Back Vereinigte Kirche Christi in Japan German کلیسای متحد مسیح در ژاپن Persian Église unie du Christ du Japon French Gereja Serikat Kristus di Jepang ID 日本基督教団 Japanese Verenigde Kerk van Christus in Japan Dutch Zjednoczony Kościół Chrystusa w Japonii Polish 日本基督教團 Chinese
| The United Church of Christ in Japan 日本基督教団 Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UCCJ |
| Classification | Japanese Independent Church |
| Associations | World Council of Churches Christian Conference of Asia National Council of Churches in Japan |
| Region | Japan Eleven other countries |
| Origin | 24 June 1941 Fujimicho Church |
| Merger of | Thirty-three denominations |
| Separations | Anglican Church in Japan Japan Assemblies of God Japan Baptist Convention Japan Holiness Church Japan Lutheran Church Reformed Church in Japan The Salvation Army[1] Nihon Kirisuto Kyokai (Church of Christ in Japan) Numerous evangelical churches |
| Congregations | 1,725 |
| Members | 160,000 |
| Ministers | 2,189 |
| Official website | [1] |
The United Church of Christ in Japan (UCCJ; Japanese: 日本基督教団 Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan, or Kyōdan for short) is the largest Protestant denomination in Japan. It is a union of thirty-three diverse Protestant denominations forcibly merged by the Japanese wartime government on June 24, 1941. The UCCJ, which is a Japanese Independent Church, is a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Currently, the church has some about 200,000 members and 1,725 congregations served by 2,189 pastors.[2]
- ^ "United Church of Christ in Japan". Oikoumene. January 1948. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "United Church of Christ in Japan | World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. 1948-01-01. Retrieved 2024-02-16.