After Rail and Road projects, now biggest religious events.

Now, after rail and road projects, biggest gatherings of religious groups every year.

The annual events of religious groups held in Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium, Reclamation Area, Araneta Coliseum, Folk Arts Theater and all the biggest spaces in Metro Manila for the past 28 years from 1986 to present.

Site Development Plans were approved by the heads of Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Committee (HUDCC), and Philippine National Police (PNP) for the planning of their biggest celebrations held in several areas.

• Weekly Family Appointment with El Shaddai
• Christmas Overnight Celebration (every December)
• New Year Celebration (every December 31 to January 1)
• Easter Overnight Celebration (movable)
• Pentecost Overnight Celebration (movable)
• Anniversary Overnight Celebration (Every August)
• Jesus is Lord Church Mass and Prayer Services led by JIL Spiritual Director, Bro. Eddie Villanueva
• JIL Anniversary Celebration (every October of every year)
• Iglesia ni Cristo Anniversary Celebration (every July 27)
• Ang Dating Daan Anniversary Celebration
• Kerygma Conference (at SM Mall of Asia Arena)
• Shalom Lenten Retreat

Four years after El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde inaugurate the cross-shaped, multifaceted El Shaddai House of Prayer, touted as Asia’s biggest place of worship on August 20, 2009. Velarde said the 10,000 square meter International House of Prayer is nestled on the sprawling 10 hectares lot found inside Amvel City in Barangay San Dionisio, Paranaque.

After wandering from one place to another—in Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium, Reclamation Area, Araneta Coliseum, Folk Arts Theater and all the biggest spaces in Metro Manila to hold their various activities, Velarde said the followers of Yahweh El Shaddai have finally found a home at Amvel City.

Velarde also disclosed that for the last 15 years, the Foundation has already spent almost 300 million Philippine Pesos in rentals.

But after 25 years, the Roman Catholic charismatic group which membership has tremendously grown to 7 million found its own home in Amvel City.

Soon, the number of people who attend this El Shaddai gathering:

• Quirino Grandstand: 5 million people
• Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium: 1 million people
• PICC Plenary Hall
• PICC-CCP Grounds: 500,000 people
• Folk Arts Theater: 30,000 people
• SMART Araneta Collseum: 25,000 people
• SM Mall of Asia Arena
• Cuneta Astrodome
• PhilSports Arena
• Ninoy Aquino Stadium

Souvenir Magazine

The souvenir magazine for the National Thanksgiving Mass when the Cardinal as main celebrant and homilist while co-celebrants are Archbishops, Priests, Bishops, Monsignors and Deacons.

The National Thanksgiving Mass including priests from 166 Archdioceses and Diocese belonging to Latin, Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Rites in India with the section: "166 Diocese of Latin, Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Rites" were published in pages 143 to 2,240 of "The Catholic Directory of India 2013" as well the priests (Archbishops, Priests, Bishops, Deacons, Monsignors and Pastors) came from 194 American, 71 Canadian, 90 Mexican, 117 Chinese, 7 Taiwanese, 16 Japanese, 18 Korean, 86 Philippine, 10 Thai, 25 Vietnamese, 37 Indonesian and 8 Malaysian Roman Catholic Archdioceses and Dioceses.

Site Developmental Plans

Quirino Grandstand

Quirino Grandstand Area

The Quirino Grandstand served as a venue for the weekly El Shaddai gathering, drawn to more than five million people, jam-packed event for the Easter Overnight Celebration (movable, every March or April), Pentecost Overnight Celebration (movable, every May or June) while the annual anniversary overnight celebration of El Shaddai every August and the turn-of-the-century celebration (Bisperas ng Bagong Milenyo) on December 31 to January 1, while the Annual Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide in October. Their celebrations costed to more than 600 million Philippine pesos for the event.

The participants crowded the 61-hectare national park and adjacent areas-Roxas Boulevard, Taft Avenue, UN Avenue, T.M. Kalaw St., Port Area, and Jones Bridge.

