Official Church Statements
Create and Make in us New and Contrite Hearts
We ask then all members of the IFI community to take the Season of Lent as an opportunity to contemplate on what our Lord Jesus really did and continue to do for us through his passion and death on the cross and eventually through his resurrection. We need to see his work of salvation wrought for us and the way he is leading us towards the unity and presence of God almighty, the Father in heaven.
Celebrate His Life and Ministry, remember His Contribution
OM’s Message to the Church On the 43rd Death Anniversary of past Obispo Maximo Bishop Santiago Fonacier; December 8, 2020; TO THE BELOVED PEOPLE OF GOD In the Iglesia Filipina Independiente
RED-TAGGING by NTF-ELCAC amid Pandemic
The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) clergy and laity were shocked and appalled when on October 30, 2020 a video clip proliferated in social media claiming the IFI and other Churches in the Philippines to have “15% membership as members of CPP-NPA-NDFP.”
Concordat Anniversary between Church of England and the IFI
OM’S MESSAGE TO THE CHURCH On the Occasion of the Concordat Anniversary between the Church of England and the Iglesia Filipina Independiente
He Walked While He Had The Light
OM’s Message on the Celebration of the Life of Bp. Gregorio Aglipay: On the Occasion of his 80th Death Anniversary.
"Our celebration today is therefore about his life, not about his death; a kind of life that Bp. Gregorio Aglipay..."
Let us cast away the ghost of the evil past
OM’s Statement on the Imposition of Martial Law Forty-eight Years Ago.
Thus says the Lord GOD: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people, declares the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 45:9)
SCL Statement on the Extrajudicial Killing of Zara Alvarez
“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith.” (1 Peter 5:8-10)
Call for the Release of Pastor Dan San Andres
Statement of the South-Central Luzon Bishops Conference in Fraternal Support to the United Church of Christ in the Philippines'
But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name." (Luke 21:12)
Protecting our Rights and Liberties
Keeping Our Humanity Intact
(OM’s Statement on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020)
The Congress of the Philippines starts its recess this week without the House of Representatives leaving to approve the law which authorizes increase of the election spending of candidates...
South-Central Luzon Bishops Conference Statement Opposing the Anti-Terrorism Bill
Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.” (Matthew 7:6)
SCLBC Statement on the Reopening of Classes in August 2020
As our country moves forward in a world changed forever by COVID-19, citizens struggle to find their way through a “new normal”...
Promote Human Dignity, Pursue Genuine Peace
The Obispo Maximo’s Statement on Human Rights Celebration on the Occasion of the 71st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [UDHR] on December 10, 2019
Our Common Humanity, Our Shared Dignity
Statement of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente on the LGBTQ+.
"In Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.” -- (Galatians 3:26)