During their recent missionary tour–which took them to Congo Brazzaville Church–the Shinbashira and his wife also visited Tenrikyo Europe Centre in Antony, France, and Tenrikyo UK Centre in London. The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama arrived in Paris on September 5 and went to the Europe Centre in the city’s suburbs.…
On September 9, Congo Brazzaville Church in the Republic of the Congo conducted a service commemorating its 40th anniversary with the Shinbashira and his wife in attendance. More than three hundred followers from Brazzaville, the coastal city of Pointe-Noire, and the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) filled…
May I begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to all of you for returning to Jiba from near and far, both from within Japan and from overseas, to attend the Oyasama 120th Anniversary Service. May I also thank you very much for the sincere efforts you have devoted through your…
Following the evening service on January 4, the Shinbashira delivered his New Year’s address at Church Headquarters’ Assembly Hall, where the audience included Church Headquarters’ resident staff members, head ministers of directly supervised churches, diocese superintendents, members of the Assembly, committee members of Tenrikyo associations, and others. Below is a…
Happy New Year! I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all of you for your devotion through your respective roles and positions to the work of single-hearted salvation during the concluding year for our pre-anniversary activities. This new year is a significant year that will see the performance…
May I start by expressing my heartfelt appreciation to all of you for coming from near and far to attend today’s Autumn Grand Service. At the outset of today’s Service, we expressed our gratitude for God the Parent’s boundless providence, which we are constantly receiving day after day, and prayed…