Nijinoie/Shin’aiso is the Kyodan home for retired pastors and spouses. Five years have passed since the merger of Shin Aiso, founded in 1959 by Tokyo District, and Niji no Ie, founded in 1973 for retied women pastors and the widows of pastors in Tateyama, Chiba by the National Federation of Kyodan Women’s (NFKW) Societies.
The home is located in beautiful natural surroundings on the o……
by Lutz Drescher Secretary, East Asia Liaison Desk Evangelical Mission in Solidarity
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him ‘Immanuel,’ which means ‘God with us.’” (Ma……
The New Sanctuary of Fukushima Church
The sanctuary of Fukushima Church was destroyed in the East Japan Disaster of 2011. On March 31, 2015, the dedication of its new sanctuary was attended by 143 guests from near and far. The ceremony began with the ringing of the “New Creation Bell” (II Cor. 5:17) from the bell tower.
In his sermon, entitled “Children are here,” Nitada ……
Messege From the General Secretary: Nakamura Church's New Church Building
On June 23 I attended the dedication of Nakamura Church's new church building in Tohoku District's Southern Miyagi Subdistrict. This was one of the 16 congregations in Tohoku District that received funding for the rebuilding of churches and parsonages damaged by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. As the ……
European Christian Conference Attended
by Representatives of Japanese Christian Groups in Europe
The Japanese-speaking churches of Europe joined the European Christian Conference gathered in Prague of the Czech Republic from July 29 to Aug. 2, the 32nd convening of this annual event held every summer. This year, 2015, marks the 600th anniversary of the martyrdom of Bohemian Reforme……
August 2, 2015 Joint Peace Message of the KCCJ and the Kyodan
"This is what the Lord says: 'Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.'" (Jeremiah 22:3)
This year, 2015, marks the 70th anniversary……
Japan Hosts the German-Japanese Youth Mission 2015
by Nishinosono Michiko, Executive Committee member of the German-Japanese Youth Mission 2015
The German-Japanese Youth Mission 2015 was held in Japan Aug. 7-17 under the auspices of the Kyodan's Committee on Education, together with the joint sponsorship of the Committee on Evangelism, the Task Force on Evangelism Promoti……
Testimony at the 2015 Discovery Camp
by Asano Yume, Discovery Camp participant (Camp Quinipet, Shelter Island, NY)
Four years ago, I experienced the East Japan earthquake and tsunami. At the time, I was in fifh grade and lived in Sendai. I was on the veranda of my classroom, hanging up towels to dry after the clean-up of the gym during my fifth period class ended, when s……
SMJ Camp Held for Junior and Senior High School Students
by Kakiuchi Chieko, group escort, Teacher, Miyagi Gakuin, Tohoku District
This summer, thanks to support from the Special Ministry to the Japanese (SMJ) organization in America, students from areas affected by the East Japan Disaster were able to go to the United States. Eight junior and senior high school students ……
U.S. Church Leaders Visit Tohoku Disaster Area
by Sato Masashi Coordinator, Kyodan Tohoku Disaster Relief Center - Emmaus
en members representing the United Church of Christ (UCC) visited the disaster-stricken area in northeastern Japan from Aug. 5 to 10. The trip was sponsored by “One Great Hour of Sharing” (OGHS), the office responsible for collecting the annual OGHS of……
