18th Century Church In Naic, Cavite

Mighty Corp’s charitable arm, Wong Chu King Foundation finished restored an 18th century church located at Naic, Cavite. And it is seen as playing a key role in encouraging more people to grow in faith during the Lenten season.

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According to Bishop Reynaldo Evangelista from the Archdiocese of Imus says that the newly renovated Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary as an encouragement for the people to live a “prayerful life.”

The restored church was turned over during the foundation’s 24th anniversary last March 30, 2014.

“We build churches to encourage people to live a life of holiness,” Bishop Evangelista said.

“With this beautiful church, one can say that the presence of God is really felt by the people,” the bishop added.

“I want to thank the Wongchuking family for all that they have done not only for the church but also for the parish of Naic,” he cited the role of Wongchuking with the help of Mighty, a Bulacan-based manufacturer of tobacco in the country.

Wong Chu King Foundation’s work to restore the neo-Gothic style church began last June, 2013 and was completed in February, 2014.

“We couldn’t allow this historic church to go into disrepair because it not only strengthened the Filipino faith but also stood as a mute witness to the martyrdom of the defenders of Philippine freedom and nationhood,” the foundation’s executive director Alexander D. Wongchuking said.

Since 2009, the foundation has been renovating churches, including the Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Piat in Piat town, Cagayan province, in 2012. The foundation has also been helping in the seismic retrofitting of historic churches and religious structures in Bohol and Cebu provinces since last year, and has been funding several church restoration projects in the Visayas.

Meanwhile, James Navarette, general manager of Wong Chu King Foundation said church restoration remained a major advocacy of the foundation. “Churches are symbols of strength and hope for Filipinos,” he said in the same statement.