Felix Manalo

Felix Ysagun Manalo , also known as Ka Flix, was the first Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo and incorporated it with the Philippine Government on July 27, 1914. He is the father of Erao G. Manalo, who succeeded him as Executive Minister of the INC, and the grandfather of Eduardo V. Manalo, the current Executive Minister.

Felix Y. Manalo was born in Barrio Calzada, Tipas, Taguig, Manila province , Philippines, on May 10, 1886. He was raised in the Catholic faith by his parents, Mariano Ysagun and Bonifacia Manalo. It was sometime after his mothers death that he decided on his mothers name over his fathers name. In his teenage years, Manalo became dissatisfied with Roman Catholic theology. According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the establishment of the Philippine Independent Church or the Aglipayan Church was his major turning point, but Manalo remained uninterested since its doctrines were mainly Catholic. In 1904, he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, entered the Methodist seminary, and became a pastor for a while. He also sought through various denominations, including the Presbyterian Church, Christian Mission, and finally Seventhday Adventist Church in 1911. Manalo left the Adventist church in 1913 and associated himself with atheist and agnostic peers.

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