Lifehouse International Church

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Lifehouse International Church
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LocationTokyo
Country Japan
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
DenominationAustralian Christian Churches
Websitewww.mylifehouse.com
History
FoundedAugust 2002
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Rod and Viv Plummer

Lifehouse International Church is a Pentecostal church part of the Australian Christian Churches and ARC Churches, mainly in Asia.

It has churches located in Tokyo,[1] Tachikawa, Yokohama,[2] Atsugi, Yokosuka, Osaka,[3] Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo[4] Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Bali,[5] Hong Kong,[6] Taipei, Honolulu, and more

The Churches senior pastors, Rod and Viv Plummer, began the church in 2002 in Tokyo [7] with a team of 10 Australians and one Japanese couple.[citation needed]

The Church's latest album "No Limit" reached number 1 in the iTunes "Gospel" category in Japan.[8]

History[]

The church was founded in 2002 by Rod Plummer and his wife Viv in Tokyo, Japan, with a team of 16 people. [9]

The church was originally named Jesus Lifehouse simplified to Lifehouse as they started to plant Churches in other countries.

Lifehouse Tokyo has seen consistent growth every year growing from the initial team of 16 people to over 2,500 in 2020. [10]

Churches[]

Lifehouse has planted 19+ Churches in Japan and other countries in Asia.

Tokyo[]

Lifehouse International Church Tokyo

Lifehouse International Church Tokyo was started in 2002 with a team of 16 people.[11] It now has over 1500 people attending regularly.[citation needed] It is pastored by Rod and Viv Plummer.[12]

Tachikawa[]

Lifehouse International Church Tachikawa was planted in 2015.[13]

Yokohama[]

Lifehouse International Church Yokohama – International Church in Yokohama

In 2010 the Tokyo church started Lifehouse International Church Yokohama[14] with young leaders and a small team of young people. Now, Joshua and Yuki O'Sullivan[15] pastor the Yokohama church in close connection with the Tokyo church.

Lifehouse Yokohama has bilingual English and Japanese services with pop-style praise and worship using Lifehouse original songs. Lifehouse Yokohama has a church service every Sunday at 11am and 2pm.

The service has a range of internationals and Japanese from kids to university students through to families, reflecting the demographic of Yokohama. It is now seeing over 300 people attending services and events regularly, with over 15 countries represented.[16]

Atsugi[]

Lifehouse International Church Atsugi was planted in 2015.[17]

Yokosuka[]

Lifehouse International Church Yokosuka was planted in 2015.[18]

Osaka[]

In 2008 the Tokyo church planted their second church, Lifehouse Osaka, with a small team originally from the Tokyo church and Australia. The church is pastored by Luke and Izumi Kennedy under the leadership of Rod and Viv Plummer.[19] Now seeing over 350 people in services weekly.[citation needed]. In 2013, Lifehouse Osaka launched the Kobe location.[20]

Kobe[]

Lifehouse International Church Kobe was planted in 2013.[21]

Fukuoka[]

Lifehouse International Church Fukuoka was planted in 2014.[22]

Sendai[]

Lifehouse International Church Sendai was planted in 2012 in response to the Great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[23]

Sapporo[]

Lifehouse International Church Sapporo was planted in 2011 with leaders from the Tokyo church and a small team of young people from Australia. [24]

Hiroshima[]

Lifehouse International Church Hiroshima had their first Sunday meeting on November 22, 2015, and started regular services in early 2016. [25]

Nagoya[]

Lifehouse International Church Nagoya had their first Sunday meeting in 2019.[26]

Hong Kong[]

Newly renovated Mong Kok venue.
Lifehouse International Church Hong Kong

Lifehouse International Church Tokyo adopted[vague] a small church in Hong Kong in 2009, which then became Lifehouse International Church Hong Kong.[27] In June 2011, Richard Welsh[28] moved from Tokyo to Hong Kong to pastor the church under the leadership of Rod and Viv Plummer.

In June 2013, Lifehouse Hong Kong opened its permanent venue in Mong Kok, occupying the whole of the 11th floor of the Win Century Building on Mong Kok Road. The newly renovated church facility has a modern auditorium with super wide screen and seats up to 200 people.

The church has bilingua] services[29] in English and Cantonese with live translations of all spoken parts of the service.

Taipei[]

Lifehouse Taipei[30] is an international congregation with bilingual services in English and Mandarin.

Lifehouse Kids[31] is a children's program that is run during the Sunday morning service. Child-minding facilities are also available during the 3PM service, for those parents who wish to attend a Connect Group.

Bali[]

In 2011 Lifehouse adopted[vague] a small church in Bali which has now become Lifehouse Bali.[32] The church has service in Bahasa Indonesia.

