Japan
As a mission field . . .
In the “land of the rising sun”, Liebenzell has
been actively spreading the Gospel since 1927. Today
about 50 congregations have grown out of the ministry and
formed the Japanese Evangelical Church Association for
the purpose of mutual support and cooperation.
Still, only 1% of the 126 million people of Japan are
Christians. Most Japanese practice Buddhism and Shintoism
(ancestor worship, natural deities) at the same time.
Enormous social, cultural and economic pressures have
lead to unusually high rates of suicide rate and severe
family problems.
Liebenzell’s ministry aims to establish groups of
believers and churches that ultimately will be
self-propagating and self-supporting. We focus upon
“less-reached” rural and suburban areas. Based
upon 1999 figures, there are 1,800 cities and villages in
Japan without a Christian church.
Liebenzell’s present ministries include:
• pastoral ministry at churches which
do not yet have a Japanese pastor
• Church planting in areas not served
by any existing church
• Retreats and support services at
the Okutama Retreat Center
• A boarding home in Nakanoshima for
missionary children who attend the “German School in Tokyo –
Yokohama”
• Other related ministries include
student outreach, literature distribution, retreat programs, Sunday school
and Bible-teaching classes.
Ministry needs:
• Two missionary couples for church
planting. An M. Div. degree is required.
Prayer Requests:
• Church planting in the cities
• Japanese pastors to take over established
churches
• Leadership of the Japanese Evangelical
Church Association
• Guests and staff of the Retreat center
in Okutama
As a sending organization . . .
Liebenzell Mission International of Japan supports . .
.
• evangelism and church planting among
the Japanese population in the New York City metropolitan area of the
U.S.A.
• youth and women’s church ministries
and outreach in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. Liebenzell Mission of Japan pioneered
the work in Mongolia in 1995.
• medical ministry, children’s
outreach and adult Bible studies through the Mallikbari clinic in Bangladesh.
Liebenzell Mission International
of Japan
2-19-11 Ryokuen
Izumi-ku
Yokohama-shi, 245-0002
JAPAN
www.church.jp/lmi
(Japanese)