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On March 28, the Students’ Spring Pilgrimage to Jiba, cosponsored by its steering committee and the Students Advisory Committee, was held in the Home of the Parent under the slogan “Let’s spread the Parent’s intention to our fellow students in the world: Setting out from Jiba!” A key component of…
A preliminary seminar for new residents of missionary houses was held in the Home of the Parent on March 29 and 30. This year, 92 prospective missionaries will each spend the next 12 months at one of 16 missionary houses in Japan. In addition, the missionary houses under the supervision…
Mr. Nobuyuki Takeuchi, who serves as head of Kyokushi London Mission Station located in London, delivered an extension lecture entitled “Tenrikyo: The Teachings of the Parent of All Humankind” at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), the University of London. Mr. Takeuchi was offered the opportunity to speak…
Tenrikyo Overseas Department’s International Network for Mutual Help entrusted the Chilean Red Cross and the Embassy of Chile in Japan with ¥1,000,000 (about US$11,100) each for the relief work being conducted in the aftermath of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27. The earthquake, which occurred off the…
The College Division of the Students Training Course was held in the Home of the Parent from March 3 through 9 under the theme “The Shining Power of Faith: Inquiring into the Origin and Pioneering the Future Path.” Through this weeklong training course—which included lectures, the practice of the dance…
On the afternoon of February 26, Tenri University’s Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion held the sixth Mission Forum with the support of Tenrikyo Overseas Department. The forum provides opportunities to reflect on the history of the overseas mission and to think about how Tenrikyo should conduct its activities…