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Presbyterian Church in Japan - Wikipedia

Presbyterian Church in Japan - Wikipedia

Presbyterian Church in Japan

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Presbyterian Church in Japan
ClassificationProtestant
Orientationconservative Calvinist
TheologyReformedEvangelical
GovernancePresbyterian
AssociationsJapan Evangelical Association[1]
Regionin 13 Prefectures in Japan
Origin1993
Japan
Branched fromPresbyterian Church in America
Merger ofthe unification of the Christian Reformed Church in Japan and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Japan to form PCJ
Congregations67
Members2000–3000

The Presbyterian Church in Japan is a conservative Reformed denomination in Japan, founded by American missionaries in the mid-1900s.

History[edit]

In the years after World War II, Japanese missionaries and the forerunner of the Presbyterian Church in America evangelists created what is today the Presbyterian Church in Japan.[1]

The denomination was a result of two Presbyterian denominations in Japan. The Christian Presbyterian Church in Japan founded in 1956 and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Japan founded in 1979 begun collaborating in 1980, and united in 1993.[2] The Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions of planted some churches after the Second World War, and helped establish a Seminary. This become the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Japan. When the PCA merged with the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod the missionaries begun assist the PCJ.[3][4]

The church had 50 congregations and 2,000 members in 3 Presbyteries in 2004. The Westminster Confession of Faith is the official confession.[2]

As of 2013 the denomination is present in 13 Prefectures, in Ibaraki PrefectureSaitama PrefectureChiba PrefectureTokyo PrefectureKanagawaYamanashi PrefectureAichi PrefectureGifu PrefectureMie PrefectureIshikawa PrefectureOsaka PrefectureKagawa PrefectureMiyagi PrefectureTokushima Prefecture.[5]

There are church planting movements in several Japanese cities, including Nagoya,[6] ChibaOsaka and Tokyo.

Theology[edit]

Seminary[edit]

The church maintains theological training two institutes:

  • Christ Bible Institute [1]
  • Christ Bible Seminary.[2][9]

Statistics[edit]

The Presbyterian Church in Japan has now 6 Presbyteries and 2,200 regularly worshiping members in 67 congregations.[10][11] The six Presbyteries are Tokyo, Central, Western, Dongguan Higashikana, Musashi and Kanagawa Presbyteries. The church is among the few Christian denominations that are growing in Japan.[12] While other missions are shrinking, the PCA mission of the Japanese Presbyterian Church is growing rapidly.[13] The PCA supports the Christ Bible Institute and the Church planting Institute.[14][15] The Presbyterian Church in America supports short-term missionaries for over 27 years.[16]

Partner churches[edit]

Partner churches are the Presbyterian Church in America and the Presbyterian Church of Australia, these denominations aim to plant churches and form Presbytery in Chiba Prefecture. In 1989 3 pastors in the Presbyterian Church in Japan invited the PCA missionaries to serve in Japan to build a Presbytery. The Presbyterian Church in Japan is among the few denominations that are growing in the country.[17][18]

The church maintains close relationships also with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin).[1]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up to:a b c "長老教会とは?: 日本長老教会(The Presbyterian Church in Japan)". chorokyokai.jp. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  2. Jump up to:a b Christoph Fasse. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  3. ^ "Japan, Chiba". mtw.org. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  4. ^ Benedetto, R.; McKim, D.K. (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches. Scarecrow Press. p. 342. ISBN 9780810870239. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  5. ^ "日本長老教会 :: 日本長老教会とは". cms.chorokyokai.jp. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  6. ^ "Japan, Nagoya". mtw.org. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. ^ "日本長老教会 :: ウェストミンスター信仰基準(日本語訳)". cms.chorokyokai.jp. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  8. ^ "日本長老教会 :: ウェストミンスター信仰基準(英語版)". cms.chorokyokai.jp. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  9. ^ "Japan, Nagoya, Christ Bible Institute". mtw.org. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  10. ^ "Team History - MTW Tokyo / Chiba Team". mtwtokyo.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  11. ^ "日本長老教会 :: 所属教会". cms.chorokyokai.jp. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  12. ^ "所属教会: 日本長老教会(The Presbyterian Church in Japan)". chorokyokai.jp. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  13. ^ "Short-Term Missions: Blessing or Bother? | Article |". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  14. ^ "English | おゆみ野キリスト教会". oyuminochurch.jp. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  15. ^ "The Iversons in Japan / Many will come from the east as well as the west ... Matthew 8:11". iversonjapan.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  16. ^ "InVision by MTW |". Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  17. ^ "APWM: Australian Presbyterian World Mission". apwm.org.au. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  18. ^ "Partnership | THE NEWSLETTER OF THE AUSTRALIAN PRESBYTERIAN WORLD MISSION" (PDF). 8 February 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

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日本長老教会

出典: フリー百科事典『ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』

日本長老教会(にほんちょうろうきょうかい)は、日本の米国プロテスタント福音派の団体。日本福音同盟に加盟している。

沿革[編集]

  • 1948年 - 美濃ミッションのフィウェル宣教師の招きによって、アメリカの聖書長老教会の海外宣教組織から、P.フォックスウェル夫妻が三重県四日市港に上陸した。また、J.ヤング宣教師が来日し、四日市での伝道に加わった。
  • 1949年 - 東京堀ノ内で神学校を計画していた長谷川真太郎の要請を受けて、全員が東京に移った。東京基督神学校が設立される。無牧になった四日市教会に東京基督神学校の学生が定期的に通う。
  • 1955年 - 小畑進が四日市教会の初代牧師に就任した。
  • 1956年12月9日 - 当初、横浜海岸教会、堀の内グループにも呼びかけたが機が熟せず、宣教師と日本人協力者によって生まれた3教会(済美ヶ丘教会、松ノ木教会、四日市教会)、6伝道所の代表者によって東京で日本基督長老教会が設立された。初代議長は後藤光三である。なお、1959年には横浜海岸教会から分かれた山の上教会が加わり、堀の内グループも日本福音長老教会設立を経て、1993年に合同した。
  • 1979年6月3日 - 台湾基督長老教会から日本に派遣された鍾子時牧師の支援の元、日本福音長老教会が5教会(井田、西船橋、蓮沼、堀ノ内、横浜山手)で設立。
  • 1993年5月3日 - 日本基督長老教会と日本福音長老教会が合同し、日本長老教会になる。

特色[編集]

30周年記念宣言には以下のように記載されている。

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