{"id":963,"date":"2012-01-20T02:21:45","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T17:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T22:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:29:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom\">Welcome to Shioda Apostolic Christian Church!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full vk_block-margin-xl--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top is-style-vk-image-photoFrame-tilt-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ff60befc58931aef83105dfcea331d86.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1008\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ff60befc58931aef83105dfcea331d86.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ff60befc58931aef83105dfcea331d86-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ff60befc58931aef83105dfcea331d86-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ff60befc58931aef83105dfcea331d86-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Our church is a place where people get together to worship every Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We read the Bible and listen to the minister\u2019s explanation in order to deepen our understanding. We sing hymns and pray to God. We place importance on putting into practice the teachings of Jesus Christ and his disciples. We start the week with a renewed heart and live our daily lives based on the Bible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome everyone, including those who don't know much about Jesus Christ or the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our denomination has about 90 congregations in the US, Japan, Mexico, Canada, etc., so we have a lot of international exchange and foreign visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to visit our church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/top_as-scaled.jpg);background-position:50% 50%;--bg-position-mobile:50% 50%;--bg-position-tablet:50% 50%;--min-height-mobile:auto;--min-height-tablet:auto;--min-height-pc:auto\" class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-outer vkb-outer-61b7fa77-a0e4-4213-bff6-6aecd515dca8 vk_outer vk_outer-width-full alignfull vk_outer-paddingLR-none vk_outer-paddingVertical-use vk_outer-bgPosition-fixed\"><style>\n\t\t\t\t.vkb-outer-61b7fa77-a0e4-4213-bff6-6aecd515dca8 {\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url(https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/top_as-scaled.jpg) !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t@media screen and (max-width: 575.98px) {\n\t\t\t\t.vkb-outer-61b7fa77-a0e4-4213-bff6-6aecd515dca8 {\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-position: 50% 50%!important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t@media screen and (min-width: 576px) {\n\t\t\t\t.vkb-outer-61b7fa77-a0e4-4213-bff6-6aecd515dca8 {\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-position: 50% 50%!important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t@media screen and (min-width: 992px) {\n\t\t\t\t.vkb-outer-61b7fa77-a0e4-4213-bff6-6aecd515dca8 {\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-position: 50% 50%!important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t<\/style><span class=\"vk_outer-background-area has-background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f3f4f5;opacity:0.81\"><\/span><div><div class=\"vk_outer_container is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-outer-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-vk-heading-plain vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom\">Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our church also holds various other events and programs throughout the year. For details, please see the Information page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Sunday Service<\/th><td>Every Sunday 10:30-12:00<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Sunday School<\/th><td>Every Sunday 10:30-12:00<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Bible Study<\/th><td>Every Sunday 13:00-14:00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-block is-style-vk-blocks-button-styles-square vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/en\/assemblies\/\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-background has-vk-color-primary-background-color btn-md btn-block\" role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><i class=\"fas fa-info-circle vk_button_link_before\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\">Service Details<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style 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768w, https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_3573-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_3573-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- [ \/.vk_post_imgOuter ] --><div class=\"vk_post_body card-body\"><h5 class=\"vk_post_title card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/en\/info\/ester-service-2025-4-20\/\">Ester Service 2025\/4\/20<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"vk_post_date card-date published\">2025-04-23<\/div><\/div><!-- [ \/.card-body ] --><\/div><!-- [ \/.card ] --><div id=\"post-1149\" class=\"vk_post vk_post-postType-info card card-post vk_post-col-xs-12 vk_post-col-sm-6 vk_post-col-md-4 vk_post-col-lg-4 vk_post-col-xl-4 vk_post-col-xxl-4 post-1149 info type-info status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry info-cat-updates-en\"><div class=\"vk_post_imgOuter\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.accjapan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/fasade.jpg)\"><a 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