Universal Church inaugurates new temple in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico

The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God has been expanding across North America, and Mexico recently inaugurated another temple, which the source also calls a cathedral.

The inauguration took place on November 13 in Iztapalapa, one of the boroughs of Mexico City’s Federal District. The source states that the Church’s main goal is to save souls, help those who suffer, and lead people to a better life, away from depression and misery. It describes Iztapalapa as one of the most worrying areas on the country’s social and political map, with high levels of violence and misery affecting the families who live there, and it points to caring for people in poverty as a plain form of neighbor-love (Isaiah 58:7).

About 3,000 people attended the inaugural meeting, according to the source. The main hall, which seats 1,200, and the auditorium, which can hold another 300, were at full capacity, and a large crowd gathered outside. The new temple also houses rooms for the Children’s Bible Center (CBC), cribs, and the Godllywood groups.

The source says attendees used the occasion to cry out for help and draw closer to God. It also reports that among the local population that attends the Church, there are already testimonies from people who have broken free from addictions and bad habits.

Bishop Paulo Roberto, who is responsible for the Universal Church’s evangelistic work in Mexico, led the inaugural meeting. The source says he based his message on a passage from Jeremiah (7:23-24). He was quoted as saying that success in every aspect of life depends on obedience to the Word of God, and that the Bible “is much more than a book, it is the manual of life, which should be followed.”

Maria Esther Figueiroa and her husband, Patricio Cruz, were the first to walk onto the altar of the new cathedral and share how their lives had changed after they joined the Church. Cruz described a home marked by arguments, drunkenness and aggression, with too little money and frequent worries. He said his wife had to search trash cans for food for the family, which he called a sad and humiliating situation.

According to Cruz, the change began when Figueiroa came to the Church and then invited him to join her. He said he was initially resistant but that he turned away from his addictions, the couple changed their character, and prosperity followed. He said the family now has a house, a car and three properties. “God exists and, when we are faithful, He changes our lives,” he said.

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