Brother eduardo v manalo biography
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Eduardo V. Manalo
Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Villanueva and the surname or paternal family name is Manalo.
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Manalo in 2014 | |
| Title | Executive Minister |
| Born | Eduardo Villanueva Manalo (1955-10-31) October 31, 1955 (age 69) Manila, Philippines |
| Spouse | Lynn Ventura (m. 1982) |
| Children | 3, including Angelo Eraño Manalo |
| Parent(s) | Eraño G. Manalo Cristina Villanueva |
| Religion | Iglesia ni Cristo |
| Ordination | May 9, 1980, at Locale Congregation of Tondo (Manila) |
| Based in | INC huvud Office Complex, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Period in office | September 7, 2009 - Present |
| Predecessor | Eraño G. Manalo |
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Eduardo Villanueva Manalo (Tagalog pronunci
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Brother Eduardo Villanueva Manalo was born in Manila, Philippines on October 31, 1955. He is the eldest son of Brother Eraño G. Manalo, who was Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) from 1963 to 2009 and of Sister Christina Villanueva. It was his grandfather, Brother Felix Y. Manalo, the Sugo or God's Messenger in these last days, who named him "Eduardo,"which means "guardian."
Childhood
Brother Felix was already on his sick bed when one day he sent for his grandson, "Eddie," who was barely seven years old and at the time, was playing in the yard. When Eddie entered the room, Brother Felix asked his grandson to kneel, and then he placed his hands over the child's head and blessed him in front of several witnesses. Afterwards, he had his grandson rise and allowed him to return outside to play.
Eddie's grandmother, Sister Honorata Manalo, whom he called "Lola Ata," would constantly teach him and his cousins to kneel while praying, and never to waste any
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Essential things to know about the Executive Minister
Ministering to a flock with a global membership is an enormous task, considering the wide-ranging Church concerns and the activities going on in different parts of the globe—propagation of the faith, selection and training of Church officers, edification of the members’ faith, construction of houses of worship, officiation of worship services, among many others. Nevertheless, with the cooperation and unflinching loyalty of the ministers, ministerial workers, Church officers, and members to the Executive Minister because they recognize that it is their solemn duty to obey and submit to him, who is vested with divine authority (Heb. 13:17; I Cor. 16:15-16; Col. 1:25), the enormous task is made less difficult.
Moreover, the Executive Minister supervises all activities of the Church Of Christ around the globe from the Church’s Central Office in Quezon City, Philippines. This centralized mode of administration, patterned after the m