交わりと協力
被災地での働きや岩手県内の教会協力を推進します／ We will promote cooperation between churches in the disaster area and Iwate Prefecture.
On January 12, a network meeting was held at Kitakami Bible Baptist Church. We had a time of sharing and prayer with each other, as well as some important discussions. The 2024 “3.11 Gathering” will be held on the afternoon of Sunday, March 10 at the Kamaishi PIT. In addition, Pastor Keizo Yoshioka (Kamaishi) was newly added as a core member. We decided to share information and prayer requests with each other a little more frequently, and Pastor Yoshioka was put in charge. Here are the newly added core members, Pastor Keizo Yoshioka and his wife. Please continue to remember the work of 3.11 Iwate Church Network in your prayers.
The 12th “3.11 Meeting” will be held on the coast for the first time. Let us pray together and raise the light of hope. [Date] March 12, 2023 (Sun.) from 3:00 p.m. JST [Venue] Kamaishi PIT (1-1-10 Omachi, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, 026-0024) [ Access Google Map】 [Onliene] YouTube Live https://www.youtube.com/live/pxXO3DtSM9Q?feature=share [Program] Greetings Praise (Missionary Band) Bible reading Praise & worship Message Praise & worship Bible Reading Light and Prayer Praise (Missionary Band)
Normal Version Animal version, not Halloween version. 😉 On October 31, 2022, a meeting of the 3.11 Iwate Church Network was held at the Kamaishi Amazing Grace Center in Kamaishi City. 17 pastors, missionaries, and short-term workers from all over the prefecture gathered, mainly from the coast. There were people we met for the first time this time. They were workers who came to Iwate after the last gathering and those who came as short-term workers during this period. We felt that God’s work through the churches has been continuing dynamically since the earthquake. In the morning, after self-introductions, there was praise and worship. There was also a report on […]
Yoshiya Kondo, Delegate, 3.11 Iwate Church Network Since the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, you have prayed for, joined in various ways, and supported the work of the church centering on the affected areas in Iwate Prefecture, and we sincerely Thank you very much. Our prayer has been consistent since the Great East Japan Earthquake: “That the churches will be a base for the work of supporting the affected areas, that they will carry on the Lord’s missionary work, and that they will continue to share their blessings with the local community. Ofunato Grace House Church, which was born as a result of church planting after the earthquake, […]
It has been a while since we published a newsletter. Rev. Mitsuru Saito, a new core member, is in charge of this issue. https://311.ichurch.jp/material/newsletter/ Please note that the newsletter is only available in Japanese. In the preface, a report on the 11th “3.11 Gathering” is included. It also reports that Fumiaki Otsuka, who has served as a core member since the establishment 11 years ago, has left Iwate for a new location, and Mitsuru Saito has been added as a new core member. On page 2, you will find the financial report for fiscal year 2021.
The “11th Annual 3.11 Gathering” for the year 2022 was held online on Sunday, March 13, from 1:30 p.m. Although we did not publicize the event this year, about 90 participants from Singapore, Hong Kong, and the U.S., as well as from within and outside of the prefecture, gathered for the event (the Christian Newspaper covered the event, which will be published soon). Pastor Kondo, the representative of the network, gave a greeting, followed by an introduction of the work and prayer requests from various places along the coast, and Pastor Taguchi of Morioka Tsukigaoka Church offered prayer on behalf of the participants. After a praise service with harp performance […]
The 10th memorial service in remembrance of the 3.11 disaster was held from 7pm (local Japan time) on 11thMarch 2021. The service was held on-line. By doing so, it became possible for participants from outside of Iwate to join us. More than 250 participants from ten different countries/locations including Japan (Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong, USA, England, Fiji, South Korea, Taiwan and Israel) were able to join us. Some of the participants had to deal with the time zones, waking up very early in the morning or staying up deep into the night. We were able to rejoice in our reunion, but it was also a time to reflect upon the […]
The “10th 3.11 Memorial Meeting” is finally coming up tomorrow, and I am looking forward to seeing you all there.There’s still time to sign up, so do it now! There’s still time to sign up, so do it now! If you have signed up, you will have received an email with a link to the Zoom meeting. If you haven’t received it yet, please check your junk mail as it may have been filtered. If you still have questions, please contact us using the Contact form.
The “3.11 Meeting” in 2021, the 10th anniversary of the disaster, will be held online. It has been 10 years since we were sent to the people and communities affected by the disaster. Let’s listen to the history and the future with many guests. For more information, please visit the “Special Page“.
