INC builds, acquires more houses of worship for growing membership

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INC builds, acquires
more houses of worship
for growing membership

INC builds, acquires more houses of worship for growing membership

Effectively communicating God’s words

By KYLE RONUALD M. ARELLANO and
JUSTINE PAUL B. PATIO

Date Posted: December 26, 2025

To provide the ever-growing number of members a place where they can worship God and say their prayers, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) continues building or acquiring and refurbishing religious buildings to provide every local congregation a suitable house of worship. As of this writing, 47 are undergoing construction, some of which are in the finishing phase.

Under the stewardship of Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, a total of 4,231 houses of worship have been built and renovated since he became the Church’s Executive Minister. In 2025 alone, 57 houses of worship were dedicated to God, which included three overseas. Some of these are shown in the photos below:

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New houses of worship

The Church’s Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, led the dedication of the 1,070-seater Metro Manila Hills house of worship, Central District, in a thanksgiving worship service on December 19, 2025.

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Special gathering in Tokyo, Japan inspires would-be members

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In some cases, especially outside the Philippines, the Church purchased properties, which were up for sale, and refurbished to make each meet standards and requirements not only for the proper conduct of worship services but for the general supervision of the congregation to which it was provided. Most of these were acquired for a newly established extension or group worship service thereby providing the brethren a place of worship that is more accessible and nearer to their residence. Some of these houses of worship were as follows:

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Chapel acquisitions

Victoria, Australia District supervising minister Brother Romeo Beltran (right) received the keys to a newly purchased place of worship from the Bulla Uniting Church representative for the Brimbank, Victoria Congregation.

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Chapel acquisitions

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Canada sold its chapel to the Church Of Christ which will be used by the Moncton, New Brunswick congregants after renovations.

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Chapel acquisitions

Jacksonville, North Carolina congregants in the Virginia District toured in their recently purchased edifice from Bear Creek Community, a non-denominational protestant church.

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Chapel acquisitions

One of the three properties that the Church bought in Japan was that in Chiryu City, Aichi with Kariya Congregation in Nagoya, Japan District as the beneficiaries.

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Chapel acquisitions

Within Nagoya, Japan District, a property was acquired by the Church in Kurashiki City, Okayama, which will undergo renovation to become the Okayama Congregation’s new place of worship.

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Chapel acquisitions

Tokyo, Japan District was blessed with a new property which would benefit brethren in the country’s capital.

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A solemn promise

Having been blessed with beautiful and magnificent houses of worship, the brethren promise to do their part in their upkeep. This goes along with their zeal to further assist in the propagation of God’s truth so that more people will come to worship God and glorify His Name which dwells in His house, the house of worship. — With reports from INC Engineering and Construction Department, INC Research and Information Section, INC News Section, and INC News World

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