Welcome to the web site of Mukaishima Christian Church.
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 We look forward to seeing you at our church.
 
  ONLINE WORSHIP
  Youtube channel is available here. During the period without a pastor, we are not streaming worship services when they are conducted using lay messages or video messages from other churches. Thank you for your understanding..
 
  MESSAGE
  Morning service 
     Date:  May 10, 2026
   Bible:  Exodus 12:1-51
   Subject:  "The God Who Saved Israel"
   Messenger:  Rev. Lim Kyung-Jun
  
 WEEKLY PROGRAM   NEXT SCHEDULE
Morning Service Sun. 10:35-12:10
Church School Sun. 10:00-10:15
Evening Service Sun. on hold
Prayer Meeting Tue.
Fri.		 on hold
Wed. 10:00-11:00
The evening prayer meeting is on hold.
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 5/3  The Lord's Supper, Regular Women's Fellowship Meeting
 5/9  Naikai District Women's General Meeting
 5/10  Mother's Day
 5/17  Annual General Meeting
 5/24  Pentecost, Monthly Staff Meeting
 5/31  Worship of Praise and Testimony
 6/7   The Lord's Supper, Regular Women's Fellowship Meeting
 6/14  Flower Day (Children's Day)
 The tea gathering is held after the third Sunday worship service every month.
 
 NEWS 
 
9 May 2026

The General Assembly of the Naikai District of the National Women’s Fellowship was held remotely.
3 May 2026

Rev. Takashi Ohtani delivered the sermon and officiated the Lord’s Supper.
 
29 April 2026

The General Assembly of the Naikai District of the Japan Baptist Union was held at our church.
 
26 April 2026

In today’s worship service, as Rev. Lim Kyung-Joon has been hospitalized for surgery, his sermon was read on his behalf.
A man who had attended a church school camp as a child came to the service with his wife and their three-month-old baby. We are very thankful.
 
12 April 2026

In today’s Church School (CS) service, a university student sister who has begun serving as a CS teacher this year delivered her first message. Using PowerPoint, she shared a Bible story in an easy-to-understand way through quizzes.

The worship service also included watching Rev. Lim Kyung-Jun’s sermon on video.

Spring flowers are decorating the church garden.
 
12 April 2026

In today’s worship service, we watched a sermon by Rev. Lim Kyung-Jun on video.
 
5 April 2026

Today is Easter. We offered our worship in remembrance of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
5 April 2026

The theme Scripture and the annual theme for 2026 have been given as follows:

Theme Scripture: John 15:5
“I am the vine; you are the branches.
Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.
Apart from me you can do nothing.”

Annual Theme:
“A Church That Bears Fruit by Abiding in Christ”
 
29 March 2026 In today’s worship service, we watched a video sermon by Rev. Lim Kyung-Jun .
 
22 March 2026 Today’s worship service was held as a “Praise and Testimony Service,” in which three members shared their testimonies and we shared God’s grace together.



In addition, some volunteers from the Sunday School teachers’ group attended the evening worship service at the Nakajima Meeting Place of Setoda Church (Nakajima, Kutsuna Islands, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture), and we had a meaningful time of fellowship.
 
15 March 2026 In today’s worship service, we watched a video sermon by Rev. Lim Kyung-Jun .
This afternoon as well, we cleaned the parsonage, did laundry, and mowed the grass in the garden.
 
8 March 2026 In today’s worship service, we watched a video sermon by Rev. Lim Kyung-Jun .
In the afternoon, we cleaned the parsonage and prepared to welcome a pastor.
 
1 March 2026 In today’s worship service, Rev. Takashi Otani delivered the sermon and officiated the Lord’s Supper.
After the service, we held a Vision Sharing Meeting, where we reflected on this year’s activities and discussed our hopes for the coming year.
 
22 February 2026 A Memorial Service for the Departed was held.
 
15 February 2026 In today’s worship service, a lay message was given.
In the afternoon, we prepared the annual report of the Naikai District, Fukuin Maru News (Issue No. 100), for mailing.
 
8 February 2026 In today’s worship service, Rev. Yukinori Ishikawa of the Kamogata Church and Mabi Makarios Church of the United Church of Christ in Japan delivered the sermon.
 
1 February 2026 This is today’s Sunday School (CS) report.


In today’s worship service, Rev. Takashi Otani delivered the sermon and officiated the Lord’s Supper.
 
25 January 2026 This is today’s Sunday School (CS) report.


In today’s worship service, we watched a video sermon by Rev. Tamiko Ishizuka of Setoda Baptist Church.
 
18 January 2026  In today’s worship service, a church member delivered the message.
 After the service, an extraordinary general meeting was held.

 
16 January 2026 A meeting of KGK (Christian Student Fellowship) was held.
 
12 January 2026  The Naikai District New Year Joint Worship Service was held remotely.
Rev. Khup from Hiroshima Peace Christian Church served as the moderator, and Rev. Sumiyoshi Nakagawa from the Setoda Baptist Church Age-no-sho Gathering delivered the sermon.
For the first time in a while, believers from the churches of the Naikai District gathered at their respective churches and, through remote connection, worshiped together and enjoyed a time of fellowship.
 
11 January 2026  We watched a sermon video from the seminary chapel by Rev. Sachiko Toda.
 
4 January 2026  A New Year worship service was held.
 Mukkaishima Church became a church from a mission station in November 1956 and was officially recognized as a religious corporation in December 1957.
 The first volume of the weekly bulletin was published in 1957, and this year marks its 70th volume.
 In the afternoon, we took down the Christmas decorations.
 
28 December 2025  The final worship service of 2025 was held as we watched a video message by Rev.  Tuang Khan Khup of Hiroshima Peace Christian Church.
 Although we have been without a pastor since April, we give thanks that the Lord has protected us and enabled us to continue offering worship.
 
24. December 2025  On Christmas Eve evening, a candlelight service was held, and through Scripture readings and hymns we reflected on the birth of the Lord.
The message was delivered by Rev. Otani.
 
21. December 2025  A Christmas worship service was held, and Rev. Otani delivered the message.

After the worship service, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, we held a fellowship meal with everyone bringing a dish to share.
In addition, many performances were presented by church members, and we concluded with a gift exchange, enjoying a joyful time together.
 
14. December 2025  In today’s worship service, a church member read aloud Pastor Otani’s sermon manuscript on his behalf.
 
13. December 2025  On Saturday, December 13th at 2:00 p.m., we held a Christmas concert by the cello ensemble “Chaccona.”
The warm and beautiful harmonies of the cellos filled the sanctuary, and it became a wonderful time of grace.
 
7. December Former pastor Rev. Takashi Otani delivered the sermon and officiated the Lord’s Supper.
 
30. November 2025 Today’s worship service was held as a “Worship of Praise and Testimony,” in which five church members shared and testified to God’s grace experienced in their daily lives.
After the service, we had our year-end cleaning and decorated the church for Christmas.
 
23. November 2025  In today’s worship service, Rev. Lim Kyung-Joon (임경준), associate pastor of Sangdo Central Church in South Korea, delivered a powerful message on the theme, “Where is God?”
 His wife, Ms. Lee Ha-Young (이하영), who is active as a vocalist, offered a beautiful musical praise titled “I will Bless You. (Chupokanora).”
 After the service, we had a fellowship meal and enjoyed a wonderful time of sharing together.
 
