Iglesia ni cristoball

Iglesia ni Cristoball, also known as Jewish Italyball, Iglesia ni Manaloball Church of Christball in English, shortened to INCball, is an independent unitarian nontrinitarian Christian church, it was founded in 1913 and registered as an official church and sole religious corporation of the Insular Government of the Philippines (American-ruled Philippines) in 1914 by its first founder, Felix Y. Manalo. It is currently the largest independent Christian evangelical group in the Philippines.
INCball claims to be the one genuine church and the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus, while all other Christian churches are apostate, abandoning and changing the true teachings and practices by the original church. The INC claims in their doctrine that Felix Y. Manalo, who is considered by their members as God's final messenger, and its official registration by the Philippine government on July 27, 1914, were acts of divine providence and fulfillment of biblical prophecy with regard to the reestablishment of the initial church in the Far East, in tandem with the appearance of the seventh seal, which marks the end of days.
By the time Manalo passed in 1963, INCball had developed into a national church with 1,250 small chapels and 35 cathedrals. Eraño G. Manalo, Manalo's son and successor, spearheaded efforts to expand and internationalize the church until his death on August 31, 2009. His son, Eduardo V. Manalo, replaced him as Executive Minister. According to the 2020 Philippine census, INCball has 2.8 million members, ranking it third behind the Roman Catholic Church and Islam.
== History ==
The Philippines is a country that has been Christianized for many years since it's colonization with the Spanish, which introduced Roman Catholicismball, and during the American colonial era, there were several rural anti-colonial movements, with religious nuances, and Protestant missionaries set by Americans introduced alternatives to Cathollicismball
=== Felix Y. Manalo ===
Born on May 10, 1886 in Taguig, Manila, he was baptizes as a Catholic. In his teenage years, Manalo became discontented with Catholic theology. His major turning point was when the Philippine Independent Churchball (also called the Aglipayan Churchball), but he remained uninterested due to it mainly being Catholic. Manalo joined the Methodist Episcopal Churchball, and became a Methodist pastor for a while. He tried various Christian denominations such as the Presbyterian Churchball, Christian Missionball, and finally Seventh-day Adventist Churchball in 1911. He left Adventismball in 1913 and became close with his Agnosticball and Atheistball friends.
In November 1913, Manalo isolated himself with religious texts and literature, as well as unused notebooks in one of his friend's house in Pasay, telling everyone to never disturb him. He emerged out of his isolation three days later with his new doctrines. Manalo left the church in maintenance of his first ordained minister and went to his hometown of Taguig to evangelize, where he was derided and stoned during his meetings with locals. He was eventually able to baptize several people, including some of his persecutors.
In July 27, 1914, one day before the start of World War I, he registered his new-found religion as the Iglesia ni Cristoball at the Bureau of Commerce as a corporation sole, with himself as the first executive minister. INCball started to build congregations in Manila and nearby provinces in 1916 with Pasig (then a Rizal province) having two locals built. The first three ministers were also ordained in 1919.
By 1924, INCball had around 3,000 to 5,000 members in 43 or 45 congregations throughout Manila and six neighboring provinces. In 1936, INCball had 85,000 members. This figure had risen to 200,000 by 1954. In 1937, a Cebu congregation was created, the first outside of Luzon and in the Visayas. The first mission to Mindanao was established in 1946. Meanwhile, the first concrete chapel was constructed in Sampaloc, Manila, in 1948. During World War II, adherents fled to the regions away from Manila, Japanese soldiers concentrated in the provinces away from Manila, which were utilized for conversion. As Manalo's health deteriorated in the 1950s, his son Eraño became the church's head. Manalo died on April 12, 1963.
=== Worldwide Expansion ===
On July 27, 1968, Eraño G. Manalo led the church's inaugural worship service on Ewa Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, marking its first mission outside the Philippines. The next month, INCball formed the San Francisco congregation. INCball entered Europe via the United Kingdom in 1971 and Canada in 1973. INCball founded its first congregation in South Africa in 1978. INCball founded churches in Rome, Italy on July 27, 1994, Jerusalem, Israel on March 31, 1996, and Athens, Greece on May 10, 1997. INCball established 543 congregations and missionaries in 74 countries other than the Philippines since 1998.
