In October 1979 - in celebration of both the 80th anniversary of Methodism in the Philippines and the 70th founding anniversary of the IEMELIF - the Metro Manila Commission renamed Sande Street fronting the Church's cathedral to Nicolas Zamora Street, after the Church's founder [REF].
During the 75th founding anniversary of the IEMELIF, President Ferdinand E. Marcos proclaimed "February 28, 1984, as a special historical church day for thanksgiving on the founding of the first indigenous evangelical church in the Philippines."