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About Us

Kawaguchi Christ Church building

Kawaguchi Christ Church was founded in 1995 by Pastor Donald Schaeffer, who came to Japan as a missionary from the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA).

Kawaguchi Christ Church is now led by Pastor Kouichi Motonomi and the Eldership. It is a part of the Alliance Church Network, a group of churches associated with the C&MA.

The current church membership is about 30 people, some attending the Sunday Morning Service in person, and some attending remotely via our live streaming of the worship service.

Pastor

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Pastor Kouichi Motonomi became Pastor in Nov. 2014 and has led the church since.

 

His wife Kelly works tirelessly in the church.

 

They have 2 children.

Elders

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Lachlan Michael

I was baptized as a high school student in Australia. I moved to Japan in 1995 and joined Kawaguchi Christ Church in 2000. Since 2020/4 we started live worship streaming on Sunday mornings.

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Toshiyuki Nakazawa

I was part of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and was saved by Jesus when in Malaysia. After I came back to Japan I joined Kawaguchi Christ Church. I am now studying at the JTJ Seminary by distance learning.

Andy

Akihito Kirito

I was baptized in 1999 and moved to Saitama prefecture in 2003. After joining Kawaguchi Christ Church my wife and I spent many years working overseas. We returned to Japan and I became an elder in 2023.

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