Edmonton Food Bank Receives Massive Donation
GLOBAL NEWS CANADA – FEBRUARY 18, 2018 The Edmonton Food Bank is receiving a considerable donation because of the effort of hundreds of volunteers. An initiative organized by the Church Of Christ and INCGiving Program that included about 600 volunteers is donating 445 boxes of non-perishable food items to the local food bank. “We are here […]
Serving the Community: INC to Distribute Flu Shots, Clothing, Food and More at Fairgrounds Saturday
VICTORVILLE DAILY PRESS – JANUARY 12, 2018 VICTORVILLE — Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC or Church Of Christ) will provide free flu shots, clothing, food, fun family games and more to those in need on Saturday at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds. High Desert residents and families in need are invited to benefit, free of charge, […]
Executive Minister of Church of Christ Visits Bayonne, Draws Hundreds
BAYONNE — Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo, the top minister of a global, Philippines-based Christian denomination called the Church Of Christ, spoke at a dedication service for the newly renovated Bayonne chapter of the church this morning. The service at 280 Ave. E drew hundreds of people from the region, with hundreds more filling three […]
Newly Renovated Church of Christ in Bayonne to Hold Dedication Service Tomorrow
BAYONNE — After undergoing nearly $800,000 in renovations since last August, the Church of Christ in Bayonne will be holding a special dedication service this Saturday, according to a church press release. The service at the church, known in Tagalog as “Iglesia Ni Cristo,” is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at 280 Ave. E. The […]
Iglesia Ni Cristo to Celebrate Grand Opening in Central Lubbock
Carlos’ Christian philosophy is best summed up in Acts 20-28 of the Lamsa Bible: “Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, to feed the church of Christ which he has purchased with his blood.” He hopes his fellow faithful can take from the […]
Church Group Buys Historic Johnsonville Village
Johnsonville, the eerie, abandoned village situated in a rural pocket of Connecticut, lived up to its nickname Friday, its wooden fences swaying in the wind, rain dripping through cracked ceilings in vintage buildings as dark clouds rolled overhead. But the 62-acre district, an 18th Century community of antique buildings assembled in the 1960s, is about […]
Ghost Town Johnsonville in East Haddam off the Market
Two decades after it was left deserted, a Connecticut ghost town is off the market. Johnsonville Village sits in the Moodus section of East Haddam. In the 1960’s and 1970’s, the village’s owner, Raymond Schmitt, turned it into a Victorian Village tourist attraction, complete with a restaurant, stables, a large lake, and a chapel. The […]
Filipino Mega-Church Buys Ghost Town in Moodus
MOODUS, CT (WFSB) – A small ghost town in Moodus finally has an owner and it’s one that officials said came out of nowhere. A Filipino mega-church has bought the 62 acres of waterfront land on Johnsonville Road. This buyer was a surprise for many because officials said it only took a matter of weeks […]
Church Buys Connecticut Ghost Town, Johnsonville
EAST HADDAM, Conn. (WTNH) — The meeting house in Johnsonville was filled with people hoping to bring the so-called ghost town back to life. There hadn’t been that many people in the historic village in decades. “We don’t like the term ‘ghost town.’ I don’t think anybody likes that. So we would like to bring […]
‘Much More Inspiring’: Park Ridge Church Gets a Makeover
A 50-year-old Park Ridge chapel recently received a roughly $600,000 makeover paid for by contributions from congregants of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), otherwise known as Church of Christ. The INC, a global nondenominational Christian church that originated in the Philippines in the early 20th century, purchased the former Protestant Episcopal Church, located at 1600 […]