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Protestants in Japan constitute a religious minority of about 0.45% of total population or 600,000 people in 2020 [1] (see Protestantism by country).. All major traditional Protestant denominations are present in the country, including Baptists, Pentecostals, Lutherans, Anglicanism, [2] Methodists, Presbyterians, [3] Mennonites, [4] the Salvation Army and some others.
The United Church of Christ in Japan (UCCJ; Japanese: 日本基督教団 Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan, or Kyōdan for short) is the largest Protestant denomination in Japan. [2] It is a union of thirty-three diverse Protestant denominations forcibly merged by the Japanese wartime government on June 24, 1941.
In Japan, the Roman Catholic mission began in August 1549, Protestant mission - in 1859, Eastern Orthodox mission - 1861. [ 2 ] Each different mission founded their churches, determined terms in Japanese, and translated the Bible and other religious books, whose activities are almost separately by denominations.
Japanese Protestant missionaries (2 C, 11 P) S. Japanese Seventh-day Adventists (1 P) U. Members of the United Church of Christ in Japan (7 P)
His gospel tract translated into Japanese was among the first Protestant literature in Japan. In 1865 McCartee moved back to Ningbo, China, but others have followed in his footsteps. There was a burst of growth of Christianity in the late 19th century when Japan reopened its doors to the West.
Protestant missionaries in Japan (7 C, 25 P) A. Anglicanism in Japan (4 C, 2 P) C. Congregationalism in Japan (1 C) E. Evangelicalism in Japan (4 C, 1 P) L.
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The Evangelical Free Church of Japan (EFCJ) is a Protestant denomination. It was started in 1949 by missionaries from the Evangelical Free Church of America. The Evangelical Free Church of Japan has over 60 churches and was the fastest growing denomination in Japan after World War II. [1] It is a member of the Japan Evangelical Association (JEA).