Beliefs[]

Lifehouse is affiliated with the Australian Christian Churches, which belongs to the Pentecostal tradition of Christianity. [33]

Music[]

Lifehouse Church uses primarily original songs in their services, which is translated and sung bilingually in English and Japanese.

They have released several albums of bilingual worship music in recent years, which are available on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

Albums include In Your Name,[34] Forward,[35] King of Kings[36] and Celebrate[37]

Conferences[]

Lifehouse church holds a conference annually.[citation needed]

Lifehouse Conference[]

The Lifehouse conference[38] is each year and is designed to promote the cause of the local church in Japan and across the world. The conference is attended by up to 3000 people from various countries.[citation needed]

Lifehouse Conference 2017

Tohoku Homestay Relief Program[]

In 2011 Lifehouse Church initiated a free homestay program. Tōhoku Relief HomeStay is a Relief Program administered by LifeHouse International Church together with support and partnership from Air New Zealand, Qantas as well as partner Churches and HomeStay partners in New Zealand & Australia.[39] for school and university students affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[citation needed]

210 students were sent to America, Australia and New Zealand during August and September to stay with host families and attend English schools free of charge.[40][41][42]

Lifehouse Church worked with many partners to organize the program including American Airlines, Qantas, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Time Out New Zealand, Berlitz Language, ACC International Relief, TAFE NSW, the New Zealand Embassy and local churches throughout Australia, New Zealand and America.[43]

References[]

  1. ^ "International Church in Tokyo - Lifehouse Tokyo". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "International Church in Yokohama - Lifehouse Yokohama". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "International Church in Osaka - Lifehouse Osaka". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "International Church in Sapporo - Lifehouse Sapporo". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "International Church in Bali - Lifehouse Bali". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "International Church in Hong Kong - Lifehouse Hong Kong". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "About Lifehouse Church". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "ゴスペルアルバムランキング via iTunes Store 日本". Itopchart.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  9. ^ Denise A. Austin, Jacqueline Grey, and Paul W. Lewis, Asia Pacific Pentecostalism, Brill, Netherlands, 2019, p. 28
  10. ^ Warren Bird, World megachurches, leadnet.org, USA, retrieved March 21, 2020
  11. ^ "International Church in Tokyo - Lifehouse Tokyo". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Lifehouse Tokyo Pastors". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "International Church in Tachikawa - Lifehouse Tachikawa". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "International Church in Yokohama - Lifehouse Yokohama". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Lifehouse Yokohama Pastors". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "International Church in Yokohama - Lifehouse Yokohama". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "International Church in Atsugi - Lifehouse Atsugi". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  18. ^ "International Church in Yokosuka - Lifehouse Yokosuka". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  19. ^ "International Church in Osaka - Lifehouse Osaka". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  20. ^ "International Church in Kobe - Lifehouse Kobe". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  21. ^ "International Church in Kobe - Lifehouse Kobe". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  22. ^ "International Church in Fukuoka - Lifehouse Fukuoka". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  23. ^ "International Church in Sendai - Lifehouse Sendai". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  24. ^ "International Church in Sapporo - Lifehouse Sapporo". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  25. ^ "International Church in Hiroshima - Lifehouse Hiroshima". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  26. ^ "International Church in Nagoya - Lifehouse Nagoya". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  27. ^ "International Church in Hong Kong - Lifehouse Hong Kong". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  28. ^ "Lifehouse Hong Kong Pastors". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  29. ^ "Welcome to Lifehouse Hong Kong". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  30. ^ "International Church in Taipei - Lifehouse Taipei". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  31. ^ "Lifehouse Taipei Kids". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  32. ^ "International Church in Bali - Lifehouse Bali". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  33. ^ Lifehouse International Church, WHAT WE BELIEVE, mylifehouse.com, Japan, retrieved March 21, 2020
  34. ^ "Lifehouse Worship「In Your Name」を Apple Music で". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  35. ^ ""Forward" by Lifehouse Worship on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  36. ^ "King of Kings by Lifehouse Worship on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  37. ^ "Celebrate by Lifehouse Worship on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  38. ^ [1][dead link]
  39. ^ Stay, Tohoku Relief Home. "Tohoku Relief Home Stay". Tohokureliefhomestay.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  40. ^ [2][dead link]
  41. ^ "Tsunami victim: NZ trip 'felt like mum's wishes'". NZ Herald. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  42. ^ "Tohoku Relief Homestay program sends 62 students to U.S. during summer". Japantoday.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  43. ^ (English), Tohoku Relief Home Stay. "Endorsements & Partners « Tohoku Relief Home Stay (English)". Tohokureliefhomestay.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

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