16. November 2025  A pastor who is engaged in missionary work in India shared his testimony about his mission experiences there and delivered a powerful message, saying, “You are the light of the world” and “Do not hide it under a lampstand; let it shine.”
 
9. November 2025  In today’s worship service, a church member delivered the message.
 
8. November 2025  At the Women's Fellowship of the Naikai District, we visited the Hara Assembly House of Setoda Baptist Church. We had a joyful time of fellowship together.
 
2. November 2025  Former pastor Rev. Takashi Otani delivered the sermon and officiated the Lord’s Supper.
 
26. October 2025  Rev. Sumiyoshi Nakagawa of the Setoda Baptist Church Agenosho Fellowship delivered the sermon.
 
19. October 2025  The worship message was given as an exhortation by a church member. After the service, we enjoyed a delicious lunch of mixed rice (takikomi gohan) freshly prepared at the church for the first time in a while.

 In the afternoon, a cleaning service and a graveside worship were held at the Bingo Christian Joint Cemetery. The graveside worship was officiated by Pastor Yukiyoshi Kikuta of Mihara Church, United Church of Christ in Japan.
 
12. October 2025  Today, as part of the pulpit exchange between the Kansai and Naikai districts of the Japan Baptist Convention, Pastor Nozomi Kanai from Kadoma Christian Church visited Mukaishima Church and delivered a powerful message titled, “Do not be afraid, keep on speaking.”
After the worship service, while sharing sandwiches together, he also spoke to us about theology, and we had a delightful time of fellowship.

Later in the day, Pastor Koji Matsumura, who had preached at Hiroshima Heiwa (Peace) Christian Church, also stopped by Mukaishima Church in the evening. We were grateful for the opportunity to talk with him.
 
5. October 2025  Ex-pastor Takashi Otani delivered the sermon and presided over the Lord’s Supper.
 
28. September 2025  We watched a video of the worship message delivered by Seminarian Takashi Yanagisawa at the seminary.
Two representatives from the Japan Baptist Union Seminary Support Association came and made an appeal for support.
Volunteer church school teachers accompanied Pastor Ishizuka from Setoda Church and attended the evening worship at the Nakajima Chapel.
 
21. September 2025  The worship message was delivered as an exhortation by a church member.
 
14. September 2025  We watched a sermon video by Pastor Tamiko Ishizuka of Setoda Baptist Church.
 
7. September 2025 Rev. Takashi Otani delivered the sermon and presided over the Lord’s Supper. In Church School, an art student shared an enjoyable story using a PowerPoint presentation with his own illustrations.
 
31. August 2025 A worship service of praise and testimony was held, during which three members of the congregation shared their testimonies and the grace of God.
 
30. August 2025 Rev. Uchida and the members of Itami Christian Church, Japan Baptist Convention visited our church to tour the church building, and we shared a wonderful time of fellowship together.
 
24. August 2025 We watched a sermon video by Rev. Tuang Khan Khup of Hiroshima Peace Christ Church.
 
17. August 2025 The worship message was delivered as an exhortation by a church member.

In the afternoon, ten students from Kanto Gakuin Mutsuura High School visited the church on a volunteer trip and helped clean the chapel floor and weed the garden. As part of their peace studies, we also shared about the prisoner-of-war camp that existed on this island during World War II.
 
10. August 2025 Pastor Sumiyoshi Nakagawa of the Setoda Baptist Church’s Agenosho Meeting preached the sermon. After the service, he also played the clarinet, blessing us with its beautiful tone.
 
3. August 2025 Rev. Takashi Otani delivered the sermon and officiated the Lord's Supper.
At church school, an art student gave an enjoyable talk using a PowerPoint of their own illustrations.
A young woman from Taiwan attended the worship service, and we had an enjoyable time of fellowship.
 
27. July 2025  We watched a sermon video by Pastor Tamiko Ishizuka of Setoda Baptist Church.
 
21. July 2025 The 68th General Assembly of the Japan Baptist Union was held remotely, and two members from our church attended.
 
20. July 2025 The worship message was delivered by a church member.
 
19. July 2025 We carried out a weeding service at the Bingo Christian Joint Cemetery. Afterwards, a burial ceremony was held.
 
13. July 2025 We watched the seminary worship message by theological student Kasumi Tadokoro on video. We are grateful.
 
6. July 2025 Rev. Takashi Otani delivered the worship sermon and officiated the Lord's Supper.
Several new visitors attended, including a young couple traveling from Australia, and it was a blessed worship service.
 
29. June 2025 A worship service of praise and testimony was held, during which six members of the congregation shared their testimonies and the grace of God. After the service, we served by weeding the church’s front garden.
 
22. June 2025 We watched a sermon video by Rev. Tuang Khan Khup of Hiroshima Peace Christ Church.
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15. June 2025 Message at Sunday School
Worship Message by a Lay Member
With a couple visiting Onomichi on their trip
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9. June 2025 The funeral and memorial service for the husband of a church member was conducted under the officiation of Rev. Takashi Otani.
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8. June 2025 We watched a video of Professor Mayumi Hara from Kanto Gakuin University delivering a worship message at the Japan Baptist Seminary.
Early in the morning, the husband of a church member was called to heaven, and a wake service was held that evening under the officiation of Rev. Takashi Otani.
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1. June 2025 Rev. Takashi Otani delivered the sermon and officiated the Lord's Supper.
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25. May 2025  We watched a sermon video by Pastor Tamiko Ishizuka of Setoda Baptist Church.
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24. May 2025  A takoyaki party hosted by the church school was held, and we had a wonderful time with local neighbors.
 
18. May 2025  This year, the church has been without a pastor, and for the first time, a message was delivered by a lay member.
 The regular church general meeting was held, and the previous year's report and this year's plan were approved.
 
11. May 2025  We watched a sermon video by Pastor Tuang Khan Khup of Hiroshima Peace Christ Church.
 
10. May 2025  Women's General Meeting of JBU Naikai Division was held.
 
7. May 2025  I asked Silver Service to prune the wisteria. They say it's best to do a hard pruning at this time, after the flowers have finished blooming.
 
6. May 2025  The ordination council and ordination ceremony for Pastor Sumiyoshi Nakagawa, who serves in worship ministry at Agenoshō, were held at Setoda Baptist Church.
 
５. May 2025   This year's Bible verse and the message on the bulletin board have been updated.
 
4. May 2025   A worship sermon by Pastor Otani and the Lord’s Supper were held.
 
29. April 2025   The annual general meeting of the Naikai District was held.
 
27. April 2025   We watched a sermon video by Pastor Tamiko Ishizuka of Setoda Baptist Church.
 
20. April 2025   We held an Easter service and celebrated the resurrection of the Lord.
 
13. April 2025   During the period without a resident pastor, we will be watching video messages from pastors of other churches about twice a month. Today's worship message has been entrusted to Pastor Tuang Khan Khup of Hiroshima Peace Christ Church.
 
6. April 2025   Pastor Takashi Otani served at our church for 8 years, but as of March 31, 2025, he has retired from his pastoral role. From April onwards, Mukojima Christian Church will be without a pastor. However, we will continue to hold worship services and prayer meetings as usual. Pastor Otani will provide service once a month, and other worship services will be led by laypeople, including messages from other church pastors through video. Please pray that we will be able to welcome a new pastor as soon as possible.
 
