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Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, Tondo

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Country
  
Philippines

Functional status
  
active

Denomination
  
Iglesia ni Cristo

Architect
  
Carlos A. Santos-Viola

Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, Tondo

Location
  
1. Juan Luna cor. Moriones Sts, Tondo, Manila

Status
  
Locale Congregation and District Office of Metro Manila West Ecclesiastical District

Completed
  
May 10, 1967; 49 years ago (1967-05-10); Rededicated October 31, 2007; 9 years ago (2007-10-31)

Similar
  
Philippine Sports Center, Iglesia ni Cristo Museum, INC Central Temple, Iglesia ni Cristo Museum, Philippine Sports Stadium

The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of Tondo (Filipino: Lokal ng Tondo) is a chapel of the Philippine-based Christian sect, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located along Juan Luna cor. Moriones Street in Tondo, Manila, it was completed on May 10, 1967, and was dedicated by Brother Erano Manalo. It is the second-largest chapel ever built by the church, with a capacity of 6,000. It is the largest ecclesiastical building in the city of Manila.

Designed by famed architect Carlos A. Santos-Viola, the church administration had the immense house of worship built for the largest locale congregation at that time. The chapel was erected 52 years after the establishment of the original house of worship of the Locale of Tondo on Gabriela Street in 1915, which was made from nipa and bamboo, then built in wood and iron during the pre-war period. Originally, it was designed to hold around 5,000 worshipers, accommodating some 3,000 people in the main hall and an additional 300 in a separate choir loft above the dais, and 2,700 in its balcony. It was renovated in 2007 to meet the new standards of the INC Construction and Engineering Department. The former cinema-style chairs in the main nave were replaced with wooden pews, and the seating capacity was increased by 1,000. The formerly-separate choir loft and dais were integrated. LED cove-lights were installed on geometrically designed ceiling. The floor was replaced with low-maintenance Granite Tiles from Italy. The former sliding main doors towards the lobby were replaced by two swing doors. The lobby was also renovated and expanded to accommodate more worshipers and guests.

References

Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, Tondo Wikipedia


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