Church of the Risen Lord

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The Church of the Risen Lord is a Protestant church on the University of the Philippines Diliman campus in Quezon City, Philippines. It was built in the 1950s by the Christian Youth Movement (CYM), a student group, and designed by Filipino architect Cesar Concio. The nearby Parish of the Holy Sacrifice, designed by Leandro Locsin, is another campus landmark.

The church is known for its modern design, once described as “an engineering masterpiece with its double parabola.” It has a saddle-shaped roof that curves like a saddle and a glass-front façade. The main entrance opens directly to the processional nave, with a circular staircase leading up to a choir loft above. The interior is notable for lacking traditional religious icons.

In 1957, architectural critic I.V. Mallari criticized some modern Manila architecture and mentioned Concio’s chapel as an example of foreign-style design. Filipino historian Gerard Lico later argued that the claim of copying a Wichita, Kansas chapel is too hasty and not a solid basis for judging the church’s originality.