquired building for the Southern Midwest District Office. It was presided by the Executive Minister and was attended by all district ministers in USA and Canada, along with some ministers from the USMO and Central Office.



-The executive minister leads the inauguration of the new building for the USMO or United States Main Office last December 17, 2011, it was formerly headquartered in Daly City, California. The USMO is now located in San Francisco, California.



-Executive minister also leads the inauguration for the new building for the Southern Midwest District, it was formerly located at the Dallas worship building. On December 28, 2011 it was now located beside the Houston Local Congregation.

Dedication of new houses of worship abroad:



-South San Francisco, California
South San Francisco Locale
Size of compound: 40,510 square feet
seating capacity: 300

It was dedicated to God on December 17, 2011 by the Executive Minister, it was a former worship building of the First Church of Christ Scientists.



- Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Locale
Size of compound: 5.4 acres
seating capacity: 300

It was dedicated to God on December 21, 2011 by the Executive Minister, it was purchased from the Arizona Korean Presbyterian Church.



- Houston, Texas
Houston Locale
Size of compound: 13.3 acres
seating capacity: 400

It was dedicated to God on December 28, 2011 by the executive minister, it is where the first ever ordination of ministers abroad happened. It was purchased from Grace Fellowship Bible Church.



- Bronx, New York
Bronx Locale
Size of compound: 15, 200 square feet
seating capacity: 294

It was dedicated to God on December 31, 2011 by the executive minister, it was purchased from Evangelical Lutheran Church for the amount $2,459,923.50 and the church spent additional $711,363.51 for the renovation and was completed within 3 months.



- La Motte, Iowa
La Motte Locale
Size of compound: 2.63 acres
seating capacity: 300

It was dedicated to God on January 4, 2012 by the executive minister, its previous owner was the Catholic Church. The dedication was attended by dozens of local residents and members around the country totaling 850 people, more than tripling the Jackson County town's population of 260.



- Bellmore, New York
Bellmore locale
Size of compound: 13,800 square feet
seating capacity: 200

It was dedicated to God on January 7, 2012 by the executive minister, it was purchased from the Wantagh Morton Lodge.



- Lakewood, Washington
Lakewood Locale
Size of compound: 3.75 acres
seating capacity: 220

It was dedicated to God on January 12, 2012 by the executive minister, it was purchased from Tacoma Church of God for the amount of $2,000,000.

"I have taken you from the ends of the earth and called you from its most distant places. I said to you, ‘You are my servant. I’ve chosen you; I haven’t rejected you.
Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand." Isaiah 41: 9-10

For more update, watch "Church News" weekly on Net25 and Gemnet TV or hand a copy of PASUGO: God's message published monthly or watch here in IglesianiCristo1914's youtube channel or visit INC Media Services.

Pambabastos ng Media at mga pulitiko sa INC, lantaran!

Sobra na ang pambabastos ng mga taga Media at mga pulitiko sa INC. Opo. Bastos. Itong mga taong nagpasimula ng isyu na kaya magkaka GEM ang INC sa Quirino Grandstand eh para suportahan si Corona.

Sana mabasa ito ng mga taga Media, tanong ko sa inyo, ganyan na ba ang pagbalita nyo ngayon? Puro tsismis? Wala na ba talaga kayong magawang tama at masabing maganda tungkol sa INC??? Pasalamat nga kayo at matuwa dahil hindi kayo pinapatulan ng INC sa mga pinagbababalita ninyo, na kapag tungkol sa INC binabalita nyo eh puro "block voting" at "influential" ang lagi nyong binabanggit. Ang INC ba ay walang ginawa kundi bumoto? araw araw bumoboto? Yun lang ba ang tanging makakapagdescribe sa INC? Hindi ba pwedeng i describe sa pagkakaroon ng magagandang kapilya, o kaya i describe ang mga INC na disiplinado at kung ano pa man?

At ang mga sinungaling na mga pulitiko na ipinagkakalat at kinakaladkad ang pangalan parati ng INC sa usaping pulitika, wala na ba kayong magawang tama???


INC sa RH bill
INC sa impeachment ni Gloria Arroyo
INC sa impeachment ni Merceditas Guttierez
INC sa ruby rose case
INC sa isyu sa LTO
INC sa impeachment kay Corona


Lagi ninyong sinasabing nakikialam ang INC sa mga yan samantalang walang makakapagpakita ng ebidensya na may ginawa talagang "move" ang INC sa mga yan. Ano, para maibaling ang isyu sa INC? masyado nyo namang pinapasikat ang INC at effective kayo sa pagpapasama ng imahe ng INC sa mga tao. Congrats!

Nakakapagtaka naman dahil parang mga walang common sense ang mga tao. Bakit? Eh paano, tignan nyo, ano ba ang mapapala ng INC kung makikialam ito sa usaping pulitika?


