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New Space for Mustard Seed Osaka!

Mustard Seed Christian Church met for the last two years in the YMCA in Osaka, Japan. The YMCA facilitated the church's growth to this point, but now a new facility has been found that will allow the church to grow even further! According to

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Becoming a Spiritual Grandparent

From Nick Parsons, Director of Recruitment Even though I am only 34 years old, I recently experienced the joy of becoming a grandparent. Before you start doing math on the ages of my wife and daughter, know that I am talking about being a

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Christmas in Japan

People have heard the name Jesus, but it doesn't mean anything to them... Jesus is not a part of Japanese Christmas.Even though fewer than 1% of the population in Japan identifies as Christian, Christmas is a widely-celebrated holiday. The day is associated with

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Searching for Church

Through the Global Cities Initiative, Orchard Group will start churches in some of the most populated cities in the world. Why does this matter? Six years ago, Mustard Seed Christian Church was launched in Nagoya, Japan. Lyndsey Eubanks is on that team, and she

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Churches Growing in Japan

It's exciting to see the growth of Mustard Seed Christian Church in Osaka, Japan. Matthew and Jessica Whelchel, staff members at MSCC share the joys and challenges of planting a church in Japan. Check out this video of a behind- the -scenes on a

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Good News from Ireland and Japan!

Four more baptisms at Elevate Christian Church in Limerick! ECC is rejoicing to see people putting their trust in Jesus. Mustard Seed Christian Church in Osaka recently moved to new space, which has been a blessing. Their attendance has boomed far past what the

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Mustard Seed Churches in Osaka and Nagoya

The Osaka area is populated by 17.4 million people. The largest church in Osaka is around 500 people. If we planted a church twice that size, it would be unprecedented. If we planted a church of 17,000 it would be a miracle.

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Baptisms and New Life in Osaka

What a beautiful baptism picture from Mustard Seed Christian Church in Osaka, Japan. On Sunday, they celebrated their 20th baptism. Acts 16: "So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers." We're seeing this growth in Japan as well. Happy

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Christmas in Japan

At 1% of the population, Christians are a minority in Japan. However, many Japanese have been exposed to symbols of Christmas. Those symbols can remain a mystery without Christians to share the meaning behind them. This month, Mustard Seed Church in Nagoya threw a