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Iglesia ni Cristo [2] (Tagalog: [ʔɪˈɡlɛːʃɐ nɪ ˈkɾiːsto]; Spanish: Iglesia de Cristo; transl. Church of Christ; abbreviated as INC) is an independent nontrinitarian Christian church founded in 1913 and registered by Felix Manalo in 1914 as a sole religious corporation of the Insular Government of the Philippines.
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 Members Church of God International in the Philippines rooted from a similar denomination, the Iglesia ng Dios kay Cristo Jesús, Haligi at Suhay ng Katotohanan (Church of God in Christ Jesus, Pillar and Support of the Truth) which was first headed by Nicolas Antiporda Perez in Pulilan, Bulacan, Philippines in 1928.
Groups of denominations, often sharing broadly similar beliefs, practices, and historical ties—can be known as "branches of Christianity" or "denominational families" (e.g. Eastern or Western Christianity and their sub-branches). [1] These "denominational families" are often imprecisely also called denominations.
Iglesia ni Cristo – 2.3 million [317] Unification Church (aka Moonies) – 1–2 million [318] World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church – 0.003 million [citation needed] La Luz del Mundo – 1–5 million (see La Luz del Mundo#Membership statistics) Unitarian Universalism – 0.6 million [319] Unitarian Universalist Association – 0.1 ...
Calculating the church's average weekend attendance is important since it determines the size of a given church. For example, in the U.S., an average weekend attendance of more than 2,000 people separates a mega church from a large church, and an average weekend attendance between 51 and 300 people defines the large church; while a small church ...
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 ...
Ang Iglesia ni Cristo, The Message, Pasugo: Ang Tinig ng Iglesia ni Cristo, Ang Pagbubunyag Ang Tamang Daan ( lit. ' The Right Path ' ) is a program produced by the Philippine-based religious organization, Iglesia ni Cristo , and aired over their television stations, Net 25 and Iglesia ni Cristo Television . [ 3 ]