30. March 2025   Pastor Takashi Otani held his final worship service as a pastor.
As a worship service of praise and testimony, there was sharing of testimonies by the laypeople, and the grace of the Lord was shared.
A gift of appreciation was presented to Pastor Otani.
The funeral and burial service for the believer who was called to heaven was held.
 
29. March 2025   The church school organized a trip to Shibukawa Zoo in Okayama Prefecture. The weather was neither too hot nor too cold, and we were protected by good weather, allowing us to have a fun and enjoyable time. We are grateful.
 
23. February 2025   A memorial service for the departed was held.
 
13. January 2025   New Year's Worship Service of Naikai Bukai was held remotely.
 
29. December 2024  The New Year's Day worship service was held.
 
29. December 2024  A worship service of praise and testimony was held, where five believers shared their testimony of faith and rejoiced in the Lord's grace..
 
22. December 2024  A Christmas candlelight service was held, and we celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ with hymns and Bible readings.
 
22. December 2024  A Christmas worship service and celebration were held to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. During the celebration, the choir sang "O Holy Night," followed by a cushion spinning by the pastor, a flute performance by a believer, ventriloquism by Harukaze Fukuro, a guitar performance by a believer, a skit of "The Cobbler Martin," and performances with the morin khuur and erhu. Santa Claus also presented cakes to the attendees. It was a joyful time of Christmas.　　
 
8. December 2024  After the worship service, we practiced hymns at the church and then went to the Onomichi shopping street (E-no-machi Street). Starting from 2:30 PM, we sang Christmas carols with people from the local churches and shared the songs with the people in the town.
This year, we had the opportunity to perform at the Christmas Market hosted by the E-no-machi shopping street. It was a very enjoyable time.　　
 
7. December 2024  From 2:00 p.m., a Christmas concert was held, and Akira Okano on flute and Chihiro Inoue on piano gave a wonderful performance of Christmas medleys and other pieces. Many people from the community came to listen to the music and it was a good Christmas present for them.　　
 
3. December 2024  A Christmas party was held at 6:00 p.m. at Arii Work Station, Onomichi Prison Branch, with nine inmates in attendance. A participating sister played flute and gave testimony, a brother talked about “forgiveness of sins,” and Rev. Otani talked about “Who is Jesus?" Everyone sang Christmas hymns and celebrated the Nativity of the Lord Jesus.　　
 
24. November 2024  We decorated and cleaned up for Christmas in preparation for Advent starting the next week.
A practice session for Christmas carols on the street corner was held.　
 
10. November 2024  Christmas Events. Click the following pictures.　　
 
4. November 2024  The Naikai Bukai invited Rev. Makito Matsuda of Oasis Chapel Rifu Christ Church to give a lecture entitled “Let's think about the church of the future, from the viewpoint of revitalization and formation of local churches. ” , using the three Rs as keywords: Remember, Repent, and Recover.
 
20. October 2024  Pastor Shoji Dohira of Shiogama Christ Church delivered the sermon. In the afternoon, he had a meeting with the congregation of the church.
 
14. October 2024  A church school (CS) pizza party was held at Setoda Baptist Church's Hara Meeting House on Ikuchijima Island, and we had a very good time.
 
29.September 2024  A service of praise and testimony was held, and three members of the congregation gave their testimonies.
 After the service, a person who had attended the kindergarten attached to our church returned from another church, made a confession of faith for transfer and was welcomed as a member of the church.
 
8.September 2024  Seiji Shinotoh, a seminary student who came to Seto Inland Sea on a study tour from Japan Baptist Theological Seminary, gave the worship message, and we had a time of fellowship after the service..
 
17.August 2024  Fourteen junior and senior high school students visited Mukaishima Church with two teachers to participate in the Mukaishima/ Ikuchijima Volunteer Camp organized by the Religious Department of Kanto Gakuin Mutsuura Junior and Senior High School.
After the opening service, they toured the memorial facilities related to the British and American POW camps and volunteered to weed the front yard of the church, after which they moved to Setoda Church..
 
21.July 2024  Rev. KAWAHARA Kunsoh of Obihiro Church preached.
 
20.July 2024  Cleaning of Senkoji Community Cemetery was held.
 
11-13.July 2024 The general meeting of the Japan Baptist Union was held in Kyoto, and Mr. Watatani was elected as the director in charge of finance and Ms. Mitogawa as a member of the evangelist training committee.
 
7.July 2024 Yikii Walter's work was featured in the Nikkei Newspaper, and he shared his testimony after the service. Yikii is from Uganda, and after studying in Japan, he went to work for a company in Innoshima, Onomichi City. There he designs machines to produce solid fuel from rice husks. In developing countries, forests are cut down to maintain agriculture, resulting in environmental destruction. The machine he designed can prevent this environmental destruction. His work contributes to his country.
 
30.June 2024 A missionary who is working in India, gave us a message.
After the service, we watched an animation video of "John's Revelation" that a young brother created as his graduation project at the university.
In the afternoon, we weeded the front yard.
 
16.June 2024
An messenger exchange of Naikai Bukai was held. Rev. ISHIZUKA Tamiko of the Setoda Baptist Church deliverd a message at our church. Rev. Ohtani served at the Hiroshima Peace Church.
 
19.May 2024 General Meeting was held after the pentecost worship service.
 
11.May 2024 General Meeting of Women's Association of Naikai Division was held at our church.
 
4.May 2024 A church school fun party was held and 19 people attended, including families from the neighborhood. We ate okonomiyaki, onigiri, and salad, and played fun games.
For the first time in a long time, the church was filled with the voices of children, and we had a time of celebration with the Lord.
 
2.May 2024 The Pastor Izumi Tamasaki of Onomichi Evangelical Church was called to death.
Rev. Otani officiated the eve ceremony on May 1, and the funeral service on May 2.
 
29.April 2024 A general meeting of the Naikai Division was held to review the previous year and discuss plans for the current year.
 
7.April 2024 New year's annual scripture and theme are relieased.

Annual Scripture:
"Preach the Word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all ongsuffering and teaching." (2 Thimothy 4:2)

Annual Theme:
"behold, now is the acceptable time; Behold, now is the day of salvation."(2 Corinthians 6:2)
/Enrich our individual faith.
/Enrich our faith within families.
/Enrich our faith within the community.
 
31.March 2024 Easter service was held to celebrate the Lord's resurrection.
After the service, a ceremony was held to receive the ashes of the congregation's family.
 
29.March 2024 A service was held on the Day of Suffering to remember the Lord's suffering on the cross and to give thanks for His saving work.
 
20.March 2024 A violin concert was held by high school students from the neighborhood. They have been learning violin together since they were young children, and this concert was held as a graduation concert for them to start their own paths.
They performed in wonderful harmony with warm tones that sounded like heavenly music.
 
17.March 2024 For many years, the direct sunlight from the triangular window was very glaring due to the position of the sun, making it very difficult to see the projected image on the projector. To reduce the amount of light, a triangular frame was made and fitted with fabric.
 
3.March 2024 We had a meeting to discuss the vision of the church.
 
