United Church of Christ in Japan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Church_of_Christ_in_Japan

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:UCCJ
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:directionA	gptkb:Methodist Congregationalist Presbyterian Reformed
gptkbp:ecumenical_partner	gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ_(USA) gptkb:Anglicanism gptkb:Presbyterian_Church_(USA) gptkb:Reformed_Church_in_America gptkb:Church_of_Christ_in_Japan
gptkbp:formedByMergerOf	33 Protestant denominations
gptkbp:founded	1941
gptkbp:hasSeminary	gptkb:Doshisha_University_Divinity_School gptkb:Kwansei_Gakuin_University_School_of_Theology gptkb:Tokyo_Union_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Church of Christ in Japan
gptkbp:JapaneseName	gptkb:Nihon_Kirisuto_Kyōdan
gptkbp:language	Japanese
gptkbp:member	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:National_Christian_Council_in_Japan gptkb:Christian_Conference_of_Asia
gptkbp:missionary_origins	gptkb:Anglicanism gptkb:Methodist_Episcopal_Church gptkb:Reformed_Church_in_America gptkb:Presbyterian_Church_in_the_USA gptkb:American_Board_of_Commissioners_for_Foreign_Missions
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Hiroshima_Nagarekawa_Church gptkb:Kanda_Church,_Tokyo gptkb:Kobe_Union_Church gptkb:Yokohama_Union_Church
gptkbp:notableEvent	forced unification during World War II postwar denominational splits
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Toshio_Sato gptkb:Kiyoshi_Tanimoto
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	about 1,700
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	about 170,000
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Kyodan_News gptkb:The_Christian_(Kirisuto_Shimbun)
gptkbp:social_involvement	disaster relief education human rights advocacy peace activism
gptkbp:website	https://uccj.org/
gptkbp:worshipStyle	varied (depends on congregation)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Methodist_Church_in_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5