Some of them came to the venue as early as three days before the event. They came not only from Metro Manila, composed of the City of Manila and the cities of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, and the Municipality of Pateros, Ilocos Region, composed of Laoag City and the Province of Ilocos Norte, Vigan and the Province of Ilocos Sur and Province of Abra, Batac City and Candon City, Cagayan Valley including the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan, Batanes, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya, Parts of Benguet are Municipalities of Itogon, Kabayan and Bokod, Ifugao are Municipalities of Tinoc, Asipulo, Lamut, Lagawe, Mayoyao, Aguinaldo and Alfonso Lista, Parts of Mountain Province are Municipalities of Barlig, Natonin and Paracelis, Parts of Apayao are Municipalities of Santa Marcela, Flora and Conner and Parts of Kalinga are Municipalities of Pinukpuk and Rizal, northern Luzon including San Fernando City and Province of La Union, Baguio City and Province of Benguet, Banaue and Province of Ifugao, Sagada and Mountain Province, Kabugao and Province of Apayao, Tabuk and Province of Kalinga, Northern Parts of Ilocos Sur are Municipalities of Tagudin, Suyo, Alilem, Sugpon, Cervantes, Sigay, Quirino, Gregorio del Pilar and San Emilio and Parts of Pangasinan are Municipalities of San Fabian, Sison, San Manuel and San Nicolas, North and Central Luzon including Dagupan City and Province of Pangasinan, Tarlac City and Province of Tarlac, Cabanatuan City and Province of Nueva Ecija, Olongapo City and Province of Zambales, Baler and Province of Aurora, San Fernando City and Province of Pampanga, Balanga City and Province of Bataan, Malolos City and Province of Bulacan, Southern Luzon areas including Batangas City and Province of Batangas, Lipa City, provinces of Cavite including the cities of Bacoor, Cavite City Dasmariñas City, Imus, Tagaytay and Trece Martires, the Municipalities of Alfonso, Amadeo, Carmona, General Emilio Aguinaldo, General Mariano Alvarez, General Trias, Indang, Kawit, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Silang, Tanza and Ternate, Laguna and Rizal, Lucena City and Province of Quezon, provinces of Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro and Romblon, Naga City and province of Camarines Sur, provinces of Camarines Norte and Catanduanes, Legazpi City and Province of Albay, provinces of Sorsogon and Masbate, Visayas areas including: Cebu City and Province of Cebu, Dumaguete City and Province of Negros Oriental, island-provinces of Siquijor and Bohol, 4th and 5th Districts of Leyte, Ormoc City, province of Southern Leyte, Bacolod City and Negros Occidental and Parts of Negros Oriental, provinces of Aklan and Antique, Roxas City and province of Capiz, Iloilo City and Province of Iloilo, island province of Guimaras, Tacloban City, provinces of Samar, Leyte, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Biliran, Southern Leyte and Dinagat Islands, Mindanao areas including Davao City and provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley, General Santos City and provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani, Central Mindanao areas including Cotabato City and the provinces of Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat and Basilan, Northern Mindanao areas including Cagayan de Oro City and Province of Misamis Oriental, Ozamiz City and Province of Misamis Occidental, Iligan City and Province of Lanao del Norte, Marawi City and Province of Lanao del Sur, Malaybalay City and Province of Bukidnon, Dipolog City and Province of Zamboanga del Norte, Pagadian City and Province of Zamboanga del Sur and Province of Camiguin, Zamboanga peninsula including Zamboanga City, Isabela City and Province of Basilan, Ipil and Province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi and CARAGA including: Butuan City, Surigao City, Bislig City, Tandag City, Bayugan City, Cabadbaran City, Provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands.

Also present were from the United States of America, including: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming and the world, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Åland Islands, Anguilla, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Egypt, Estonia, Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Gibraltar, Greenland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guernsey, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Maldives, Martinique, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, Mauritania, Mauritius, Melilla, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nauru, Navassa Island, Nepal, Netherlands, North Korea, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Cyprus, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Nueva Esparta, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Réunion, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Andrés and Providencia, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, South Korea, South Ossetia, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Transnistria, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

PICC-CCP Grounds

El Shaddai Stage at PICC-CCP Grounds.

Site Development Plan for the El Shaddai Gathering at the PICC-CCP Grounds in Pasay City

The PICC-CCP Grounds in Buendia Ext., Pasay City, served again as a co-venue for the gathering, close to three million people. Construction started on February 11, 2013 in time for the 2013 mid-term elections and it was completed in time for the second Philippine visit of former Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Richard L. Berkley on July 10, 2013 to February 26, 2014.

Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium

Site Developmental Plan for the Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium Developmental Plan

Every Sunday, members and followers of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation began trooping to the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Vito Cruz, Manila to participate in the Weekly Family Appointment with El Shaddai, By midnight of every Monday, entire stadium was jammed with over half a million people from all over the Philippines to take part in an overnight activity of praise and worship dedicated to God. Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle, together with some priests from the different parishes in the Archdioceses of Manila, Lingayen-Dagupan, Nueva Segovia, Tuguegarao, San Fernando de Pampanga, Lipa, Nueva Caceres, Capiz, Jaro, Cebu, Palo, Davao, Cotabato, Cagayan de Oro, Ozamis and Zamboanga and dioceses of Malolos, Tarlac, Balanga, Iba, Cubao, Novaliches, Pasig, Paranaque, Imus, San Pablo, Lipa, Antipolo, Lucena, Daet, Legaspi, Masbate, Sorsogon, Kalibo, Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Talibon, Maasin, Calbayog led the Holy Mass.