25.February 2024 Memorial service for ascended believers was held.
 
23.February 2024 The workshop was held for congregation of Naikai Division. We learned about evangelist training from Rev.Iwao Masu, former president of Baptist Theological Seminary.
 
21.January 2024 After the worship service, we invited members of the Onomichi Fire Department's Mukaishima Station for a fire and disaster prevention workshop. After learning about earthquake and tsunami evacuation methods in preparation for a major Nankai Trough earthquake, we practiced how to use a fire extinguisher in case a fire broke out.
 
8.January 2024 The New Year service of the Naikai Division was held remotely with the participation of members from churches and congregations in Shodoshima, Setoda, Agenosho, Hiroshima, and Mukaishima. After a message by Pastor Khup of Hiroshima Peace Christ Church, the situations of each church and favorite scriptures of the participants were shared.
 
7.January 2024 The New Year Worship Service was held.
 
1.January 2024 The New Year Day Worship Service was held.
 
31.December 2023 The worship service with praises and testimonies was held. Four members testified of God's grace.
 
24.December 2023 The Christmas Worship Service was held, followed by a joyous party. The Christmas Eve Candlelight Service was held in the evening.
 
17.December 2023 The Christmas Caroling was held in front of Mange Tac Resort Hotel on the Onomichi Hondori Street.
 
16.December 2023 The Christmas Concert was held.
 
10.December 2023 We practiced to sing "O Holy Night" that we will sing on Christmas.
We practiced to sing for The Christmas Caroling on the Onomichi Street.
 
26.November 2023 We cleaned the church and decorated for Christmas.
 
25.November 2023 We went to the Okayama Forest Park as a church school fall field trip.
 
5.November 2023 The Women's Meeting was held for the World Day of Prayer of the Baptist World Alliance.
 
3.November 2023 The Naikai Bukai's church school teacher training seminar was held, and Rev. Ryuji Saito of Kibi Covenant Christian Church gave a message on the theme "Where the Young People Are," from Mark 10:10-16.
In the afternoon, after listening to the testimonies of the youth of the Kibi Church, participants shared their impressions and testimonies.
 
29.October 2023 A service of praise and testimony was held, and two members of the congregation shared their testimonies and the Lord's grace.
After the service, we weeded the garden.
 
21.October 2023 Ms. Keiko Holmes, the leader of Agape World, gave a lecture and we had a meaningful time for about an hour.
Ms. Keiko Holmes was told by the Lord to "Let's Go," and we heard about her efforts for reconciliation with British POWs in World War II who had intense hatred toward the Japanese, and the many blessings she was given by working according to the Lord's Word.
 
18.September 2023 We went to the "Ikoi no Mori" Park in Higashi-Hiroshima City to enjoy the fall recreational activities of the Naikai Bukai.
 
17.September 2023 Harukaze Fuwari performed ventriloquism at the town's Respect-for-Senior-Citizens party. The elderly people enjoyed the performance.
In the afternoon, a cleaning and graveside service was held at the Bingo Christian Community Cemetery.
 
10.September 2023 Bo, a ventriloquist doll, made her debut at the church school.
A member of the congregation was invited to visit the UK by the Agape Society, which is continuing its reconciliation work with British prisoners of war from the World War II.
A debriefing session was held after the service.
At that time, British and American POWs were interned at the POW camp on Mukaishima and forced to work. Commemorative plaques and monuments were erected on Mukaishima.
 
3.September 2023 Today's women's meeting was an event for National Disaster Preparedness Week, where participants learned about preparing and cooking emergency food for disaster meals.
 
30.July 2023 The worship service with praises and testimonies was held. Four members testified of God's grace.
 
23.July 2023 The Word of God on the bulletin board has been renewed.
 
30.July 2023 The worship service with praises and testimonies was held. Four members testified of God's grace.
 
11.June 2023 Rev. Masayuki Inoue of Hinomoto Church (Himeji City) gave a message at our church.
Rev. Otani served at Shodoshima Baptist Church.
 
4.June 2023 As of today's service, we have returned to our pre-Corona worship program.
 
2.June 2023 The National Women's Association General Meeting of Japan Baptist Union was held remotely, with a lecture by Pastor Yorie Ito of the International Japanese Language Church of Singapore.
 
28.May 2023 Pentecost worship service was held.
 
20.May 2023 A thank-you party was held at our church for "Harukaze Fuwari," a member of the Logos Ventriloquism Study Group, to introduce her artistic name.
 
14.May 2023 General Meeting of Church was held.
 
13.May 2023 General Women's Meeting of Naikai Bukai was held.
 
30.April 2023 The worship service with praises and testimonies was held. Four members testified of God's grace.
 
16.April 2023 The general meeting of Naikai Bukai of Japan Baptist Union was held at our church.
 
9.April 2023 We held an Easter service and rejoiced in the Lord's resurrection.
 
2.April 2023 The theme scripture for the year 2023 has been decided.

"Delight yourself in the LORD,
 and he will give you the desires of your heart.
 Commit your way to the LORD;
 trust in him, and he will act."
  (Psalm 37:4-5)
 
5.March 2023 A "meeting to talk about the vision of the church" was held, and we discussed our thoughts on activities for the next year.
 
26.February 2023 Memorial service for ascended believers was held.
 
23.February 2023 The congregational workshop of the Naikai Bukai was held remotely, and it was a time of grace to listen to a lecture by Rev. Rie Fujii, chaplain of Yodogawa Christian Hospital, through her valuable experience in the field of terminal care, and to learn many things.
 
19.February 2023 A cherry tree that had been dead has blossomed.
 
29.January 2023 Worship Service with Praises and Testimonies was held.
5 believers testified and share the grace of God.
 
9.January 2023 A New Year's joint worship service of the Naikai Bukai was held at Remote (Zoom), attended by Hiroshima Peace Christian Church, Setoda Baptist Church, Shodoshima Baptist Church, and Mukaishima Christ Church.
After a message by Pastor Otani, the participants talked about the recent situation of individual participants and churches and their aspirations for this year, and prayed for each other.
 
1.January 2023 New Year's Day worship service was held.
 
25.December 2022 Christmas service and Celebration were held.
 
24.December 2022 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service and Flute Concert were held at 19:00.
At the concert, which had not been held for a long time, we were grateful for the crystal clear performance of Akira Okano on flute and Yuko Ohata on piano, which brought the joy of Christmas even deeper into our hearts.
 
18.December 2022 "Christmas Caroling on the Street Corner" was held on the 2nd floor deck of Onomichi Station in the afternoon.
 
4.December 2022 In the afternoon, a practice session was held for "Christmas Caroling on the Street Corner" at our church.
 
25.November 2022 Trees in the garden were pruned.
 
20.November 2022 Since Advent begins the next week, the church was cleaned and decorated for Christmas.
 
13.November 2022 Rev. Yoshikuni Shimada of Onomichi Yoshiwa Mission Station of the Japan Christian Church preached at this morning's service.
A ceremony was held to lay the ashes to rest in the afternoon.
 
