History of Iglesia ni Cristo

The beginning
The Iglesia Ni Cristo was first preached by
the late Brother Felix. Y. Manalo in the Philippine capital city of Manila. Its
first local congregation was established in Punta, Sta. Ana. On July 27, 1914,
the Church was registered with the Philippine government. In 1915, Brother
Felix Manalo, as the first Executive Minister of the Church, started training
ministers to assist him in the propagation of the gospel. By 1918, ministers
and volunteer preachers were being sent to provinces around Manila. In its
tenth year, the first ecclesiastical district was organized in the Pampanga
province.
Domestic growth By 1939, the Church had already expanded to as
far as Ilocos Norte province in Northern Luzon to Cebu province in the Visayas
with the addition of 14 ecclesiastical districts. It reached farther south in
Mindanao in 1946 with the establishment of a district in Cotabato. After the
passing of Brother Felix Manalo in April of 1963, the Church had already
established districts in more than half of all Philippine provinces. Brother
Eraño G. Manalo assumed overall administration and continued the work and
legacy of the leader before him.
Overseas
On July 27, 1968, the late Executive Minister,
Bro. Eraño G. Manalo, officiated at the first worship service of the Church
outside the Philippines. This gathering held in Ewa Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii
marked the establishment of the Honolulu Congregation, the first overseas
mission of the Church. The following month, the Executive Minister went to
California to establish the San Francisco Congregation and lead its inaugural
worship service.

Currently, INC is headed by Bro. Eduardo Manalo, also known as Ka Eduardo or Brother Eduardo. He replaced Eranio Manalo as sand//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_ni_Cristo#Administration_and_organization Executive Minister Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan in sand//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_language Filipino (literally means Over-all Administrator. )He is the eldest son of Eraño Manalo and Cristina Villanueva. His grandfather, sand//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Manalo Felix Manalo , named him Eduardo, which literally means guard. He was married to Lynn Ventura on January 2, 1982 whom he met when studying at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. Their three children also graduated at UP. Dorothy Kristine, who graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Law, is a lawyer serving as the Corporate Secretary of the Iglesia Ni Cristo and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the sand//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Era_University New Era University .