Welcome to Fujisawa Church!!

　　Fujisawa Church is a protestant church in the center of Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The church was founded by a woman missionary from American Presbyterian church, and developed in the tradition of Japan Methodist Church. At present, it is administered by United Church of Christ in Japan, as a member in Kanagawa Parish.
　We hope that you will find Fujisawa Church your spiritual home and make yourself grow in faith in such a diverse church community united in a body of Christ.
　　We also hope that you will join some of the church activities such as home Bible study, so called ‘Kumikai’ which means ‘band’ in Methodist term, Sunday School, Church Choir, and so on.
　　Although all services and meetings are given in Japanese, they are open to everyone. Please feel free to contact us at the address shown below for any assistance or questions.

Worship Service:

　Early Sunday Morning　　　：　9:00am ‐9:30am
　Sunday Morning　　　　　　： 10:30am ‐ 12:00am
　Every 4^th Sunday Evening　： 6:00pm ‐ 7:00pm

Early Morning Worship ／Sunday School and Catechism

　Early Morning Worship
　　Held for the kindergarten to high school students, including their
　　parents and all the adults
　　　　　Worship ：　9:00am ‐9:30am　 (every Sunday morning)
　Sunday School
　　　　　Class　　：　 9:30am -10:00am
　　　　　・Kindergarten students (Youchika Group) (age: 3-5)
　　　　　・Elementary school students (Gospel Group) (age: 6-12)
　　　　　・Another class is also held for their parents.
　Catechism
　　　　　Class 　：　 9:30am -10:00am
　　　　　・Junior-high school
　　　　　　　　　and high school students (Manna Group) (age: 13-18)


*	High school students (age: 16-18)　can attend any worship services (Early Morning and/or Sunday Morning).

2019 Church Calendar

Epiphany	Sun. Jan. 6
Ash Wednesday	Wed. Mar. 6
Lent	Wed. Mar. 6～Sat. Apr. 20
Palm Sunday	Sun. Apr. 14
Passion Week	Sun. Apr. 14～Sat. Apr. 20
Maundy Thursday	Thu. Apr. 18
Good Friday	Fri. Apr. 19
Easter	Sun. Apr. 21
Ascension Daｙ	Thu. May 30
Pentecost	Sun. Jul. 9
Trinity Sunday	Sun. Jul. 16
Advent	Sun. Dec. 1～Tue. Dec. 24
Christmas	Wed. Dec. 25

2019 Church Events

Worship for New Year's Day	Tue. Jan. 1
Fujisawa Church Anniversary	Sun. Feb. 3
World Day of Prayer	Fri. Mar. 1
Mother's Day	Sun. May 12
Children's Day (Flower Day)	Sun. Jun. 16
Peace Sunday	Sun. Aug. 4
World Communion Sunday, World Mission Sunday	Sun. Oct.13
Seminary Sunday, Christian Vocation Day	Sun. Oct. 14
All Saints' Day	Sun. Nov. 3
Thanksgiving Day	Sun. Nov. 24

Address：

　2-5 Kugenuma-Hanazawa-cho, Fujisawa-shi,Kanagawa Prefecture
　Phone ： (0466) 22-2836

　Pastor

：

Rev. Naoto Kuroda

Contact:

　Email:Pastor Kuroda

　Phone: (0466) 22-2836
　Fax: (0466) 22-3068

Denomination：

　　The church belongs to the United Church of Christ in Japan, the largest assembly established in 1941 by various Japanese protestant denominations, which has about 1,700 churches and mission houses, 200,000 members in Japan. The church is a member of Kanagawa Parish, which administers 110 churches in Kanagawa Prefecture including 6 churches and mission houses in Fujisawa City.

Brief History：

　　The protestant mission in Fujisawa was started by a woman missionary from American Presbyterian Church around 1883.
　　As one of the mission activities in Shonan area, including Fujisawa city, the ‘Fujisawa Mission House’ was established in 1918 by Japan Methodist Church originated by John Wesley, which turned out to be the official start as a church. Since then, the church has lived with the history of Fujisawa City over 120 years. After having moved to the present location quite near the Fujisawa railway station in 1933, many new comers have joined the church community, along with the development of the city and the increase of the population, especially that of the residents in the coastal area called ‘Shonan Kugenuma’. Having approximately 230 members and 120 attendants in every Sunday morning service in average, the church is the largest among all protestant churches in Fujisawa city.

Chronological Table：

	1883	Mission started by a woman missionary from American Presbyterian Church
	1918	Establishment of ‘Fujisawa Mission House’ by Japan Methodist Church
	1929	Recognized as a church supported by the grant from JMC
	1933	Moved to the present location
	1934	Establishment of Mikuni Kindergarten
	1939	Recognized as an independent church
	1941	Establishment of United Church of Christ in Japan Official name: Fujisawa Church of United Church of Christ in Japan
	1979	Refurbishment of church building
	2016	Arrival of present pastor, Rev. Naoto Kuroda

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Renewal:2019.4.22 by M.N/K.T