Sa RH bill, ibibigay ba ni Noynoy ang lahat ng contraceptives sa Pilipinas sa mga INC members kapalit ng pagsuporta nito sa RH bill?

Sa Impeachment sana dati ni Gloria, kapag ba tinulungan ng INC si Gloriang di maimpeach, bibigyan ni Gloria ng milyon milyon ang INC para sa pagpapatayo ng kapilya?

Sa Impeachment sana dati ni Ombudsman Merceditas, porke ba INC ang abogado nya ibig sabihin ang INC ay sumusuporta sa kanya? E di kapag Katoliko ang abogado ni Gloria ibig sabihin eh sinusuportahan ng buong Roman Catholic Church sya?

Yung isyu sa LTO, porke ba ibinigay ang mga kontrata ng LTO sa business ng isang INC member ibig sabihin may porsyento ang INC dun? Sisikat ba ang INC dun?

Yung sa Ruby Rose case, na sinasabing suspect ang isang INC member, porke ba ang abogado ng suspect eh taga INC ibig sabihin may ginagawang mga hakbang ang INC para wag makulong ang suspect? Yayaman ba ang INC dun?

At huli, yung Impeachment trial kay Corona, porke ba ang legal defense eh nagkataong INC member ibig sabihin ang INC eh sumusuporta kay Corona? Bakit, ganun ba katindi ang religious affiliation? Bibigyan ba ni Corona ang INC ng mga pera galing sa dollar bank accounts nya para yumaman ang mga "Manalo"?

Ganun ba yun???


Pasensya na pala. Hindi ko na kasi mapigil ang nararamdaman ko dahil sa mga pangyayaring ito, dahil INC defender ako, apektado ko sa mga kasinungalingan ng mga yan lalo na at hindi man lang naririnig ang panig ng INC. First time tagalog post din nga pala ito dahil na rin isyu sa Pilipinas ito...

Eto ang latest na nakakapag pakulo ng dugo, ok lang sana kung katotohanan eh, kaso hindi, eto pakibasa na lang, isa sa napakaraming balitang kalat na kalat sa internet:

Malacañang on Saturday insisted there is no threat from a reported “pro-Corona” gathering of Iglesia ni Cristo in Manila on February 28.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said there is no reason to worry about the scheduled INC gathering, which she said is an evangelical and Bible exposition.

“Ay hindi tayo nababahala sa isang Bible exposition at may pagpupulong silang sinasabi, evangelical and Bible exposition," she said on government-run dzRB radio.

But she refused to comment on questions on whether the Palace believes it is dangerous for Church groups to meddle with Palace affairs.

“We don’t know that, we cannot speculate,” she said.

Asked if the Palace has countermeasures for any pro-Corona rallies, she said, “Wala kaming ginagawang ganyang paggalaw (We have no such action).”

Earlier reports indicated the INC will hold a grand evangelical mission at the Quirino Grandstand, supposedly to urge President Benigno Aquino III and his administration to respect the “rule of law.”

The INC was dragged into the issue of Corona’s impeachment following alleged moves by the Palace for Serafin Cuevas, and INC member, to withdraw as one of Corona’s defense counsels

source: gmanews.com

Search nyo na lang sa internet yung ibang article tungkol dyan, KALAT NA KALAT NA RIN NAMAN DI BA?

Ang sinasabi ng mga halimaw na reporters at pulitiko, yung GEM daw ay:

- Pag suporta kay Corona
- Pagpapakita ng pwersa
- Pagsuporta kay former NBI Gatdula na nasibak sa pwesto
- Para daw sabihin sa administrasyon ni Noynoy na respituhin ang batas (tungkol sa Impeachment)
- "Prayer rally" daw
- "Political rally" daw

Di na rin siguro kelangan sagutin at mag explain nakakapagod ng sagutin ang mga walang ka sense sense na gawa gawang kwento. Isa lang napagtanto ko. Ang INC na mag 100years na pero patuloy pa ring nakakaranas ng mga pang uusig galing sa mga taga sanlibutan!

Ano ang koneksyon ng Pamamahayag ng salita ng dyos sa Impeachment trial ni Corona? Magpapadokrtina ba sya? O baka naman ang senator judges? Ano sa tingin nyo?

