Religious Organizations Established in 1914 - Iglesia Ni Cristo, General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Iglesia ni Cristo, General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America, Temple Israel, Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Nigerian Baptist Convention, St. Ladislaus in Chicago, Urakami Cathedral, Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon, Congregation Agudas Achim, Primitive Church of Jesus Christ, Ottilien Congregation, Diocese of Sheffield, Our Lady of Ostrobrama Parish, Brockton, Roman Catholic Diocese of Guiratinga, Eastern Mennonite Missions, Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajazeiras, Roman Catholic Diocese of Djibouti, Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou, Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato, Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkongsamba, Society of St. Paul, Santa Croce in Via Flaminia, Asebakken Priory, Society of the One Almighty God. Excerpt: Iglesia ni Cristo (Tagalog for Church of Christ) also known as INC, and previously known as Iglesia ni Kristo 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 was apostatized. INC teaches that the apostatized church is the Roman Catholic Church, and proclaims th...