Gospel Baptist Association
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The Gospel Baptist Association, or Fukuin Baputesuto Kyôdan is a Baptist
denominational body in Japan
, related to the Free Will Baptists
.
The first Free Will Baptist missionaries
to Japan arrived in 1954. In 1995, the Gospel Baptist Association had 8 churches with about 200 members. The main strength of the work is in Sapporo and Tokyo
.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
denominational body in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, related to the Free Will Baptists
Free Will Baptist Church
Free Will Baptist is a denomination of churches that share a common history, name, and an acceptance of the Arminian theology of free grace, free salvation, and free will. Free Will Baptists share similar soteriological views with General Baptists, Separate Baptists and some United Baptists...
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The first Free Will Baptist missionaries
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
to Japan arrived in 1954. In 1995, the Gospel Baptist Association had 8 churches with about 200 members. The main strength of the work is in Sapporo and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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