[af_vet_1981]

Yet another independent restorationist faith community trying to reestablish Christianity once and for all in its own image ...

Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ)[4][5] (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɪˈglɛ̝ʃɐ ni ˈkɾisto̞], abbreviated as INC) is an independent nontrinitarian Christian religious organization that originated in the Philippines. It was registered in 1914 by Felix Y. Manalo,[6][7][8] who became its first Executive Minister.

The Iglesia ni Cristo affirms to be the one true church and the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus, and that all other Christian churches are apostates.[7][9] INC doctrine cites that the official registration of the Church with the Government of the Philippine Islands on July 27, 1914, by Felix Y. Manalo—upheld by its members to be the last messenger of God—was an act of divine providence and the fulfillment of biblical prophecy concerning the re-establishment of the Church in the Far East[10][11] concurrent with the coming of the seventh seal marking the end of days.[1][12]

By the time of Manalo's death in 1963, the Iglesia ni Cristo had become a nationwide church with 1,250 local chapels and 35 large concrete cathedrals.[13] His son, Eraño G. Manalo, became the next church leader and led a campaign to grow and internationalize the church until his death on August 31, 2009,[14] whereupon his son, Eduardo V. Manalo, succeeded him as Executive Minister.[15] In 2010, the Philippine census by the National Statistics Office found that 2.45% of the population in the Philippines are affiliated with the Iglesia ni Cristo, making it the religion with the third largest number of adherents, with Islam at 5.57% and Roman Catholicism at 80.58%.[2][16]

[Elsie]

Mark17; you are in the belly of the beast: Pontificate for us!