The Zion Christian Church ( ja, シオン・キリスト教会, Shion Kirisuto Kyōkai) is an independent
Japanese
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** Japanese diaspor ...
church that was founded by Reverend Kishida Aiji (岸田愛治) in 1934. It is a member of the
Japan Evangelical Association (JEA) and the
Japan Holiness Association (JHA).
History
In 1934, Reverend Kishida Aiji began work in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
's
Ōta ward. Since then, church membership has spread to
Kanagawa
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
and
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
s.
See also
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Holiness movement
The Holiness movement is a Christian movement that emerged chiefly within 19th-century Methodism, and to a lesser extent other traditions such as Quakerism, Anabaptism, and Restorationism. The movement is historically distinguished by its emph ...
External links
Zion Christian Church, AomoriZion Christian Church, ChigasakiZion Christian Church, Yokohama
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Christian evangelical denominations in Japan
1934 establishments in Japan
Holiness denominations