(Eagle News) — A Filipina, Pamela Aguilar, from Fremont, California was one of the 135 passengers who were on board Air Canada flight 759 on July 7, 2017, that fateful Friday night when their plane almost collided with four other large planes on a taxiway at the San Francisco International airport. It was a long day, she recalled. She came from a vacation in Rome, Italy, and her flight out of Rome was […]
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INC Outreach Program arrives in Alabama
By Philip Toledo EBC Florida Bureau ALABAMA, United States (Eagle News) – Fresh off the heels of acquiring the first Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) owned property in the state of Alabama, the INC members continued the series of firsts in this state with the first worship service in an INC-owned building and the first outreach program based from that location. Prior to the worship service, INC members took to the streets of the surrounding neighborhood […]
Stunning view of Johnsonville, Connecticut which was recently bought by the Iglesia Ni Cristo
These are just some of the fantastic views of the 62-acre town of Johnsonville, Connecticut, which was once a thriving mill community, a Victorian Era tourist attraction, that had been abandoned for years. The beautiful abandoned old town was featured in an episode of the National Geographic TV series “Abandoned.” It was put up for sale at an online auction on October 28, 2014. The Iglesia Ni Cristo is now the new owner of […]
Mga kababayang apektado ng Marawi crisis, nilingap ng Iglesia Ni Cristo
(Eagle News) — Libu-libong kababayang apektado ng Marawi siege ang nakinabang sa lingap na isinagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Baloi, Lanao del Norte. Karamihan sa mga ito ay lumikas sa mga kalapit lugar nang sumiklab ang kaguluhan sa Marawi nitong Mayo. Ang relief distribution ay ginawa sa Gumampong Gymnasium, West Poblacion, Baloi, Lanao Del Norte. Maaga pa lamang nang pumila ang mga kababayang apektado ng kaguluhan. Wala namang pinipili sa pamamahagi ng relief goods […]
INC purchases second U.S. town, breathes life into community
JOHNSONVILLE, Connecticut (Eagle News) – The clicking of cameras and the flipping of papers were the only things heard inside the small Centerbrook Meeting House located next to the General Store in the rundown town of Johnsonville, Connecticut. Fifty to sixty people crammed into the building while more than 100 stood outside braving the rain, at times a heavy downpour, other times a light drizzle. As Brother Glicerio B. Santos, Jr., the General Auditor of […]
Sagip sundalo gives blood to wounded soldiers
VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental (PIA)– The increasing numbers of wounded soldiers in the ongoing Marawi crisis in Lanao del Sur has prompted the stakeholders in Villanueva town to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through a blood-letting activity. Jacobi Carbons Philippines Inc., in coordination with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the local government unit (LGU) of Villanueva and the army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB), launched held the activity at Jacobi Carbons plant in Barangay San Martin. PRC medical personnel, Jacobi Carbons […]
INC Walk For A Cause breaks record in Hawaii
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau OAHU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in Hawaii held its latest outreach and missionary event aimed to feed the hungry and needy throughout the State while introducing guests to the global church. Held in Kapolei Regional Park on the western side of Oahu Island, the first part of the event consisted of food donations. Members of the Church and their guests arrived with […]
Acts of kindness in times of “war”
By Ellaine Fuentes Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — In the midst of confusion and violence in Marawi City, many residents decided to seek refuge in the neighboring city of Iligan. Government troops are still hunting down the remaining Maute group and their supporters in Marawi City. Fear is heavy in the air. Many have already decided to leave their homes for fear that violence may soon come knocking at their doors. Many are poor with no concrete […]
Iglesia Ni Cristo holds blood donation activity in Lucena, Quezon
LUCENA CITY (Eagle News) — Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo held a blood donation activity on Friday, May 27, in Lucena City. Brethren from the District of Quezon West eagerly participated in the activity held at the STI Gymnasium. Through the activity, the brethren were able to show their genuine concern for the well-being, not only of members of the Church, but also of non-members. The activity also aimed to help address the shortage of blood supply in the Blood Bank. […]
Iglesia Ni Cristo acquires its first chapel in Alabama state
ALABAMA – (Eagle News Service) The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) or Church of Christ reached another milestone in its impressive history by purchasing a house of worship in the town of Huntsville, Alabama. This marks the first-ever chapel of the INC in this southeastern state of the United States. The INC continues to grow rapidly in this region of the U.S. and it is no different in Alabama. Although there is already a congregation in […]