Tokyo Baptist Church
Tokyo Baptist Church (Japanese: 東京バプテスト教会) is a Japanese religious corporation in Shibuya, Japan.
| religious corporation[1] | |
| Founded | 2015/10/5[1] |
| Founder | Dennis G. Folds (デニス・G・フォルズ) |
| Headquarters | 東京都渋谷区鉢山町9番地2, Japan |
Key people |
Senior Pastor : Dennis Folds Gerard Associate Pastor : Takeshi Yozawa Evangelism Pastor : Joel Cuellar Ministry Pastor : Akira Watanabe Student Ministries Pastor : Chris McCottry Multi-site Pastor : Sawma Buongpui |
| Parent | None (isolated from Japan Baptist Convention) |
| Divisions | Saitama Prefecture (individual) |
| Website | http://www.tokyobaptist.org/ |
Sunday Morning Service
Summary
TBC Building in Shibuya
Current Pastors
- Senior Pastor : Dennis G. Folds
- Associate Pastor : Takeshi Yozawa (Japanese: 余沢 武)
- Evangelism Pastor : Joel Cuellar
- Ministry Pastor : Akira Watanabe (Japanese: 渡辺 聡)
- Family Ministries Pastor : Dale Johnson
- Multi-site Pastor : Sawma Buongpui
- Misato Campus Pastor : Peter Okada
Current
Branches
Tokyo Baptist Church has branches in Misato, Saitama Prefecture and Tachikawa, Tokyo.
Separation from Japan Baptist Convention
In 2015, the church separated from Japan Baptist Convention and became an independent Japanese religious corporation.[1]
Worship Service
Now, the church perform worship activities in English (Japanese subtitles) six times a week (Friday once, Saturday once, Sunday 4 times).
History
- 1958 - Tokyo Baptist Church pre-founded as an international group by W.H. "Dub" Jackson, Jr.
- 1964 - Tokyo Baptist Church became the 101st member of the Japan Baptist Convention.
- 1990 (until current) - Dennis G. Folds became Senior Pastor.
- 2015 - Tokyo Baptist Church deviated from Japan Baptist Convention, and became an independent Japanese religious corporation (Corporate Number (Japan): 9011005002724[1]).
References
- 1 2 3 4 宗教年鑑平成28年版 2016, p. 151.
External links
Coordinates: 35°39′01″N 139°41′51″E / 35.650369°N 139.697637°E
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