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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/reformed+church+japan/@29.9936295,125.2222414,5z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Reformed churches in Japan'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/reformed+church+japan/@29.9936295,125.2222414,5z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Reformed churches in Japan'''] | ||
===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||
The Reformed Church in Japan is a confessional Reformed denomination in Japan. The Reformed Church in Japan was formed in 1946 in Tokyo. Before World War II, all Protestants were forced to unite in one church, the United Church in Japan. Some congregations with Reformed background left this denomination to form the Japan Reformed Church. The Christian Reformed Church in North America sent missionaries to support the new denomination. At that time the church had nine pastors and three elders. The Christian Reformed World Mission has planted two presbyteries and almost 50 new congregations since entering Japan in 1951. CRCNA focuses their efforts on the metropolitan Tokyo area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of the world. The church has now 220 congregations and 8,000-9,000 members. The denomination is growing steadily. However the congregations are small: the largest has about 210 members and the smallest has about 10 members. | |||
=='''Salvation Army Church Records'''== | =='''Salvation Army Church Records'''== | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||