INC to open 5 chapels in US, Canada

MANILA, Philippines - The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) is set to open five new chapels in the United States and Canada, an official said yesterday.

INC spokesperson Edwil Zabala said executive minister Eduardo Manalo is scheduled to visit and dedicate four chapels in the US and one in Canada in the next two months.

Zabala said the chapels – all of which can seat at least 300 persons – are in Bakersfield, California; Jersey City, New Jersey; Orange Park, Florida and Lubbock, Texas.

The Texas church is the largest, with a seating capacity of 484 for the main worship hall and another 150 for the function hall.

The one to be opened in Regina, Canada seats 250 in the main hall and 100 in its function hall.