KAIHIN MAKUHARI TEAM

Kaihin Makuhari Grace Church in Chiba, Japan, just outside Tokyo, was planted in 1999 and is the only church in a dense neighborhood of about 23,000 people.

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Kaihin Makuhari is a train station 38 minutes from Tokyo's center. Surrounded by a business district, a recreational center, university, and a residential area, and located in Mihama Ward, it is a 150,000 person city with twice the need for churches than Tokyo City Center (Tokyo City @ 14,500 people per Protestant church vs. Mihama Ward: 29,650 people per Protestant church).

BAY-TOWN is the original residential area of Kaihin Makuhari that is a small, dense, 25,000-person neighborhood of apartment complexes. It also has the highest density of children and young families in Mihama-ku. BAY-PARK is a new neighborhood being developed right next to BAY-TOWN. Over the next 10 years, six high rises will be built attracting approximately 10,000 people. 35,000 people within a 15-20 min walk.

Kaihin Makuhari Grace Church (KMGC) is one of five Protestant churches in Mihama-ku and the only church serving this potential 35,000 person neighborhood. Our MTW team hopes to partner with KMGC to address these three needs:

1 Start a New Congregation

Start a bilngual afternoon service with the hope of reaching the new BAY-PARK neighborhood.

2 Grow the Exiting Congregation

Grow KMGC so that it matures as a congregation and reaches more of the people of BAY-TOWN.

2 Start a Campus Ministry

Begin a church-based campus (high school/university) ministry to evangelize and train the younger generation.

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