Sapporo Independent Christian Church
Church in Sapporo, Japan
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The Sapporo Independent Christian Church (Japanese: 札幌独立キリスト教会, Hepburn: Sapporo Dokuritsu Kirisuto Kyōkai; or Sapporo Christian Church) is a church located in Sapporo, Japan. It was founded in 1881 by students of William S. Clark at the Sapporo Agricultural College.[1][2] These students became known as the "Sapporo band" of Christians.[3] Although Clark had returned to the United States by the time the church was founded, he supported it financially and corresponded with its members through letters.[2] Members of the church include Uchimura Kanzō, who went on to found the non-church movement, and Nitobe Inazō, who became president of the Tokyo Women's Christian College, an under-secretary at the League of Nations, and was the author of Bushido: The Soul of Japan.[1]
| Sapporo Independent Christian Church | |
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Sapporo Independent Christian Church in July 1885. | |
  Sapporo Independent Christian Church Location of the church in Japan. | |
| 43°3′23.8″N 141°19′25.7″E | |
| Location | Sapporo |
| Country | Japan |
| Denomination | Independent |
| Website | www12 |
| History | |
| Founded | October 2, 1881 |
| Founder | Uchimura Kanzō |