In 1965, INCball began its first relocation and land reform initiative in Barrio Maligaya, Laur, Nueva Ecija. INC began operating a radio station in 1969, and its first television show aired in 1983. The Ministerial Institute of Development, renamed the "Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) School for Ministers," was established in 1974 in Quiapo, Manila, and relocated to Quezon City in 1978. Quezon City's INC Central Office was erected in 1971. The Central Temple, which seats 7,000 people, was erected to the site in 1984. The Tabernacle, a multifunctional tent-like edifice that can house up to 4,000 people, was completed in 1989. The facility also houses New Era University, a tertiary education institution operated by INCball. Eraño G. Manalo died on August 31, 2009. His son, Eduardo V. Manalo, replaced him as executive minister after his death.
=== Modern Era ===
Former President Benigno Aquino III and INC executive minister Eduardo V. Manalo presided over the July 21, 2014, opening of Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-hectare tourism zone in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, which also includes the Philippine Arena. The Philippine Arena, a 55,000-seat multipurpose building owned by INCball, presently holds the Guinness World Record for the largest mixed-use indoor theater.
The Philippine government proclaimed 2014 the "Iglesia ni Cristo Centennial Year" by Proclamation No. 815, and July 27 of the same year was declared a special non-working holiday to mark Iglesia ni Cristo's 100th foundation anniversary.
On July 27, 2014, INCball commemorated its centenary anniversary in Ciudad de Victoria, with the Philippine Arena serving as the major venue, as well as in about 1,180 worship venues throughout the world via live video broadcast. The week-long event featured pyromusical displays, a Manalo-led worship service, an oratorio, a musical performance, a theatrical production, a quiz show, and an evangelical mission. INCball's centennial worship event set two Guinness World Records: the largest gospel choir with 4,745 members and the largest mixed-use indoor theater at the Philippine Arena with 51,929 people. INCball ended its centenary year on July 26, 2015, with various activities such as International Unity Games, a worship service conducted by Manalo, and a Closing centenary Celebration held in Washington, D.C., United States, and the Philippine Arena.
INCball with Viva films, had the international premiere of Felix Manalo, a film chronicling the INCball's origins and the life of its first executive minister, on October 4, 2015, at the Philippine Arena.
According to the Senate of the Philippines' resolution commemorating INCball's 104th anniversary, the organization has already established over 7,000 congregations in 151 countries and territories worldwide.
== Personality ==
INCball is religious, preachy, and faithful. It prays always and keeps all of it's members in a tight unity of faith, although INCball faces so much hate, mocking, and accusations, it never gives up on its beliefs. It is friendly towards all religions even if their ideas mostly opposes their beliefs on "the true church".
== How to Draw ==
Drawing INCball is very very easy!
# Steal the first two instructions in drawing Italyball.
# Draw a yellow menorah in the middle.
# Add eyes, and you're done.
== Relationships ==
=== Positive ===
Philippinesball - You're my home country.
JWCube - You're really like me, but not really.
MGCIBall - You're also really similar to me, but not really.
=== Neutral ===
Roman Catholicball - I don't really hate you, but please don't get triggered by us when you we try to do anything?
=== Enemies ===
Anti-INC movements - What did I do anything wrong with you?
Dinuguan - No.
== Trivia ==
* Iglesia ni Cristoball has existed for over 100+ years.
* Iglesia ni Cristoball owns a hospital and a school (New Era Hospital and New Era University)
* It's flag is not supposed to be a ripoff of Italyball, but instead it supposed to mean:
** Green means Faith
** White means Hope
** Red means Love
** The menorah represents the church in the Bible
* Iglesia ni Cristoball owns two world records (largest gospel choir and indoor stadium)