Eto ang katotohanan:

THE Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) insisted Monday that there is nothing irregular with the holding of its grand evangelical mission Tuesday amid rumors of it being a show of pro-Chief Justice Renato Corona force.
INC spokesman Bienvenido Santiago said gatherings like the grand evangelical mission to be held at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila around 5 p.m. Tuesday has been taking place since the INC’s establishment in 1914.
“The Iglesia Ni Cristo has been holding such gatherings in various places on a regular basis since the time of its first Executive Minister, Brother Felix Y. Manalo, who established the INC’s first congregation in the Philippines in 1914,” he said.
“This religious activity is one of the means by which the Church propagates the teachings of God in the Bible that members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo believe to be essential for man’s salvation,” he added.
Santiago noted how similar grand evangelical missions have been conducted at the Quezon Memorial Circle in 1995 and at the Amoranto Stadium in 1996.
“In 2009, multi-district grand evangelical missions were held in 14 venues all over the country in celebration of the 95th anniversary of the Church,” he said.
This, he said, is aside from the other “bible expositions” they have conducted in the past “on a smaller scale” that are usually held in the houses of worship.
The INC official also stressed that the Quirino Grandstand is just one of the 19 venues tapped for the event as the grandstand will just be for those members from Metro Manila, as well as the province of Bulacan and the Calabarzon Region.
Aside from the Luneta venue, also identified areas are Isabela Sports Complex, Isabela; Jose V. Yap Sports and Recreational Complex, San Jose, Tarlac; Gloria Town Plaza, Oriental Mindoro; Pili Freedom Sports Complex, Pili, Camarines Sur; La Union National High School Sports Complex, San Fernando City, La Union; Paglaum Sports Complex, Bacolod City; Cebu City Fuente Osmeña; Tacloban City Convention Center; and Pagadian City Gym, Zamboanga del Sur.
Also named as venues are Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City; Davao Agro-Football Stadium, Davao City; General Santos City Gym; La Paz Plaza, Iloilo; Butuan City Sports Complex; Odiongan Sports Complex, Odiongan, Romblon; Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Palawan; Coron Gym, Palawan; and Sta. Cruz Plaza, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque.
Santiago said they are confident that most, if not all, INC members from its 4,374 local congregations across the archipelago will attend and participate.
The bible exposition Tuesday will be the fourth biggest gathering of the INC and will be held as part of the group’s campaign for the intensive propagation of God’s words, said Santiago.
source: sunstar.com.ph

FACT: Hindi lang sa Quirino Grandstand nagkaroon ng GEM ang INC, kundi ito ay NATIONWIDE GEM, maraming ginanap sa ibat ibang panig ng Pilipinas.

Ang isinagawa ng INC kanina ay ang normal na Grand Evangelical Mission o Pamamahayag, ang kinaiba lang neto ay isa ito sa pinakamalalaking pagtitipon sa history ng INC at wala ni kapiranggot na halo tungkol sa usaping pulitikal kay Corona. At pwede ba sana ang mga di INC ay wag na wag ikukumpara ang INC sa ibang religious groups kung saan habang may pagtitipon sila eh nasa stage yung mga pulitiko at magsasalita o kaya naman may pagtitipon kaso hindi purong religious activity kundi may halong pamumulitika.

Walang ganyan sa history ng INC. Sa iba meron pero sa amin po wala kaya sana tantanan nyo na ang paninira sa INC. Yun lang.

FACTS: Wala sa history ng INC na mag GEM dahil sa pulitika, bago ang Feb.28 ipinagpanata ito ng mga maytungkulin sa INC ng isang linggo, ibig sabihin matagal na itong naiplano, sapagkat 2012 ngayon, taon ng PUSPUSANG PAGPAPALAGANAP ng EBANGHELYO ng INC para sa paghahanda sa CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION NG INC. Isa pa, hindi "RALLY" o "PRAYER RALLY" ang ginawa at ginagawa ng INC, GEM po ang tawag doon, hindi kami El shaddai o mga protestante...

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ADVANTAGES...

Aba akalain nyo, sa lahat ng ginawang paninira ng mga taga Media at Pulitiko sa INC eh may naging advantages din pala yun! hahaha

Dahil sa sinasabi nyong "Pamumulitika ng INC":

- First time nabroadcast sa lahat ng local tv stations (pwera yung channel ni Soriano) ang tungkol sa Pamamahayag ng INC. Take note, Headline po ito at tinutukan talaga ng lahat ng taga media. (Paano, nag aantay ang mga mokong kung may makikita silang move, kung may Pro-Corona o Anti- Corona movement na magaganap. Nakakatawa diba. hahaha)

- First time nalathala sa mga local newspapers ang aktibidad na ito ng INC na talagang tinutukan.

- Nagtrending ang Iglesia ni Cristo sa Twitter at Yahoo.

- At salamat at narinig ng buong bansa ang panig ng INC tungkol sa sinasabing may "bahid pulitika" ang ginawang malaking pagtitipon ng INC.

