Church Evangelist
Yoshiya Noguchi
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The eldest of four, Yoshiya was born to a Pastor's family in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture on February 14, 1966. He obtained his formal education at Ibaraki Christian University, the Graduate Schools of Tokyo Union Theological Seminary and Harding University. He has served at Sharon Church of Christ and Ishioka Church of Christ before taking up the current role of Evangelist of Ochanomizu Church of Christ in 1998. In his spare time, Yoshiya enjoys exploring the many hot springs of Japan (he has visited over 800), savoring "ramen" and practising his ventriloquism skills.
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Church Elders
Shigeo Aikawa
Hisakichi Ishii
Oh Hak Su
Takumi Fukunaga
Noritada Hosokawa
Church Office Staff
Kazutaka Adachi
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Although born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture on June 11, 1979, Kazutaka says he's mainly Ibaraki-bred. He joined the church office in April, 2002 after graduating from Tokyo Christian University (Theology Studies). He enjoys the movies, music, fishing, photography, driving, sports, etc. In the future, he hopes to to do his part in caring for abused children. He lives simply by the maxim of Luke 17:10 "We are unprofitable servants. we have done what was our duty to do."
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