NISEKO CHURCH
About us
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Our Story
We are a Protestant Evangelical Church based in Kutchan town, covering the Niseko area.
Started in 1953, by missionaries, David Hayman (AU) and Doug Abrams (UK), the church was one of the first started by OMF (formerly CIM) in Japan.
The present church building was constructed in 1969.
The church is a member of JECA (Japan Evangelical Church Association).
Our staff
Pastor Murata and his wife, Yae live in the Niseko area with their 2 boys and a dog.
The Pastor (Keita) was brought up in a Christian home, and previously worked for the Word of Life Press, as well as living and working overseas before settling in Niseko. He then studied at Hokkaido Bible Institute and became the Pastor of the church. During winter months he works part-time as a Snowboard Instructor.
Yae also grew up in a Christian home, but left the church for a while. However at University she went to New Zealand on a working holiday and came to realise that the God of the Bible is real. She loves Niseko, and her hobbies are Snowboarding, gardening, etc
Our beliefs
We believe that the One, true God created the Universe. God loves us, and wants to show us love and mercy through Jesus Christ.
We believe that Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross, and died as punishment for our sins, and rose again three days later. And we also who believe, will not die, but have eternal life. As a church, we confess the Apostle's Creed, which has been confessed since the days of the Early Christian Church.
教会のビジョン
神を愛する（礼拝と讃美）
・私たちは、神への礼拝は神を愛することであると信じています。礼拝を通して私たちは、神を中心にした生き方へと変えられていきます。
・私たちは神のつくられたこの美しいニセコの地域で神をあがめ感謝をささげます。
人々を愛する（地域の方々と海外の方々）
・私たちは、地域の方々と、海外から来られた方々どちらにも開かれた、神の家族であるコミュニテイーを建て上げることを目指します。
・私たちは互いに集まりfellowshipを大切にします。
福音を伝える（ニセコから世界へ）
・教会学校やユースグループなどを通して、次世代に福音を証ししていきます。
・私たちは、最初にガリラヤから世界に福音が伝わったように、ニセコ～世界に福音が伝えられることを願っています。