Reformed Church in Japan

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Reformed Church in Japan
Classification
Presbyterian
LeaderTakashi Yoshiba[1]
Associationswas a member of the Reformed Ecumenial Council
RegionJapan
Origin1946
Tokyo
Separated fromUnited Church of Christ in Japan
Congregations220
Members8,000-9,000
Ministers130

The Reformed Church in Japan is a confessional

Calvinist denomination in Japan. It was formerly a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, but it chose to suspend its membership.[2]

Origin

The Reformed Church in Japan was formed in 1946 in

Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin), and the Reformed Church in the United States were established.[7][9][10]
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.[11][12]

Structure

The church has five

presbyteries
, namely Northeastern, Shikoku, Western, Central and Tobochu.

Northeast Presbytery includes churches in

Okinawa.[13]

Shikoku Presbytery churches are in

Ehime, Kochi and Okayama Prefecture
.

Central Presbytery has congregations in

Aichi, Mie, Ishikawa, Fukui and Toyama.[14]

Tobuchu Presbytery has congregations in Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Greater Tokyo Area, Tochigi Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture.[15]

Theology

In 2004, the denomination had presbyterian-synodal church government with four districts and a Synod. As of November 2014, the denomination allows for the ordination of women.[citation needed] Formerly the church was a member of the Reformed Ecumenical Council.

Theological education

  • Reformed Theological Seminary [16]
  • Reformed Theological Institute [17]

Interchurch relations

The Reformed Church in Japan was a full member of the Reformed Ecumenical Council. It is an observer in the International Conference of Reformed Churches and the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Reformed Church of Japan Brings Thanks to Synod 2012".
  2. ^ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. ^ "日本キリスト改革派教会の紹介". Calvin.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  4. ^ "沿革". Rcj-net.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  5. ISBN 9780810870239
    . Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  6. ^ "CRWM: Japan - Christian Reformed Church". .crcna.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  7. ^ a b "BBK.GKV » Japan". Bbk.gkv.nl. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  8. ^ a b "ウエストミンスター小教理問答書". Rcj-net.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  9. ^ Johannes a Lasco Library (2004-02-27). "Address data base of Calvinist churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  10. ^ http://www.rcj-net.org/History_of_Reformed_Church_in_Japan.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ "Orthodox Presbyterian Church". www.opc.org.
  12. ^ "声明". Rcj-net.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  13. ^ "教会案内 西部中会". Rcj-net.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  14. ^ "教会案内 中部中会". Rcj-net.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  15. ^ "教会案内 東部中会". Rcj-net.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  16. ^ "神戸改革派神学校". Rcj-net.org. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  17. ^ "改革派神学研修所". Rcj-net.org. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  18. ^ "教会案内 関係諸機関". www.rcj-net.org.

External links

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