VISION STATEMENT:
A movement of Japanese passionately committed to
Christ, making disciples and
intentionally multiplying house churches throughout Kanto
and in Japan.
MISSION STATEMENT:
To train and mentor Christian believers in reaching out and
starting Kingdom-focus
communities* using the house
church structure.
*Kingdom-focus communities:
• ①
Christians identifying with the life of Christ. (1 John
2:6)
• ②
Christians loving and caring for each other . (1 John
4:7)
• ③
Christians impacting society.
(Matt 5:13-15)
In late 2004, some missionaries of OMF International, led by Louis Lau , began exploring the strategy of starting house churches in Tokorozawa and Matsudo. And in June 2006, the Kanto House Churches Network (KHCN) was officially started with local Christians like Mr Ando, Dr Ichikawa, Mr Koji, Mr Shion and others like Karen Yee.
Missionaries who joined in this network are - Daniel/Joylyn Lau (June 2007) the Ongs (May 2007), the Weemes (August 2007), Hwee Joo (April 2008) and Daniel Wong (May 2009).
It is with great delight that the local lay-leaders have taken over the facilitation of this KHCN network since June 2011. Missionaries are playing a supporting role as well as networking with others to see this vision coming into reality