2.November 2022 Ms. Keiko Holmes, the leader of "Agape no Kai," which invites British ex-soldiers and their families who were captured by Japan in the last World War to Japan and continues its activities around the world to lead them to reconciliation, and Ms. Keiko Kosuge, the Japanese representative, attended our prayer meeting. After the Bible study, they told us about their activities to convey the Lord's love to those who have been divided by hatred and their future prayer tasks, and we had a time of good fellowship in the Lord.
 
10.October 2022 The worship service with Praises and Testimonies was done.
Two members shared their testimonies and God's graces.
Then in the afternoon, we weeded the church yard.
 
10.October 2022 We went to Ikoi no Mori Park in Higashi-Hiroshima City for a Autumn event of the Naikai Bukai.
It rained until the morning and we wondered if we could do it, but the weather got improved and we enjoyed walking, eating lunch and baked potatoes.

And we sang and recorded our original hymn "From Seto Inland Sea."
 
25.September 2022 We continue to offer church school. Please join us with your children.
Today, a Bible story was told through ventriloquism.
 
23.September 2022 The national congregational seminar of the Japan Baptist Union was held remotely.
 
18.September 2022 As an event of Naikai Bukai, Rev. Sumiyoshi Nakagawa, who is sent from Setoda Baptist Church and is an evangelist in Agenosho, Suo Oshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, gave a worship message.
Rev. Otani of our church went to Setoda Baptist Church and gave the message.
In the afternoon, a joint service for the Bingo Christian Cemetery was held at Onomichi West Church.

 
15.August 2022 The lights on the bulletin board have been updated to make it easier to read at night.
 
31.July 2022 A service with praises and testimonies was held.
A praise video was recorded for publication in JB, the monthly magazine of the Japan Baptist Union.
 
10.July 2022 An extraordinary general meeting was held and a revised budget was approved.
 
29.June 2022 A service with praises and testimonies was held.
 
15.May 2022 The Genaral Meeting of church was held.
 
14.May 2022 The Women's Genaral Meeting of Naikai Bukai was held.
 
29.April 2022 The Genaral Meeting of Naikai Bukai was held.
The stuff meeting of Naikai Bukai was held.
 
17.April 2022 Easter service was held.
 
3.April 2022 The first service of FY2022 was held.

New annual scripture is presented as follows.

"In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths."
(Proverbs 3:6)
 
23.March 2022 A meeting of the National Women's Association was held remotely.
 
21.March 2022 A staff meeting of Naikai Bukai was held at our church.
 
13.March 2022 Church Visioning Meeting was held.
 
27.February 2022 Memorial service for ascended believers was held.
 
13.February 2022 A confession of faith ceremony and a baptism ceremony were held. One person was saved.
 
30.January 2022 Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, we did not gather in the church today, but had a home worship service via Youtube.
Also, due to the extension of the priority measures to prevent the spread of the disease, Church School (CS) will be cancelled until February 20.
 
10.January 2022 New Year's Worship Service of Naikai Bukai was held remotely.
Members from Setoda Baptist Church, Hiroshima Peace Church and our church worshipped together.
 
2.January 2022 New Year's Worship Service was held.
 
24.December 2021 Christmas Eve Candle Light Service was held.
 
12.December 2021 Christmas Worship Service was held.
In the afternoon, we held a Christmas Party.
 
12.December 2021 In the afternoon, we held a street corner Christmas caroling at the harbor green in front of Onomichi Station. We sang while the Onomichi Christmas Marche was being held.
The Onomichi Christmas Marche
 
5.December 2021 Next week, we will have a street corner Christmas caroling at 14:00 at the harbor green space in front of Onomichi Station. Everyone is welcome to join us.
This afternoon, a practice session was held at Onomichi Catholic Church.
 
28.November 2021 First Week of Advent
 
23.November 2021 The praise, testimony and prayer meeting "Revival from the Seto Inland Sea" of the Naikai Bukai was held as a remote meeting using ZOOM.
Members from Shodoshima Baptist Church, Mukaishima Christian Church, Setoda Baptist Church, and Hiroshima Peace Christian Church participated, and listened to the testimonies of three people and shared the grace of the Lord. We sang songs from the praise book that was born in Naikai, shared the situation of our respective churches, and prayed over the issues.
 
21.November 2021 Advent begins next week, so we spent the afternoon cleaning the chapel and decorating for Christmas.
 
7.November 2021 After the service, a memorial service for the deceased was held in front of the ossuary.
 
31.October 2021 We had a service of praise and testimony for the first time in a while, and three members of the congregation shared their testimonies and God's grace.
 
10.October 2021 After the service, we had a new member ceremony. A former member of another church gave her testimony and confession of faith, and was welcomed as a member of our church.
The church school started at 10:15 in the morning, so adults who came early also joined the children's service.
 
26.September 2021 Church School (CS) start time will be changed to 10:15am from October 3rd.
 
19.September 2021 Today, after the Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day service, the Women's Group presented 12 church members over the age of 70 with a token of congratulations and appreciation.
In the afternoon, the Graveside Service was held after the cleaning of the Bingo Area Christian Cemetery.
 
22.August 2021 Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, we will suspend Lord's Supper for the time being from September.
Also, the church school will start at 10:00.
 
27.June 2021 The declaration of a state of emergency for the new corona infection that had been issued for Hiroshima Prefecture has been lifted, and the number of infected people in Onomichi City is decreasing, so Lord' Supper, Praise before Worship, and Church School (CS) will resume in July.
 
6.June 2021 Today's worship offering will be sent to the Myanmar Baptist Council, which is working to help those who have been displaced and are suffering from starvation due to the terrorist acts of the Myanmar military.
 
16.May 2021 The General Meeting was held.
 
16.May 2021 As of today, a new corona emergency has been declared in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Our Church will take the following measures for the time being.
The church school, praise time and communion service will be suspended.
The presenter and preacher will also wear masks.
Feel free to participate in the service remotely.
Avoid getting close in conversation.
Today's general meeting will be held as briefly as possible while seated in the chapel.
 
29.April 2021 The General Meeting of Naikai bukai was held.
The first meeting was held by staffs who was newly chosen.
 
4.April 2021 The Easter service was held.
Unfortunately, due to corona measures, we did not have an Easter lunch party.
The first women's group meeting of the new year was held.
 
1.April 2021 The new annual scripture has decided as follows;

"Faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."(1 Corinthians 13:13)
 
28.Feburary 2021 Memorial service for ascended believers was held.
 
31.January 2021 Starting today, Church school begins at 9:45 from today.
A service of praise and testimony was held, and five members of the congregation gave their testimonies and shared the blessings of the Lord.
 
17.January 2021 After the worship service we played cards with kids. The winner's prizes were doughnuts from Mister Donut.
 
11.January 2021 The New Year's Service of the Naikai Bukai was held. This year's New Year's Service of the Naikai Bukai was held via Facebook live streaming and Zoom meeting.
 
1.January 2021 The New Year's Day Worship Service was held.
 
24.December 2020 The Christmas Eve Candle Light Service was held.
 
20.December 2020 The Christmas service was held. Unfortunately, due to the prevention of corona infection, we did not have a celebration party afternoon this year.
 
13.December 2020 "Christmas Carols on the Streets" was held at the Onomichi Chamber of Commerce Memorial Plaza, and the congregation of churches of several denominations in Onomichi City sang Christmas hymns. In the midst of the spreading corona disaster, we sang while wearing masks and keeping our distance.
 
