Granville Church’s former Head Minister Minoru Kokuryo, 75, was installed as the 5th head of the Mission Center in Mexico on July 21 in a service attended by Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Masahiko Iburi. Besides serving as the 3rd head minister of Granville Church–located in Vancouver, Canada–for nearly 30 years…
The 2002 Oyasato Seminar began on July 10 with 68 participants from eight countries. This program was initially launched in the summer of 1984 to provide instruction in English on the teachings of Oyasama for children of church head ministers and fellowship heads in the United States and Canada that…
The 5th International Hinokishin Corps operated from July 18 to 24 at the Home of the Parent, enrolling 88 members of the Young Men’s Association from nine countries: the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands, Slovenia, Colombia, Spain, Brazil, France, and Taiwan. The corps, formed once every three years, is designed…
The July Monthly Service of Church Headquarters was joyously performed on the 26th at the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. Under the blue summer sky that signaled the end of the rainy season, the surrounding precincts of Church Headquarters were filled with great numbers of followers, including many children…
The Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba was held between July 26 and August 4 under the theme “Let’s do hinokishin (selfless and thankful action) and fill the Home of the Parent with joy.” During this 10-day period, more than 281,000 children and adult leaders including some 925 from 21 overseas countries…