INC growth prompts chapel-building binge

The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has experienced “unprecedented growth” in the past six years, having built and renovated 17 chapels every month since Eduardo V. Manalo took over the reins in September 2009, according to Edwil Zabala, INC spokesman.

Zabala on Monday said 1,091 chapels in the Philippines have been dedicated since 2009. The religious group was also able to build chapels abroad because of the outpouring of support from members “who continue to embrace our faith and believe wholeheartedly in the Church’s evangelization efforts.”