Here is a sign that says the name of the Ikoma church.
This spring we merged 2 separate churches into one.
Saidaji Baptist church + Ikoma Baptist Christ Church = ?
Right now its called: Ikoma - Saidaiji Baptist Church
or 生駒〜西大寺バプテスト教会
Saidaiji is the name of a town and Ikoma is a name of a town/region.
So it is a little misleading to have 2 cities in the name of your church.
People ask, "Are you in Saidaiji or Ikoma?"
The website here still has the Ikoma name
- but the map here might be helpful if you are in the area and want to come visit.
Pastor Arakawa's testimony is also on the website - in Japanese only.
There are about 20 to 30 people in attendance each week
with about 6 children, 3 junior high/high school students.
Right now we are renting rooms on the second floor of a building in Ikoma.
(Can you see the sign in the window?)
The first floor contains a post office, hair salon and other businesses - most are closed on a Sunday.
Third floor are apartments.
Today the pastor and lay leaders of the church met with a building company to talk about purchasing land and building a new church. We have been gathering money to pay for a new building but have yet to find a good location that is affordable and accessible (near a train station, bus stop and with parking for those with cars). I'm curious to hear how the talks went today - the location seems good, the accessibility seems great, this time I think affordability is the main concern.
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