On July 10, Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Brazil—located in the city of Bauru—conducted the service to celebrate its 71st anniversary and the installation of Rev. Kaoru Murata as its third bishop in the presence of Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Zensuke Nakata and Overseas Department Head Masaharu Matsuda. The event was…
At a monthly meeting of the Kanamekai (association comprising the head ministers of all grand churches and directly supervised branch churches) held on June 27, there was an announcement about the events and activities to be held in anticipation of the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama. During the meeting, Director-in-Chief of…
The July Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. Church Headquarters had announced that followers would be allowed to attend the Service in the East, West, and North Worship…
The Anecdote (Summary) This is a story from when Genjiro Fukaya—who was deeply grateful for the teachings, which he felt should be spread by any means possible—was growing ever more spirited in his devotion as he went around sprinkling the fragrance of the teachings and doing salvation work. In those…
At the New Year’s meeting this year, the Shinbashira said that we will perform the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama in four years, in 2026. In response to this, Church Headquarters established the Preparation Committee for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama in February and, within the committee’s structure, the Salvation Work…
The June Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In the Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama first expressed gratitude to God the Parent for leading us along the path of…