Membership of INC (Iglesia ni Cristo 1914)

  Dr. Melanio P. Gabriel Jr. a one-time VIP of INC wrote in his handbook wrote in his book, “ANG MGA LIHIM AT KABULAAN NG IGLESIA NI CRISTO” that as of 1979, the membership of the INC was 508,350. This is contrary to millions as reported by the INC newspapers. Below are some of their erroneous reports as regards their membership:

Year    INC Membership     Where Published

1949    4, 000, 000                  Pasugo, August, 1954.pp.5-6

1950    2, 000, 000                  Pasugo, Dec., 1955, pp.35-36.

1951    2, 000, 000                  Pasugo, July, 1951, p.24

1955    1, 000, 000                  Pasugo, July, 1964, p.23

1961    4, 000, 000                  Manila Times, Oct. 13, 1961.

1963    3, 500, 000                  Sunday Times mag., Apr. 28, 1963.

1964    3, 000, 000                  Sunday Times mag., Aug. 09, 1964.

1965    4, 000, 000                  Phil. Herald, Nov.1, 1965.

1966    5, 000, 000                  Pasugo. July.1966, p.6 58.

The above figures show the unreliability of the INC in its membership report. And this is not statistical error but rather a deliberate attempt on the part of the INC’s hierarchy to hide the truth from the poelple. This is affirmed in Dr. Gabriel’s book “Ang Mga Lihim at Kabulaan ng Igleisa ni Cristo”( manalo) where it pointed out the deliberate attempt of the INC’s hierarchy to miscopy and misinterpret Bible passages.