Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, F. Manalo-San Juan

Iglesia ni Cristo F. Manalo-San Juan Locale
Lokal ng F. Manalo-San Juan (Tagalog)
Location	L. Gruet and F. Manalo Street, Brgy. Sta Lucia, San Juan City
Country	Philippines
Denomination	Iglesia ni Cristo
Architecture
Status	Locale Congregation
Functional status	active
Architect(s)	Juan Nakpil
Style	Art Deco and Streamline Moderne
Completed	1952
Specifications
Capacity	1000
Number of spires	2
Administration
Metropolis	Metro Manila

The Iglesia Ni Cristo Locale of F. Manalo-San Juan (Tagalog: Lokal ng F. Manalo-San Juan), formerly Locale of Riverside (Tagalog: Lokal ng Riverside) is a chapel and former central office Complex of the Philippine-based Christian sect, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Located at Barangay Santa Lucia, San Juan, it was completed in 1952, and it is the former central office complex and main house of worship of the church. The art-deco ensembles were designed by the national artist of architecture Juan Nakpil, who also built some of the standalone theaters in Rizal Avenue, UP Diliman Campus buildings and Quiapo Church.

The church administration was searching for a suitable location for the central office for the growing Iglesia ni Cristo under the leadership of Felix Y. Manalo. In 1925 the church administration moved from Tondo, Manila to San Juan which is then a municipality of Rizal to accommodate more rooms for the church officers. The site was chosen by Manalo to build the Central Office and the Main House of Worship during its time. In early 1950s, the executive minister hired architect Juan Nakpil to design the main house of worship, central office Building and the Pastoral House which became home to the family of Manalo. The Complex features sculptures by Francesco Monti, lush gardens and landscapes and a futuristic water tank. It was completed in 1952. The main chapel, simultaneously completed with adjacent buildings, was then the largest among the chapels of the church. It was patterned on theaters on which Architect Nakpil worked. Some of the historical events happened in the complex like, the election of council of ministers to Erano Manalo as the successor of his father Felix. In 1963, the last building to be built inside the complex was the Mausoleum-Memorial of Felix Manalo, which is designed by architect Carlos A. Santos-Viola, the brother-in-law of architect Nakpil.

External links

• Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, F. Manalo-San Juan at Emporis