- Libreng advertisement sa tv, radyo at newspapers ang Pamamahayag, nacurious tuloy ang mga di INC, kaya ayun, napanganga ng makita ang dami nga tao sa Quirino Grandstand. hahaha


Makikita talaga natin na kasama ng INC ang Dyos, dahil sa kabila ng paninira nila sa INC, kapalit naman nitoy sunod sunod na tagumpay sa ibat ibang larangan! At sino ang lumabas na kahiya hiya ngayon? SILA DIN!

Mabuhay ang INC!


Teka, bago ko ito tapusin, masasaksihan natin ngayon ang usapan sa mga forums, blogs at websites, pakiusap ko lang sana hindi po kayo maniwala sa mga pinagsasasabi ng mga di kaanib lalo nat wala naman silang alam pati na rin sa mga balita sa internet na kesyo konektado ang GEM kay Corona, ito po ay napaka nonsense wala silang basehan at napahiya na sila dahil hindi naman talaga totoo ang mga espikulasyon nilang iyon.

Alam kong pinag uusapan nila ngayon ang gawa gawang kwento ng mga pulitiko at media tungkol sa isinagawang GEM ng INC, patuloy na dumadami ang bitter at mga naiinggit sa INC kaya po ganyan... Hindi namin kayo pinipilit na paniwalaan kami, ang gusto lang namin maging patas kayo sa inyong panghuhusga. Maraming salamat po.

INC museum & gallery experience

"The Iglesia ni Cristo Museum and Gallery exhibits posters and dioramas depicting the Iglesia's beginnings, culture, rituals and practices... source: localphilippines.com

"This two-story museum was dedicated on July 1984. It was built to preserve the history of the church. Its present theme is " The Nation of God: Church of the Prophesy". source: wikipedia.org

Finally, last week ive been to the INC museum and gallery and i have discovered many things about some other history of the church that i still doesnt know and not even written in Pasugo Magazine. But before i share to you those things, i will let you know how to be there!

To the brethren who still doesnt experience, this is your chance! And for the nonmembers, you too can enter there just follow the same instructions...


First step.

IMPORTANT: make a reservation.
Its so easy, its like ordering in a fast food chain lol. dont worry they are friendly, and you will only be asked: what is your name, what is your locale, how many is expected to come, date for the reservation and if it is a church activity or not. Number to dial: 981-43-11


Second step.

Know the rules! The INC museum & gallery only accept visitors from 1:00pm-3:pm


RULES IN THE INC MUSEUM & GALLERY:

1. Proper attire. (pang-samba)
2. 4 years old and below are not allowed.


Third step.

When you get there, your bags and other things will be left in the guard and you will be asked to write your name and locale you belong. No digital cameras and cellphones allowed inside. On entering the museum, dont worry you will be guided by the friendly staffs there. You will only be allowed to carry cameras or cellphones and take pictures on the lobby after the tour.


Fourth step.

In the counter, you will pay P25 and you will be given a ticket and I.D number, you are again asked to write your name and etc. Entering the museum and gallery is per batch so please wait until your guide said so.

Photos from my cellphone

Now, the things the ive discovered:

-Bro. Felix Manalo started preaching on Nov. 1913, the first baptism and holy supper was made in the year 1914. So, you cannot say that the holy supper or the baptism by means of immersion are just addition in the doctrines of the church.

-The term "Evangelical Mission" was called in the past as "Evangelical Rally".

-In the early years of the church on worship services, the females are seated in the left side and the males are in the right side while in these days is the opposite, male is in the left side and females are in the right side. Why is that? Is that means theres a change of doctrine in the church? NO. The doctrine of the INC is about ORDERLINESS, and not whether the males should be seated in the right side or left side and so on.

-In the Japanese Occupation, Bro. Felix Manalo was kidnapped by the japanese, they wanted him to rule over all religions in the country or he will be the only one pastor of the different religions as they wanted to control religions in the Philippines but Bro. Felix refused to do so.

-I think that event is also the reason why the Japanese soldiers persecuted the church and its members, there is a thing that ministers are killed or massacred while they are in their "klase" or meeting classes, on the diorama in the museum we can see there that ministers who holds the bible was chased by the japanese and suspected that they were enemies, they are forced to dig and in that place they are killed. Its like they dig their own grave. (Humukay sila ng sarili nilang libingan...)

-The logo of the INC before that was used in the time of Bro. Felix Manalo was not the same with the official INC logo, it was similar but not the same.

-We can also see there the diorama about the election of Bro. Erano Manalo as a successor of Bro. Felix, he did not became a successor just because he is the son of Bro. Felix, or for "Manalo's" to continue leading the church but because he was voted by division ministers as Bro. Felix's health in that time is weakening.

-When Bro. Felix Manalo died, news around the country broke out with opinions of the non members all saying, "As Felix Manalo die, the Iglesia ni Cristo will be vanished soon!"


A tour in the INC museum and gallery...