"Christ Center Church Chiba" is a church started by Odate missionary from Yumino Church, MTW and other missionaries. We started worshiping at home in February 2021, and we are still offering prayers regularly twice a month. Although we are still a small group at the moment, we are praying and doing activities with a view to starting the next church planting 10 years after the church was established. In January 2022, Missionary Odate became the pastor of Yumino Church, and "Christ Center Church Chiba" was positioned as a form of church planting sent out from Yumino Church. A provisional small group member was also given, aiming to be recognized as a second-class church, which is the next step.

 

Christ Center Church Chiba

Seimei Odate

 

History

In June 2018, missionary Seimei Odate graduated from the seminary school (RTS) in the United States, completed a one-year internship at a local church, and returned to Japan with his family. While working as an intern at the mother church, Oyumino Christian Church, she began preparations for her next goal, the laying on of hands and church planting. He also preaches regularly at Grace Center Church Sendai and Tokyo International Presbyterian Church.

 

On December 1, 2019, he was ordained as an Elder Teacher at the Mississippi Valley Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA). Called to plant churches in the Tokyo and Chiba areas of Japan, sent out by the Dochukai as a missionary.

 

From July to December 2020, we will meet with MTW missionaries to share our vision of church planting in Chiba and discuss how we can work together.

 

December 2020 Matt Chase missionary family and Michael Freihart missionary work together for church planting.

 

February 2021 Began regular services at the home of missionary Matt Chase. From the evening of the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month, it is a simple worship service with only praise, prayer and sermons. We have not set a time for offerings and have not yet performed the sacraments.

 

June 2021 Brother Keisuke Itoda (husband of wife Bethany and father of one child. Graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary. Currently preparing to receive ordination in the Presbyterian Church of America) to join our church planting team. determination. By the time I return to Japan in the summer of 2022, I plan to be ordained, raise funds, and return as a missionary.

 

November 2021 Missionary Haruaki Odate is recognized as a cooperating teacher at the East Kanto Chukai of the Presbyterian Church of Japan.

 

January 2022 Seimei Odate, a cooperating teacher, takes a job as a pastor of Yumino Christian Church. Called to plant a church in Chiba City.

 

Christ Center Church Chiba Pastor and Pastor Candidate

1. Haruaki Odate Pastor

2. Keisuke Itoda Missionary (scheduled to return to Japan in August 2022)

3. Matt Chase Missionary (RTS part-time student)

 

Christ Center Church Chiba List of Members (tentative)

 

1. Asami Odate Oyumino Church

2. Hatsuho Odate

3. Niji Odate Mijuan

4. Tora Odate

5. Seika Odate

6. Carly Chase Midoridai Church

7. Liam Chase Midoridai Church

8. Hudson Chase Midoridai Church

9. Oz Chase Unaccompanied

10. Markley Chase Unjoined

11. Ross Chase Unaccompanied

12. Michael Freihart Missionary Midoridai Church

13. Bethany Idota Missionary (scheduled to return in August 2022)

14. Yuma Itoda Unjoined Dinner (Scheduled to return to Japan in August 2022)

15. Shingyounai Masayo Oyumino Church

16. Shingyounai Mai Oyumino Church

17. Makiko Makino Oyumino Church