4. LOCATION
Apollo III, Moonwalk Village
Las Pinas City, Philippines
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7. • The whole town of Las Piñas which lies south of Manila was once under the St.
Joseph Parish with the parish church located at Barrio E. Aldana.
• Once known for its salt beds and the famous Bamboo Organ, Las Piñas became, at
the turn of the century, the town center or bayan where the seat of government, the
market, the police station, a hospital, and the church were all clustered together.
• Beyond the town center and the historical battleground that was Barrio Zapote was
nothing but a vast field of cogon grass. People migrated to the south after the war
and subdivisions and villages began to sprout within the area.
• However, transportation was scarce and people who lived far from the Church of St.
Joseph oftentimes failed to fulfill their spiritual needs. This need for spiritual
nourishment was soon answered by a proliferation of chapels within villages.
• Some time later, when the Holy Family Parish was established in BF Almanza which
was close to Talon, its new parish priest, Fr. Ernesto Joaquin, took in these chapels
including the Sto. Nino Chapel in Moonwalk. This site was later chosen to house
the new church to be built in honor of Mary Immaculate.
8. The Nature’s Church
-The church is the signature structure in the complex which
spreads over a 4,000 square meter mango orchard beside a
flowing creek. True to the nature concept proposed by the
architect, Bobby Manosa, the church stands under a canopy of
mango boughs, the altar section concealed from street view by
thick tropical palms and plants thus providing the necessary
privacy for prayer and meditation.
For more information just visit the website:
http://mipnatureschurch.com/
