The Iglesia Ni Cristo Heritage Site in Hawaii: The site of the first INC worship service in the West

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The heritage site of the Iglesia Ni Cristo in Ewa Beach, Hawaii where the first worship service was conducted on July 27, 1968. The first worship service held in this historic site marks the first establishment of the Church’s foreign mission. (Photo by Alfred Acenas, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service)

 

The heritage site of the Iglesia Ni Cristo in Ewa Beach, Hawaii where the first worship service was conducted on July 27, 1968. The first worship service held in this historic site marks the first establishment of the Church’s foreign mission. (Photo by Alfred Acenas, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service). (Photo by Alfred Acenas, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service)
The marker on the site of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s first House of Worship in Ewa Beach where the first worship service was held, officiated by the late INC Executive Minister Brother Erano G. Manalo on July 27, 1968. (Photo by Alfred Acenas, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service)

On July 27, 1968, the Iglesia Ni Cristo held its first worship service outside the Philippines at 1782 Bond Street, Ewa, Oahu in Hawaii. It was officiated by the late Executive Minister Brother Erano G. Manalo, father of the current INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. This gathering held in Ewa Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii marked the establishment of the first congregation of the Church in the West.

A photo of the late Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Erano G. Manalo at the first worship service held at a plantation house in Ewa Beach in Hawaii on July 27, 1968, which had since been declared an Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) heritage site in Hawaii. This was the first ever worship service of the INC outside the Philippines. The photo on the right, shows the new 810-seater house of worship in Ewa Beach in Hawaii which was dedicated to God on July 27, 2018, on the occasion of the INC’s 50th anniversary in the West. The special worship service was officiated by INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. (Photo courtesy Iglesia Ni Cristo website, and INC-Public Information Office)

On July 27, 2018, on the INC’s 104th anniversary since it was first registered in the Philippines, the Church dedicated an 810-seater new building of worship in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.  This special worship service, was officiated by INC Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, which was the highlight of the INC’s celebrations worldwide of the 50th year of its foreign mission.

The INC’s first house of worship in Ewa Beach has been declared a heritage site in Hawaii.

Here are some photos and videos of this historic place:

(Eagle News Service, with photos and videos from Alfred Acenas, EBC Hawaii Bureau, Eagle News Service)