12.December 2020 From December 13, we will reduce the worship program and shorten the service time to one hour. As a result, we will change the start time of the praise time before the service from 10:30 to 10:40. With the rapid spread of the new corona infection in Hiroshima Prefecture, we will shorten the time of the worship service and ventilate before and after the service to prevent infection, as the temperature is dropping in winter and it is impossible to open the door windows while heating.
 
6.December 2020 On December 13, we are going to sing Christmas carols in the Onomichi shopping street.
 
5.December 2020 Powerful air purifiers were installed in the church hall as a measure to prevent corona infection.
 
29.November 2020 Advent has begun.
Worship service with praises and testimonies was held after a long time.
 
21.November 2020 We went for a church school trip. It was very beautiful and warm day.
We went to watch a whirlpool at Kurushima Strait on a viewing boat.
 We looked at the Kurushima Strait from the viewing stage on the top of Kirosan mountain.
 We had a lunch and studied the history of the Noshima Pirates at the Murakami Pirate Museum. After that we have a worship service at Ohmishima Praying Terrace.
 
8.November 2020 We weeded in the garden.
The olive tree in the garden has produced some fruits.
 
1.October 2020 The praise song book "From the sea of Seto" was completed.
 
20.September 2020 The Graveside service was held at the Bingo communal cemetery.
 
6.September 2020 Church School, Praise time and Lord's supper were resumed.
A meeting was held in Zoom to prepare for the publication of the Fukuninmaru Shimpo.
 
23.August.2020 We will resume the follows in September.
  • Lord's supper,
  • Praise time before worship service,
  • Church School.
 
9.August.2020 After the service, a transfer ceremony was held and a new member was added to the church.
 
2.August.2020 Due to an infection of the coronavirus in Onomichi,
  • Lord's suppor is suspended.
  • Church School is suspended.
 
26.July.2020 Due to the spread of the coronavirus, we decided the following changes on the basis of thorough disinfection, ventilation, and avoidance of the 3C's.
  • We will not have praise time before the service.
  • We will have worship services and prayer meetings as usual.
  • The live worship service continue to be streamed.
  • If you are unable to watch the live stream of the worship service, please contact us in advance. We will inform you the Bible verses. We will also send you the written message afterwards.
  • If there will be an infected person in the church, we will not gather at the church, but will only provide a live streaming on next Sunday.
  • Lord's supper will be held as usual on the first Sunday of the month.
  • The staff meeting, CS teacher's meeting, and women's meeting will be conducted.
  • The tea time, luncheon and Open Cafe "Tallent" are not held.

 
23.July.2020 The general meeting of Naikai Bukai was held at our church.
 
5.July.2020 The Lord's supper, which had been refraining from in order to prevent coronavirus infection, was restarted today.
 
28.Jun.2020 The shield on the pulpit has been replaced with a clear board so that the preacher can be seen better.
 
14.Jun.2020 We combined Mother's Day, Flower Day and Father's Day and had a service as Family Day worship service.
The annual general meeting was held in the afternoon.
 
7.Jun.2020 Praise time restarted.
A transparent shield was set on the pulpit.
 
31.May.2020 Pentecost worship service was held.
Church school restarted after around a three-month absence
with keeping distance and using mask.
 
24.May.2020 "Coronavirus response changes."

On May 22, Hiroshima Prefecture lowered the level of its request for self-restraint to Level 1.
From May 31, the following measures will be taken at our church.

1. Church School will restart.

2. The praise time before the service will restart.

3. General meeting will be held on 14th. June.

4. The other responses are continued.
 
16.May.2020 "Coronavirus response changes."

On May 14, the government lifted a state of emergency for 39 prefectures, including Hiroshima Prefecture.
On May 11, Hiroshima Prefecture lowered the level of its request for self-restraint from Level 4 to Level 3, and on May 15, it lowered the level to Level 2.
From May 17, the following measures will be taken at our church.

1.If you have an internet connection, you don't have to do home worship via YouTube anymore.
The worship service continues to be streamed on YouTube, so those who recuse themselves from attending can continue to watch.

2.The prayer meeting is held as usual, and the staff meeting and women's meeting resume.

3. The praise time before the service, the Lord's supper, and the worship of praise and testimony will continue to be suspended.

4. We will continue to refrain from tea time, luncheon and open cafe [Talent].

5. We will continue to encourage the wearing of masks and disinfecting of hands, enforce hygiene and ensure seating distances.

6. If you feel unwell, please continue to refrain from attending the service and worship at home. We will send you a worship message if you wish to do so.
 
12.Apr.2020 Happy Easter! Live streaming of today's Easter service was well done and we were able to offer the worship online.
 
22.Mar.2020 We did a live broadcast of the morning service, but it didn't go well. We apologize for that. The evening service was streamed live.
 
20.Mar.2020 “Response to the confirmation of the new coronavirus infection in Onomichi City.”
Due to the confirmation of a new type of coronavirus infection in Onomichi City on March 20, we have decided to avoid a large group meeting and will respond as follows.

Sunday Worship Service:
(1) The service will be broadcasted in real time on the Mukaishima Christ Church Channel (Youtube) on the Internet. If you are able to view it on a computer or smartphone, we ask that you watch it at home and offer the service if possible. It would be appreciated if you could contact us by email or other means to inform us of your attendance.
(on air at 10:45 a.m.)
(2) Services will be held at the church, so if you don't have access to the internet, please gather together.
 1) If you feel unwell, please do not exert yourself and refrain from attending services or other meetings and pray at home.
 2) If you are absent and wish to attend the service, please ask us to send you a message by fax or mail.
 3) Alcohol is available at the entrance to the chapel to sterilize your hands before you enter. Also, please bring your own handkerchief to avoid sharing towels when using the restroom.
 4) Please use masks in the church. If you don't have one, we can lend you a mask.
 5) The room will be ventilated as needed, so those with hay fever, etc., should do so on their own.
(3) The worship program can be viewed on our Japanese website.
(4) The weekly report can be downloaded from the members-only page of our Japanese website. (Password required.)
(5) The worship message is available for viewing and listening to the audio on the church website the next day.
(6) Communion will be cancelled for the time being.

Church school: suspended for the time being.

Evening Worship Service: held as usual

A prayer meeting will be held. Where possible, we will make it possible for you to participate at home via internet web conferencing. If you are attending at home, please contact me in advance and we will send you an address for access via email.

All other meetings are suspended for the time being.

Service such as staff meetings and accounting:
(1) In principle, less than one hour.
(2) Where possible, deliberations will be conducted via internet web conference, telephone, and e-mail.

We will actively use mail, fax, e-mail, etc. to collect opinions.

Donations:
If you are having a home service, please deliver your donation to the church separately or send it by mail. Contact Pastor: Takashi Otani
 
8.Mar.2020 A new page that the members only can see is prepared to have a worship service at home. The live distribution of worship service was tested on the youtube channel of church.
 
1.Mar.2020 "Immediate correspondence of Mukaishima Christian Church to the spread of infection of the new coronavirus"

1. Worship service and prayer meeting are continuously held. But some of other meeting will be cancelled. please ask us.

2. If you feel unwell, do not overdo it, refrain from attending worship services, and read the bible and pray at home. In particular, if you have some symptoms of coronavirus, such as slight fever, malaise, dry cough or difficulty of breathing, consult a public health center (Hiroshima Prefectural Eastern Public Health Center: weekdays 0848-25-2011, holiday and night 082-513-2567).

