Brief History

Mission work was first begun in Japan in 1951. The Church Council in Japan was formed April 9, 1962. Less than three weeks later the Delegate Church Council accepted the incorporation papers of the Lutheran Evangelical Christian Church of Japan (LECC) and by the end of the summer all regal matters were resolved.

The LECC ordained its first national pastor in 1963. In March 2003 one seminary student completed his study and accepted a call to one of the eight congregations of the LECC. Now the LECC has five national pastors. The LECC started outreach through a radio program in the mid 1960's.

Church Body Statistics

Baptized Members:	454
Communicants:	259
Congregations:	2
National Pastors:	5
National Evangelists:	0
Expatriate Missionaries:	5
Current Church Body President:	Glen Hieb (serving since January 2002, until February 11, 2006)

Congregations

Grace, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Bible, Shimodate City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Hope, Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Holy Light, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture

Peace, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture

Lamp, Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture

Redemption, Higashikurume City, Tokyo

Praise, Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Contact Information

Takeshi Nidaira
E-mail: lecctn@k6.dion.ne.jp

Brad Wordell
E-mail: wordell@jcom.home.ne.jp

Website: http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/wels1