New Hope International Fellowship Yokohama is A Protestant church that has been sent off in prayer to Yokohama from New Hope International Fellowship Tokyo on March of 2004, with its Grand Opening as a church on June of the same year. Senior Pastor of New Hope Yokohama, Pastor Toru Majima had studied in New Hope Christian Fellowship Oahu as an intern for 3 years, and came home to Japan to start New Hope Tokyo with Pastor Talo Sataraka. Under Pastor Talos leadership, Pastor Toru helped the church as the Youth Pastor, which soon grew to a church with regular attendance of 300 people in 4 years. With the dream of making a fun and lively church, a church filled with Gods love like New Hope Oahu and Tokyo, Pastor Toru started New Hope Yokohama. Services are bilingual, English and Japanese, and messages from the Bible are easy to relate to. Our creative church services consist of contemporary worship, drama, hula, and more. We believe that all people are valuable to God, and want to be a church where we share Jesus love and forgiveness in Yokohama.
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1.We Believe that every person, Christian and non-Christian alike, is valuable to God and to His Kingdom.


Because people are eternally valuable to God, they are to us as well. Responsible evangelism will always be our cause and ongoing discipleship will always be the core of the ministry.
(Mt. 18:14; Mt. 25:24; 2Pt.3:9)

2.We Believe that "doing church as a team" is God's design for effective ministry.


A Spirit-empowered serving with the willing hearted involvement of every person is vital to God's plan being accomplished.
(Eccl. 4:9-12; Ps. 133:1; Eph. 4:11-16; 1Pt. 2:4-9)

3.We Believe that a simple presentation of Jesus Christ in creative ways will impact and transform lives.


Relating to our culture through redeeming the arts while remaining true to the Scriptures is a balance we will always keep. This allows us to present the Gospel in such a way that reaches the heart.
(1Cor. 9:22, 23; Acts 17:22-34)

4.In Keeping with the Great Commandment, we believe every member should commit to a lifestyle of consistent spiritual growth with honest accountability.


A genuine love for God is always the first priority. Every Christian should yearn for continual spiritual growth. Therefore, discipleship through small groups, accountability, and open honesty is critical to maturing in our faith.
(Mk. 12:29-31; Acts 2:44-47; 1Pt. 2:2; 1Tm. 4:7, 8; Prov. 27:17)

5.We Believe that every member is a minister who has been given gifts to be discovered, developed, and deployed.


We are a gift-based, volunteer driven church. Each believer will find his greatest joy and fulfillment when serving in his spiritual gifts and passion. Every believer is created for ministry, gifted for ministry, authorized for ministry, and needed for ministry.
(Mk. 10:45; Eph. 2:10; Ro 12; 1Cor. 12:14-20)

6.We Believe that God is worthy of our very best. Therefore, a growing spirit of excellence should permeate every activity.


Not perfection but excellence with consistent evaluation and a willingness to improve for the sake of the Kingdom of God are distinctive of growing ministries.
(Ps. 78:72; Dan. 5:12; Col. 3:17; Ecc. 10:10)

7.We Believe that genuine love and caring relationships are key to the life of every endeavor.


Refusing to give audience to a spirit of complaining, we will instead be courageous in solving every problem in a way that honors God and builds biblical character. We value healthy relationships by protecting the unity of the Spirit in our church.
(Jms. 1:2, 3; 1Pt. 3:8, 9; 1Cor. 13:8; Ro. 16:17; Eph. 4:3)

8.We Believe that the most effective evangelism happens through people inviting people.


We believe that a life will reach a life. Each believer develops genuine relationships with friends and family and extends an invitation to them. Evangelism gets to be a normal, natural lifestyle of winning others to Christ, one by one.
(Pr. 11:30; Jn. 1:43-45; Jn. 4:28-30)

9.We Believe in identifying and training emerging leaders who are fully committed to Christ and who will reach their generation with the Gospel.


God is raising up men and women who will take the baton of godly character, authentic faith, and servant-hearted leadership into the next generation.
(2Tm. 2:2; 1 Tm. 3:1; Titus 1:5-9; Ps. 78:6, 7)