3. We will take all possible measures to prevent infection in churches, but if you feel uneasy, please do not hesitate to keep your worship at home.

4. The biblical passage of the worship message next week is announced in advance on the weekly report and on the church website.The worship message can be listened and viewed on the church website from the next day.If you are absent and would like to be given a worship message by fax or mail, please do not hesitate to contact us.

5. Alcohol spray for disinfecting hands is prepared at the entrance of the church, so please use it before entering. Also, please bring your own handkerchief to avoid sharing towels when using the toilet.

6. If you have coughing or sneezing symptoms, please use a mask in the church. If you do not have it, you can use a handkerchief or scarf instead of a mask.

7. We want you to thoroughly prevent infection at home, such as gargle and hand washing when returning home.

8. Consultation and communication with the pastor should be made by telephone, e-mail, LINE, etc., whenever possible.

Please note that if an infected person is found in Bingo area (Mihara, Onomichi, Fukuyama), or if an infected person is found in our church, the corresponding level will be raised accordingly.
 
23.Feb.2020 Memorial service for those who ascended to the heaven was held.
 
13.Jan.2020 The new year worship service of Naikai bukai was held.
 
1.Jan.2020 The new year day worship service was held. 12 people joined it including from Habu and Setoda church. In the afternoon the lunch party was held with new year foods.
 
29.Dec.2019 The worship service with praises and testimonies was held.
The Joint prayer meeting of churches in Bingo area was held afternoon at Yoshiwa church.
 
24.Dec.2019 Christmas Eve candle light service was held. A lot of people came to church and celebrated the birth of Jesus.
After the service "Bokkee Trio" a piano trio group gave us beautiful christmas musics.
 
22.Dec.2019 Christmas worship service and party was held. We enjoyed a role play, songs, an ensemble, a choir, a ventriloquism, games and gift exchanges.
 
15.Dec.2019 Christmas gifts are given to the children of our church.
 
7.Dec.2019 Christmas party of the church school was held.
Children enjoyed making cookies, having Christmas cake and playing some games.
 
17.Nov.2019 Cleaning, grass removing and Christmas ornament decoration were held.
 
10.Nov.2019 The first joint training of Christmas carol was held at our church.
 
4.Nov.2019 Christian seminar of Naikai bukai was held at our church. Dr. Tsuji Manabu taught us about "new translation of Japanese Bibles and our faiths". We learned about "the history of Bible translation in Japan and diversity" in the morning, and about "listening to the words of God; the testimony of the Bible and the my testimony" in the afternoon.
 
20.Oct.2019 Three Swedish youths of Uniting church in Sweden "Equmeniakyrcan" participated our worship service. A brother shared a testimony.
We had a lunch together after the worship service.
 
14.Oct.2019 A pizza party of the church school was held at Hara mission house in Ikuchi island.
 
13.Oct.2019 Yesterday a enormous typoon 19th. hit Japan. We pray for many people who lost their families and who have been affected by the disastor.
We offered a table gift to Japan Baptist theological seminary.
The farewell party was held for a called person to Heaven after the worship service.
 
29.Spt.2019 Worship service with praises and testimonies was held.
3 persons testified about a mission trip in Egypt, support for a foreign student and events at work.
 
22.Spt.2019 Summer recreation berbecue party of Naikai bukai planned on 23rd. September was determined to be stopped because of typhoon.
It was determined that Onomichi Churstmas caroling will be held on 15th. December.
 
18.Aug.2019 Two students of Japan Baptist Theological Seminary joined our worship service. Mr. Asawa gave us a message and Mr. Maruyama told a testimony. We had a lunch time with them.
 The High school mission caravan of Kanto Bukai will visit our church.
 
17.Aug.2019 Four students of Japan Baptist Theological Seminary visited us.
 
16-20.Aug.2019  The High school mission caravan of Kanto Bukai will visit some churches of Naikai Bukai.
Some students of Japan Baptist Theological School will also visit us.
 
11-13.July.2019   Annual General Meeting of Japan Baptist Union was held at Yugawara
6.July.2019  A missionary gave us a message powerfully.
 Our pastor Takashi Ohtani left the hospital last Friday.
 He conducted the Lord's supper in the worship service today.
 
6.July.2019  We had a barbecue party as a church school event at Hara missionary house of Setoda Baptist Church. We had delicious meat and vegetable and enjoyed playing some games.
 
30.Jun.2019  Rev. HAYASHIBARA, Hiroshi who is a pastor of Habu Baptist Church gave a message "The Temple of Holy Spirit".
 Rev. Ohtani our pastor was hospitalized due to a stroke on 27th June. We expect he will leave the hospital in a week.
 Please pray for him.
 
23.Jun.2019  "A-Show" the musician living in Onomichi joined our worship service. He sang "No Body Knows The Trouble I've seen" in response to our request after the worship service. He has a soulful and fantastic voice.
 
16.Jun.2019  The father's day worship service was held.
 
9.Jun.2019  The Pentecost worship service was held.
 
19.May.2019  The annual general meeting was held.
 
12.May.2019  The mother's day worship service was held.
 
11.May.2019  Annual general meeting and workshop of women of Naikai bukai was held at Setoda baptist church.
 
5.May.2019  May starts.
 
29.Apr.2019  Annual general meeting of Naikai bukai was held at our church.
 
21.Apr.2019  Easter worship service was held.
 Children played Easter egg seeking.
 
20.Apr.2019  Children made Easter eggs.
 
14.Apr.2019  Palm Sunday worship service was held.
 
7.Apr.2019  The first worship service in the new fiscal year was held.
 
31.Mar.2019  New annual scripture and subject in 2019 are determined as  here.
 
31.Mar.2019  We had a worship service with praises and testimonies.
 
3.Mar.2019  We had a member meeting and discussed about our church's vision.
 
24.Feb.2019  The memorial service for the people who ascended to heaven was held.
 
17.Feb.2019  A church school fun event was held after the worship service. We made and ate rice cake with sweet bean paste, soy flour, strawberries, daikon-oroshi, natto or seeweed. Osaka-style white miso soup was also delicious.
 
10.Feb.2019  A missionary gave a message that the subject was "We are renewed in Lord"
 
14.Jan.2019  The new year service of Naikai regional union was held at Setoda baptist church.
 Rev. Tamiko Ishizuka gave a message "Only worship the Lord".
 After a lunch time, we have a believer workshop and talk about "Preparation for a funeral as a testimony"
 
6.Jan.2019  The new year service was held.
 A missionary who works as a missionary with her husband in Dharamsala in India gave a message "The works of God and His grace". (Dharamsala is a city in north India where the Dalai Lama's government in exile exists. There are many Buddhist temples and training centers. Most of people there believe in Tibetan Buddhism.)
 We had a lunch party in the afternoon.　
 
1.Jan.2019  The new year morning service was held.
 We had new year dish and soup at a lunch time.
 
30.Dec.2018  Praise and testimony service was held.
 
24.Dec.2018  The Christmas eve candle light service was held.
 After worship the flute concert of Michiko Sakitani was held.
 
