No./p. Mo.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
2nd Christian Education Seminar Convened in Shizuoka...358/3 June
(EMS) Ecumenical Youth Volunteer Program in Germany.357/5 Apr.
Higashi Subdistrict in Tokyo Holds Protestant Christianity's
150th Anniversary Event for Children .......................356/2 Feb.
Japanese-Taiwanese Youth Mission Event held in Taiwan.360/3 Dec.
"Youth Evangelism" Topic of Education Commit……
by Nakagawa Hideaki, director
Asia Christian Education Fund, Tokyo
ACEF (Asia Christian Education Fund) celebrated its 20th anniversary in October 2010. Since its establishment in 1990, the objectives of the Christian NGO have always been twofold: working in partnership with BDP (Basic Development Partners), a Bangladeshi Christian NGO, to establish and operate non-formal primary schools for the u……
On Jan. 10, 2011 the 18th Chiba Subdistrict's Lay Rally was held at West Chiba Church, with the theme "Let's Connect: the Circle of Faith and the Succession of Faith." Chiba Subdistrict is one of Tokyo District's five subdistricts. It has 62 churches and preaching points, 46 of which participated in the Lay Rally. I attended the rally this time and gave an address with "the succession of faith" as……
The first Executive Council meeting of the 37th General Assembly period was held Dec. 20-21 at the Kyodan headquarters. Moderator Ishibashi Hideo began by summarizing the 2010 General Assembly as "an assembly that was in agreement on the necessity for reform towards a Kyodan that focuses on evangelism." He then expressed his sentiments saying, "We simply must be concerned about whether the Kyodan ……
by Jin'nouchi Taizo, pastor
Tobi Church, Nishi Tokyo District
Professional Musician
It was the Christmas season. With church concerts and other responsibilities, I was busy going back and forth between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. In the midst of these activities came a request from a pastor who was serving as a prison chaplain. "When you have an opening in your schedule, could you come as a……
The 37th Kyodan General Assembly was held at the Metropolitan Hotel in Tokyo, Oct. 26-28, 2010 under the theme "Where is the Unity of the Kyodan? Thirsting After the Leading of the Holy Spirit." At the opening worship service, Hikita Kunimaro, pastor of Omiya Church, preached a sermon entitled, "I will build my church on this rock," using Isaiah 53:4-6 and Matthew 16:13-20 as Scripture readings. T……
The first consultation between the Kyodan's Committee on Education and missionaries serving in Japan was held on May 18, 2010 in the Kyodan's conference room in Tokyo.
In his opening greetings, Chairman Kuroda explained the purpose of the meeting: "Since this is our first meeting together, I would like to hear from each of you about your work and any suggestions you may have." Missionaries who eng……
Eight young people from Japan participated in a youth mission event held Aug. 10-23 in Taiwan. For the first four days we stayed in Taipei, where we participated in the opening worship, visited the national office of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT), and heard about the activities of the church's youth. Also, we learned about the "228 incident"1 and people's lives under martial law followin……
by Yamakita Nobuhisa, former Kyodan moderator and
Choi Young Shin, Korean Christian Church in Japan moderator
100th Anniversary of the Annexation of Korea. This year of 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the forcible annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910.
The annexation of Korea brought to fruition the imperial ambitions of Japan, which were based on the emperor system, and ushered in a cruel peri……
by Matsuda Hiroyuki, archivist
Fukuoka Jogakuin
Fukuoka Jogakuin's history has its origins in the missionary work of the American Episcopal Methodist Church in Japan. The school was founded in 1885, seven years after the signs banning Christianity were removed in 1873.
In 1873 the American Episcopal Methodist Church sent John Davidson to Nagasaki, with other missionaries being sent to Yokohama, To……
