Tarlac City dedicates Amucao new house of worship

By JUN MIRANDA and VINCE T. BASCO

Date Posted: August 3, 2021

“Houses of worship are very important because here we can pray to the Lord God for our needs, … we conduct our worship services here [as part of our] services to God,” said Brother Harold Ramos, ministerial worker, in an interview on July 17, 2021, right after the new house of worship of the Local Congregation of Amucao, in the Ecclesiastical District of Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines where he is assigned was dedicated to the Lord God.

Brother Emil Santiago, district supervising minister, officiated during which he expounded on a biblical lesson about the importance of houses of worship to the brethren.

The brethren eagerly attended the sacred occasion and are thankful to the Lord God for the blessing they received. The brethren praised God through prayers and hymn-singing in the momentous occasion.

“I am joyful for we now have a bigger house of worship. This further inspires me to fulfill my duties,” Mylene Sambile, a member said.

For the orderliness of their worship services, the brethren prayed for a larger house of worship. God answered their prayers. In August 2018, the construction of the 486-seater house of worship for the local congregation started.

“In our former house of worship, we had nine schedules for [midweek and also for the weekend] worship services because of the huge number of brethren,” Benjamin Felipe Sr., head deacon, narrated.

“We thank our beloved Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo Manalo, because of his aid in our district, as proof, many houses of worship are dedicated to God, such as this new house of worship for Amucao. We thank our Lord God. The Church continues to build houses of worship in obedience to His commandment,” Brother Santiago said. “This pandemic has greatly affected the lives and livelihood of people and even the brethren are not spared from the pandemic, but the house of worship is a place where they can find peace, especially during worship services. This strengthens them, even in hardships. They are happy serving the Lord God,” he added. — With reports from INC News Section

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By KARLIE GALANG and MARK ANDRO T. MILAN

Date Posted: July 2, 2021

“Iglesia Ni Cristo members have inspired others to donate blood so that more patients are catered to,” observed Dr. Carl Dustin Cruz of Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital.

This observation came after he witnessed Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) members throughout the Ecclesiastical District of Capas, Tarlac united in a blood donation drive on June 12, 2021 for the benefit of the said hospital.

The charitable activity took place at the covered court of the Capas Municipal Legislative Building.

The local congregations’ resident ministers and ministerial workers led all the volunteer-donors who passed the required health screening.

One of them was Dra. Franchette Reyes, district Christian Medical Dental and Paramedical Society (CMDPS) president, from the Local Congregation of Capas. “I thank the Church Administration for launching activities like this. I will continue to unite with them even if we’re in the midst of a pandemic,” she said.

Grateful for the successful outcome of the activity, Dr. Cruz added, “We thank the Iglesia Ni Cristo members and the Church Administration, for these blood donations they conduct are truly a great help to patients in need of blood.” — With reports from INC News Section