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The United Church of Christ in Japan 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. | The United Church of Christ in Japan 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.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "United Church of Christ in Japan", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_in_Japan, accessed 1 April 2020. </ref> | ||
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