23.Dec.2018  Christmas worship service was held.
 In the afternoon we had a lunch time with homemade dishes and a Christmas party.
 We had a very good time with songs, games, a ventriloquism and present exchanges.
 
16.Dec.2018  "Christmas caroling on the street corner in Onomichi" was held at the memorial square of the chamber of commerce of Onomichi.
 Christians gathered from churches in Onomichi sang christmas carols with people on the street.
 
 
2.Dec.2018  Garden trimming was held.
 
25.Nov.2018  The second joint training of "Christmas caroling on the street corner in Onomichi" was held at our church.
 
11.Nov.2018  "Christmas caroling on the street corner in Onomichi" will be held on 16th Dec. Please see here and join us.
The first joint training was held at Onomichi catholic church today.
 
3.Nov.2018  "Concert in the Forest" was held at Inagawa Education Center.
 Movies below are performances of our Mukaishima church and Setoda church's praise team.
 
21.Oct.2018  Rev.Ishizuka of Setoda baptist church gave us a massage. And we have a luncheon and monthly women's meeting.
 
30.Sep.2018  A praise and testimony service was held. Three persons shared their experiences of God's grace with us.
 
27.Sep.2018  Mr. and Ms. Arakawa, the members of Takatsuki Church performed waterproofing treatment to the baptistery by glass fiber sheet.
 
17.Sep.2018  A barbecue party was held as a recreation program of Naikai regional union at the Hiroshima central forest park. Many families gathered from 4 churches and had a very good time.
 
16.Sep.2018  Churches in Onomichi and Mihara area gathered at the Bingo Christian Cemetery and had a joint service.
 
27.Aug.2018  The general manager of Japan Baptist Union visited a farm of one of our members to watch its damage from western Japan heavy rain disaster.
 
29.July.2018  Praise and testimony service
 
15.July.2018  Mexican family of a member came.
 
8.July.2018  Western Japan heavy rain disaster occured.
 
17.Jun.2018  Father's day.
 
10.Jun.2018  Christmas caroling is planned as shown here.
 
20.May.2018  Pentecost.
 
13.May.2018  Mother's day.
 General annual meeting of church was held.
 
12.May.2018  Annual meeting of women's association of naikai regional committee was held.
 
10.Apr.2018  Open Church "Talent" opened.
 We have open cafe hours from 10:00 to 16:00 on the second and the fourth Tuesday.
 
1.Apr.2018  The easter service was held.
 A girl confessed her faith and was baptized.
 New annual scripture and theme are shown here.
 
18.Mar.2018  The open sandwich party of church school was held.
 
25.Feb.2018  The service to memorize people who ascended to heaven was held.
 
18.Feb.2018  Church school children had a pizza party. They enjoyed cooking and eating pizzas.
 
12.Feb.2018  A Seminar for church members and staffs of Naikai Committee of Japan Baptist Union was held.
 We learned how to use visual materials to attract church school children's interest.
 
4.Feb.2018  The Baptist Day service was held.
 The Baptist Day was established memorizing the first visit of Nathan Brown and Johathan Goble from Baptist Missionary Association of America to Yokohama on 7th Feb. in 1973.
 
21.Jan.2018   Rev. Mukoyama of Fukuyama Baptist Church gave us a message at our church.
 Instead our pastor went to Fukuyama Baptist Church to give a message.
 
8.Jan.2018   The new year service of Naikai Committee of Japan Baptist Union was held.
 
7.Jan.2018   The new year party was held.
 
1.Jan.2018   The new year day service was held.
 
31.Dec.2017   A Praise and testimony service was held.
 
24.Dec.2017   The Christmas morning service and lunch party were held.
 The Christmas candle light service was held at 19:30.
 
17.Dec.2017  "Christmas Caroling at A Street Corner in Onomichi" was held at the memorial square of the chamber of commerce of Onomichi.
About 40 people gathered and sang christmas carols.
  
26.Nov.2017  Rev.Shigemi Ono gave us a message.
 The Mini Concert was held afternoon.
 Soprano; Kimiko Ono
 Duet; Kimiko Ono and Shigemi Ono
 Keyboard and recorder; Atsuko Suzuki 
 
29.Oct.2017  Rev.Tuang Khan Khup gave us a message.
 Fukuyama Baptist Church's members visited us to observe our chapel. 
 
15.Oct.2017  Joint service of Bingo Christian Cemetery was held at Onomichi Kubo Church. 
 
8.Oct.2017  Joint training for "The Christmas Caroling at a Street Corner" was held at Mukaishima Church. 
 
18.Spt.2017  A barbecue party was held as a recreation program of Naikai regional union at the Hiroshima central forest park. Many families gathered from 4 churches and had a very good time.
 
10.Spt.2017  The movie "Mother, the story of Takiji Kobayashi's mother" was screened at Cinema Onomichi from 2nd to 8th in September . Its original novel was written by Ayako Miura who is well known as a faithfull christian novelist. The movie director is Hisako Yamada. The leading actress is Shinobu Terashina. It made us think about the stubidity of war and the preciousness of peace.
 
23.Aug.2017  Youths of Kachin's tribe of north area of Myanmar visited us. We had a praise service and supper together.
 
15.July.2017  Children of the church school went on an excursion to Shibukawa animal park in Okayama pref.
 
4.Jun.2017  Pentecost memorial service was held.
 We attended the inaugural ceremony of rev. Tamiko Ishizuka at Setoda Baptist church in the afternoon.
 
28.May.2017  The inaugural ceremony of rev. Ohtani was held.
 
14.May.2017  Children picked strawberries at a garden of church.
 General annual meeting of church was held.
 
13.May.2017  General annual meeting of Women's meeting of Naikai regional union was held at our church.
 
29.Apr.2017  General annual meeting of Naikai regional union was held at our church.
 
16.Apr.2017  Easter Service.
 A welcome lunch party was held for Rev. Ohtani and his family.
 
1.Apr.2017  Rev. Ohtani Takashi became our pastor.
 
26.Mar.2017  Rev. Tuang Khan Khup resigned and will be a pastor of Hiroshima Peace Christian Church on April the first.
 We had a farewell party for his family.
 
12.Mar.2017  Rev.Kitazawa of Fukuyama christian church belonging to the Assemblies of God gave a message.
 
1.Mar.2017  Lent started.
 In this year the Easter is 16th April.
 
26.Feb.2017  The service to memorize people who ascended to heaven was held.
 
12.Feb.2017  The service of praises and testimonies was held.
 Rev.Khup gave a messege at Osaka Shin'ai church.
 
29.Jan.2017  Rev.Takahashi of Japan Baptist Theological Seminary gave a message.
Afternoon, a hot cake party was held for church school children.
 
28.Jan.2017  3 students and 2 teachers of Japan Baptist Theological Seminary visited our church and had supper and talked with our members together.
 
15.Jan.2017  A missionary who works abroad gave a message "The mistery of God's power".
 
9.Jan.2017  New year service of Naikai Committee of Japan Baptist Union was held and Ms. Kyoko Nakaya gave a message. Afternoon, we had a meeting about survival of churches in aging society with fewer children.
 
1.Jan.2017  New year day's service was held.
 
6.Nov.2016  Site was renewed.
 
  
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