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Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (TDRHC) in Taiwan, which is the only formally organized overseas corps, conducted a leaders’ training camp at Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Taiwan on November 10-11. TDRHC in Taiwan was provisionally organized immediately after a major earthquake hit Taiwan in 1999. The corps was dispatched to…
December 1 marked the start of the 800th session of Shuyoka, the three-month Spiritual Development Course held in Jiba. A session has begun every month for the last 66 years since its inception in April 1941 when it was established to replace the six-month Tenri Seminary Special Course (Bekka). Anyone…
On November 18, the Taiwan Chapter of the Women’s Association, which is slated to celebrate its 30th anniversary next year, welcomed Tenrikyo Women’s Association President Harue Nakayama and held its 30th annual convention at the mission headquarters in Taipei. A total of 630 participants gathered for the event. Following the…
On December 2, Tenrikyo Mission Center in the Philippines held a service commemorating the 20th anniversary of its founding. With Overseas Department Head Yoichiro Miyamori attending as a guest of honor, 161 followers gathered for this memorable occasion and spiritedly performed the service in unity of mind. After the commemorative…
The November Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th in its Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The occasion was blessed with fine weather, with the temperature reaching 10ºC (50ºF) by the time the Service began. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira expressed…
The 21st International Meeting of Prayer for Peace, organized by the Rome-based Community of Sant’Egidio, was held in the southern Italian city of Naples from October 21 to 23. Attending the meeting were representatives of approximately 50 of the world’s major faiths, including those from the Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Russian…