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The '''Reformed Church in Japan''' was formed in 1946 in [[Tokyo]]. Before |
The '''Reformed Church in Japan''' was formed in 1946 in [[Tokyo]]. Before World War II, all Protestants were forced to unite in one church, the United Church in Japan. Some congregations with Reformed background left this denomination to form the Japan Reformed Church. <ref>http://www.calvin.org/nagano/rcj_syokai.htm</ref>The [[Christian Reformed Church in North America]] sent missionaries to support the church. At that time the church had 9 preachers an 3 elders.The <ref>http://www.rcj-net.org/introduce.htm</ref> Christian Reformed World Mission has planted 2 [[Presbyterian polity#The presbytery|Presbyteries]] and almost 50 new congregations since entering [[Japan]] in 1951. CRCNA focus their efforts on the metropolitan [[Tokyo]] area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of the world. <ref>http://www2.crcna.org/pages/crwm_glance_japan.cfm</ref> The church has now 220 congregations an 8-9,000 members. The denomination is growing steadily. It affirms the [[Westminster Confession of Faith]].<ref name="rcj-net">http://www.rcj-net.org/wcf_s.htm</ref> Sister church relation with the [[Orthodox Presbyterian Church]], [[Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin)]], [[Reformed Church in the United States]], was established.<ref>http://www.bbk.gkv.nl/japan/707/</ref><ref>http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1382&lg=eng</ref><ref>http://www.rcj-net.org/History_of_Reformed_Church_in_Japan.pdf</ref> |
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The [[Orthodox Presbyterian Church]](USA) works with a Presbytery of the Reformed Church in Japan in church planting and evangelism. The OPC provides a professor for the Kobe Theological Seminary.<ref>[http://www.opc.org/whatis.html/%20Foreign%20Missions http://www.opc.org/whatis.html/ Foreign Missions]</ref><ref>http://www.rcj-net.org/statement/index.html</ref> |
The [[Orthodox Presbyterian Church]](USA) works with a Presbytery of the Reformed Church in Japan in church planting and evangelism. The OPC provides a professor for the Kobe Theological Seminary.<ref>[http://www.opc.org/whatis.html/%20Foreign%20Missions http://www.opc.org/whatis.html/ Foreign Missions]</ref><ref>http://www.rcj-net.org/statement/index.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:20, 5 June 2013
| Reformed Church in Japan | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Theology | Reformed Evangelical |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Leader | Takashi Yoshiba |
| Associations | was a member of the Reformed Ecumenial Council |
| Region | Japan |
| Origin | 1946 Tokyo |
| Separated from | United Church of Christ in Japan |
| Congregations | 220 |
| Members | 8,000-9,000 |
| Ministers | 130 |
The Reformed Church in Japan is confessional Reformed church in Japan. It was formerly member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, but suspended their membership.[1]
Origin
The Reformed Church in Japan was formed in 1946 in Tokyo. Before World War II, all Protestants were forced to unite in one church, the United Church in Japan. Some congregations with Reformed background left this denomination to form the Japan Reformed Church. [2]The Christian Reformed Church in North America sent missionaries to support the church. At that time the church had 9 preachers an 3 elders.The [3] Christian Reformed World Mission has planted 2 Presbyteries and almost 50 new congregations since entering Japan in 1951. CRCNA focus their efforts on the metropolitan Tokyo area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of the world. [4] The church has now 220 congregations an 8-9,000 members. The denomination is growing steadily. It affirms the Westminster Confession of Faith.[5] Sister church relation with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin), Reformed Church in the United States, was established.[6][7][8] The Orthodox Presbyterian Church(USA) works with a Presbytery of the Reformed Church in Japan in church planting and evangelism. The OPC provides a professor for the Kobe Theological Seminary.[9][10]
Structure
The church has 5 Presbyteries namely the Norteastern Presbytery, and Shikoku Presbytery and Western Presbytery and Central Presbytery and Tobochu Presbytery.
The Norteatern Presbytery includes churches in Kyoto, Osaka, Shiga, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Fukui, Tottori, Shimane, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa.[11]
Shikoku Presbytery churches are in Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi and Okayama Prefecture.
Central Presbytery has congregations in Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Ishikawa, Fukui and Toyama.[12]
Tobuchu Presbytery has congregations in Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Tokyo Metropolitan area, Tochigi Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture.[13]
Theology
In 2004 the denomination had presbyterian-synodal church government with 4 districts, and a Synod. There are no women ordination. Formerly the church was a member of the Reformed Ecumenical Council.
Theological education
External links
- Official website Reformed Church in Japan
- Nagano Reformed Church in Japan
References
- ^ http://www.wcrc.ch/node/164
- ^ http://www.calvin.org/nagano/rcj_syokai.htm
- ^ http://www.rcj-net.org/introduce.htm
- ^ http://www2.crcna.org/pages/crwm_glance_japan.cfm
- ^ a b http://www.rcj-net.org/wcf_s.htm
- ^ http://www.bbk.gkv.nl/japan/707/
- ^ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1382&lg=eng
- ^ http://www.rcj-net.org/History_of_Reformed_Church_in_Japan.pdf
- ^ http://www.opc.org/whatis.html/ Foreign Missions
- ^ http://www.rcj-net.org/statement/index.html
- ^ http://www.rcj-net.org/address_seibu.htm
- ^ http://www.rcj-net.org/address_chubu.htm
- ^ http://www.rcj-net.org/address_toubu.htm
- ^ http://www.rcj-net.org/wcf_s.htm