Evangelical Free Church of Japan

For other churches and denominations using the name "Evangelical Free", see Evangelical Free Church (disambiguation).
Evangelical Free Church of Japan
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationEvangelical
AssociationsJapan Evangelical Association
Origin1949
Branched fromEvangelical Free Church of America
Official websitehttp://efcj.org/

The Evangelical Free Church of Japan (EFCJ) is a Protestant denomination. It was started in 1949 by missionaries from the Evangelical Free Church of America. The Evangelical Free Church of Japan has over 60 churches and was the fastest growing denomination in Japan after World War II.[1] It is a member of the Japan Evangelical Association (JEA).

References

  1. ^ "Church Planting - Japan". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-10-12.