THE Iglesia ni Cristo religious sect on Sunday claimed it broke the record for the number of people citing the same sentence after 23,235 of its members formed the sentence “Proud to be a member of Iglesia Ni Cristo” at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.
“We broke the record for the largest human sentence with 23,235 participants,” said Erwin Briones of the INC-Public Information Office.
The event was said to have shattered the record set by India in 2016 with 16,550 people forming the sentence “You Can, You Will.”
Brionese said they would also be attempting to break four more Guinness World Records: the largest photo mosaic, the largest charity walk, single venue, multiple venues and most number of nationalities.
The human sentence formation was conducted in line with the INC’s “Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty” which was held on Roxas Boulevard in Manila.
The participants, upon finishing the event, were directed to drop their wrist bands located at the end of the finish line.
The number of wrist bands would indicate the total number of people who participated in the event.
The event aimed to beat its 2014 record of more than 500,000 participants from 129 sites across the world, situated in 16 countries. It was recognized as the largest charity walk across multiple venues held in 24 hours.
The proceeds of the Second Worldwide Walk will be used to continue providing food and medical assistance to impoverished communities.
The 2014 charity walk benefited the victims of typhoon “Yolanda,” also known as “Haiyan,” which devastated the Visayas in November 2013. It was the strongest tropical storm recorded in history.
