Roman Catholicism in The Philippines

FIVE FAMOUS RELIGION IN THE PHILLIPINES
Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
The Manila Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica, the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Manila.
The Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines (Tagalog: Simbáhang Románo Katóliko sa
Pilipinas; Spanish: Iglesia Romána Católica en las Islas Filipinas) is part of the worldwide
Catholic Church, the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope.
With 73.8 million members in 2005, the Philippines is the third largest Catholic nation in the
world after Brazil and Mexico, as well as the one of the two predominantly Catholic nation in
Asia, the other one being East Timor. The archbishop of Manila is the Roman Catholic primate
of the Philippines.
Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo Tagalog for Church of Christ ; also known as INC, is the largest entirely
indigenous Christian religious organization that originated from the Philippines and the largest
independent church in Asia. Due to a number of similarities, some Protestant writers describe the
INC's doctrines as restorationist in outlook and theme. INC, however, does not formally consider
itself to be part of the Restoration Movement.
Felix Y. Manalo officially registered the church as a corporation sole with himself as executive
minister on July 27, 1914 and because of this, most publications refer to him as the founder of
the church. However, the official doctrines of the church profess that Jesus Christ is the founder
of the INC and that Felix Manalo was the last messenger, sent by God to re-establish the
Christian Church to its true, pristine form because the original church apostatized. INC teaches
that the apostatized church is the Roman Catholic Church, and proclaims that Catholic beliefs
shared by most Christians, such as the Trinity, which, according to the Oxford Dictionary of the
Christian Church, is the central dogma of Christian theology, are proof of this apostasy. The
church teaches that the Trinity and the divinity of Jesus and of the Holy Spirit are not biblical. As
of 2010, the Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo is Eduardo V. Manalo, the grandson of Felix
Manalo.
Iglesia ni Cristo's first chapel
El Shaddai (movement)
El Shaddai is a Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement from the Philippines founded by

Mariano Mike Velarde, known as Brother Mike.
Inspired by his recovery from a heart ailment in 1978, Mike Verlarde started a weekly Bible-
quoting radio show on DWXI, a station he acquired in 1982 as part of a real estate deal.
Listeners, he says, began reporting that his voice had cured their afflictions. In 1984, Velarde
christened his show "El Shaddai," a biblical name for God that he found in a U.S. religious
pamphlet.
Velarde then held once-a-month prayer rallies outside the vicinity of the radio station. After the
number of attendees kept growing, he made the rallies weekly until the crowd could no longer be
accommodated by the area. The rallies were then moved to various locations such as a football
stadium and then to Manila's Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park; then to a field grounds outside
the Philippine International Convention Center and the Cultural Center of the Philippines in
Pasay City, which is near Manila Bay; and finally in Amvel Business Park, San Dionisio,
Parañaque City in order to address the size of the crowds attending.
El Shaddai Movement has grown rapidly in the last decade and, as of 2005, had a reported 8
million members worldwide.
Jesus Is Lord Church
Jesus Is Lord Church (also known as JIL Church or JIL Movement) is a Pentecostal
movement in the Philippines headed by founder Bro. Eddie Villanueva. The Jesus Is Lord
Church was called the Jesus is Lord Fellowship when Villanueva started it with 15 members in
1978. In 2008, it had 6 million members in 10,000 local congregations in 44 countries. In the
Philippines, it reached 4000 barangays in 85 provinces and 1,000 cities.
Christ's Commission Fellowship
Christ's Commission Fellowship is a megachurch in different branches or satellite churches

whose headquarters is based in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
With a membership approaching 25,000 people, it is among the fastest growing[citation needed]
Evangelical churches in Southeast Asia. It has two main centers, St. Francis Square and Alabang,
and smaller branches in Eastwood City, Taytay, Rizal, Pasig City, Marikina City, Binondo,
Manila, Biñan, Laguna, Bay, Laguna, Lucena City, Quezon, San Fernando City, Pampanga,
Malolos, Bulacan, Marilao, Bulacan, Baguio City, Alicia, Isabela, Cebu City, Cagayan De Oro
City, Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Davao City and Singapore.
CCF St. Francis Square: Located at the 5th floor of the St. Francis Square mall in Ortigas
Center, it has a current population of over 17,000 worshippers. Aside from the usual Sunday
Worship Service, the church also holds several events, such as Dawn Watch (a prayer gathering
every Tuesday morning at 6 AM), Weekend Encounters (weekend retreats to get connected with
Christ), Couples Enrichment Seminars, SoulStop (College Students' Bible Study), JZone (High
School and College Students' Bible Study), KSP Lecture Series, as well as Bible studies every
Wednesday night.

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FIVE FAMOUS RELIGION IN THE PHILLIPINES

Roman Catholicism in the Philippines

Iglesia ni Cristo's first chapel

El Shaddai is a Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement from the Philippines founded by

Christ's Commission Fellowship

Christ's Commission Fellowship is a megachurch in different branches or satellite churches

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