United Church of Christ in Japan
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The United Church of Christ in Japan (UCCJ; Japanese: 日本基督教団 Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan, or Kyōdan for short) is the largest Protestant denomination in Japan. It is a union of thirty-three diverse Protestant denominations forcibly merged by the Japanese wartime government on June 24, 1941. The UCCJ, which is a Japanese Independent Church, is a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC).
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The United Church of Christ in Japan 日本基督教団 Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan | |
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Abbreviation | UCCJ |
Classification | Japanese Independent Church |
Associations | World Council of Churches Christian Conference of Asia National Council of Churches in Japan |
Region | Japan Eleven other countries |
Origin | 24 June 1941 Fujimicho Church |
Merger of | Thirty-three denominations |
Separations | Anglican Church in Japan Japan Assemblies of God Japan Baptist Convention Japan Holiness Church Japan Lutheran Church Reformed Church in Japan The Salvation Army[1] Nihon Kirisuto Kyokai (Church of Christ in Japan) Numerous evangelical churches |
Congregations | 1,725 |
Members | 160,000 |
Ministers | 2,189 |
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Currently, the church has some about 200,000 members and 1,725 congregations served by 2,189 pastors.[2]