The 2003 Oyasato Seminar began on July 10 with 58 participants from seven countries. Initially launched in the summer of 1984 to provide instruction in English on Oyasama’s teachings for children of church head ministers and fellowship heads in the United States and Canada, the program has been conducted for…
Buenos Aires Church, which belongs to Kawaramachi Grand Church, was recently established in Argentina. Located in Vicente Lopez, Buenos Aires, it is the first Tenrikyo church to be established in that country. Rev. Shin Yang-Ki, 56-year-old head minister of the new church, became a Tenrikyo follower in his native South…
The 50th Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba was held between July 26 and August 4 under the theme “Gratitude, Joy, Hinokishin.” During this 10-day period, more than 290,000 children and adult leaders, including some 540 from 16 overseas countries and regions, returned to the Home of the Parent to enjoy a…
The June Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed in the Main Sanctuary on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. A large number of followers filled the worship halls from early in the morning. Among them were many who, on the previous day, had attended the prayer service for…
Rev. Pierre Bazebibaka received sanction to become the fifth head minister of Congo Brazzaville Church on June 26. On this occasion, about 70 people affiliated with the mission in the Congo gathered at Moya 38 on June 27 and were honored by the presence of the Shinbashira. This was the…
Ikoi-no-Ie Hospital’s Shirakawa Branch Hospital, which had been under construction since last spring, was completed at Shirakawa, Iwaya, Tenri. On June 30, the ceremony to celebrate the completion of Shirakawa Branch Hospital was held with the presence of many distinguished guests including the Shinbashira and his wife, the former Shinbashira,…