North Shore Japanese Christian Church (West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
North Shore Japanese Christian Church in West Vancouver, British Columbia, was a member of Mennonite Church British Columbia. The congregation began as a house church and was founded on 3 May 2003 as a church plant of Mennonite Japanese Christian Fellowship in Surrey, BC. The intention was to minister to the Japanese community in West and North Vancouver. Takahiko "Yoshi" Yoshiyuki, past of the Surrey congregation, was also pastor of the daughter conregation in West Vancouver.
From May 2003 to December 2006 the congregation rented West Vancouver Baptist Church, holding services on Saturday evenings. In 2007 the church began worshipping on Sunday mornings at the Harry Jerome Recreation Centre in North Vancouver. In 2010 the church returned to meeting as a house church on Sunday mornings. Children's Sunday school instruction was in the English and Japanese languages.
In October 2006 Jong-Sun Kim, a Korean who could speak Japanese, was installed as co-pastor along with Yoshiyuki, who co-pastored until his return to Japan in March 2008.
The congregation closed at the end of 2022.
Bibliography
"Historical Sketch: North Shore Japanese Church." Web. 31 December 2023. https://mcbc.ca/article/8607-historical-sketch-north-shore-japanese-church.
North Shore Japanese Christian Church Leading Ministers
| Pastor | Years |
|---|---|
| Takahiko "Yoshi" Yoshiyuki | 2003-2008 |
| Jong-Sun Kim | 2006-2022 |
North Shore Japanese Christian Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 |
Denominational Affiliations:
Mennonite Church British Columbia
| Author(s) | Richard D. Thiessen |
|---|---|
| Date Published | December 2023 |
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Thiessen, Richard D.. "North Shore Japanese Christian Church (West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2023. Web. 27 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=North_Shore_Japanese_Christian_Church_(West_Vancouver,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=178071.
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Thiessen, Richard D.. (December 2023). North Shore Japanese Christian Church (West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=North_Shore_Japanese_Christian_Church_(West_Vancouver,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=178071.
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