On April 19, Tenrikyo Women’s Association held its 93rd annual convention. Due to the rain that started falling in the morning, the main venue was changed from the Inner Courtyard of the Church Headquarters to the North, East, and West Worship Halls of the Main Sanctuary. Committed to take a…
Young Men’s Association On January 25, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association held its first meeting of the year at the association headquarters. At the meeting, Association Chairman Masanao Nakayama, who was installed last October, first referred to the new activity guidelines: “Develop faith and spread the teachings in single-heartedness with God.”…
On November 30, Tenrikyo Women’s Association concluded the last of the three Besseki Months conducted as part of the association’s 100th anniversary activities. The third Besseki Month was conducted between October 20 and November 30. Throughout the year, the association’s directly supervised chapters, branch chapters, and diocese chapters have held…
As reported in last month’s issue, Tenri University’s Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion is currently presenting a public lecture series entitled “Modern Society and Tenrikyo.” The third lecture in the series was delivered on June 25 by Prof. Midori Horiuchi, researcher at the institute, who explored the significance…
On June 5 and 6, Tenrikyo Women’s Association held the Seminar for Young Women Leaders at Moya 12. A total of 66 participants from directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters deepened their faith through lectures and group discussions. Young women leaders have only a few opportunities to meet and interact…
Young Women’s Gathering On April 18, the Young Women’s Gathering was held at Tenri University Gymnasium 1 and Tenri High School Multipurpose Gymnasium. With the Shinbashira and the former Shinbashira attending as guests of honor, the gathering drew more than 10,000 young women from all parts of Japan and from…