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Iglesia ni Cristo flag (the colors represent faith, hope and love while the seven-branched candelabrum or menorah represents the church in the Bible) The Iglesia ni Cristo believes that it is the one true church founded by Jesus Christ [38] and was restored by Felix Manalo in the last days.
The 2020 Census reported that 78.8 percent of the population professed Roman Catholicism; other Christian denominations with a sizable number of adherents include the Iglesia ni Cristo, the Philippine Independent Church, and Seventh-day Adventism. [4]
The Iglesia ni Cristo is known for its practice of bloc voting during elections. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The INC is known for issuing directives to vote for certain candidates endorsed by the church under the tenet of obedience and the advocacy of a united unit. [ 1 ]
The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) a Philippine-based Christian religion, like other restorationist groups, professes that it is the one church founded by Jesus. Adherents hold that the Iglesia ni Cristo ("Church of Christ" in Tagalog) is the only true church of Jesus Christ as restored through a human instrument (sugo) Felix Manalo. The church ...
Church attendance is a central religious practice for many Christians; some Christian denominations require church attendance on the Lord's Day (Sunday). The Canon Law of the Catholic Church states, "on Sundays and other holy days of obligation , the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass ". [ 2 ]
Most immigrants are Filipino Catholics who have joined local Catholic churches. The Filipino Iglesia ni Cristo also has a church in Pohnpei. In the 1890s, on the island of Pohnpei, intermissionary conflicts and the conversion of clan leaders resulted in religious divisions along clan lines which persist today.
Felix Manalo (born Félix Ysagun y Manalo; May 10, 1886 – April 12, 1963), also known as Ka Felix, was a Filipino Christian minister who founded Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a restorationist nontrinitarian Christian denomination in the Philippines officially founded in 1914. [1]
Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JILCW), or more commonly known as Jesus Is Lord Church (JIL), is a Christian megachurch based in the Philippines. It describes itself as a Full Gospel, Christ-centred, and Bible-based church, with over one million members in 60 countries as of 2023. [1]