Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, Capitol

Iglesia ni Cristo Capitol Locale
Iglesia ni Cristo Capitol Locale
Lokal ng Capitol (Filipino)
	Locale Congregation of Capitol, Located at Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City
	14°41′48″N 121°05′17″E / 14.69653°N 121.08818°E
Location	Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City, Metro Manila
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Iglesia ni Cristo
History
Status	Locale Congregation
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architect(s)	Iglesia ni Cristo Construction and Engineering Department
Architectural type	Neo Gothic
Years built	3
Completed	July 19, 2014; 10 years ago
Construction cost	₱300,000,000 ($6,250,000)
Specifications
Capacity	3,500
Number of spires	62 (7 major spires)
Administration
District	Quezon City

The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of Capitol (Filipino: Lokal ng Capitol) is a chapel of the Philippine-based church, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, it was completed on July 19, 2014, and is one of the largest chapels ever built by the church, with the capacity of 3000. Also in the compound, where the District Office of the Ecclesiastical District of Quezon City located.^[2]

Built on the 7,500 square lot acquired by the church from National Housing Authority (Philippines),^[3] the chapel was erected 43 years after the establishment of locale congregation of Capitol in 1971, which has also having a former chapel nearby which seats 200 worshippers at a time. It was designed to hold around 3,000 worshippers, accommodating some 1,300 in the main hall plus 200 in choir loft and 1,200 in its three-level balcony which designed for accommodating worshippers. The compound features, a two-story multi-level parking building which is the first in the INC church architecture.

On July 19, 2014, a week before the centennial celebrations of the church, the edifice was dedicated by Brother Eduardo V. Manalo which was coincided with the church's mid-year thanksgiving.

References

^ "Capitol". INC Directory. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ Baclaan, Celerino (April 2014). "The Iglesia ni Cristo Architecture: using the science and art for a truly divine purpose". Pasugo God's Message Special Issue: 49.
^ "VP Binay OKs MOA For INC To Build Church in QC Housing Project". Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council. February 11, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

External links

Media related to Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, Capitol at Wikimedia Commons
"Emporis building ID 1217649". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[1] "Capitol". INC Directory. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[2] Baclaan, Celerino (April 2014). "The Iglesia ni Cristo Architecture: using the science and art for a truly divine purpose". Pasugo God's Message Special Issue: 49.

[3] "VP Binay OKs MOA For INC To Build Church in QC Housing Project". Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council. February 11, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

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