New Hope International Fellowship Yokohama isÉ A Protestant church that has been sent off in prayer to Yokohama from New Hope International Fellowship Tokyo on March of 2004, with itÕs 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 TaloÕs 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 GodÕs 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 JesusÕ love and forgiveness in Yokohama.
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Toru Majima
 Born in 1970 in Kameido, Tokyo. Genuine Edokko (Born and raised in downtown Tokyo). Raised in a Christian home and baptized at the age of 15. He has exprienced backslides after that but eventually joined DTS (Discipleship Training School of Youth with a Mission) in Hawaii at the age of 22, and there he was called to be a pastor.
He graduated from Tokyo Christian University and obtained his Master's　degree in religion at International College & Graduate School in Hawaii. He joined New Hope Oahu as an intern since 1997 and returned to Japan in October,1999 to start New Hope Tokyo with Pastor Talo Sataraka. Presently he is the senior pastor at New Hope Yokohama. His hobbies are surfing and playing soccer. He is blessed with four adorable sons, Seiya, Kiriki, Keisha, Rani and his lovely wife, Kozue.
Takeharu Yamaguchi ( Tantan )
 Pastor Tantan was born in Tokyo on July 21, 1974. When he was a child, he lived in Belgium and Tanzania. He became a Christian when he was 14 years old and committed to become a pastor when he was 16 years old.
He spent 6 years in Hino, Tokyo to start a church. During that time, he also served as a staff member of hi-b.a (High School Born Againers) for 4 years. After being trained in New Hope Oahu as an intern, he established New Hope Yokohama with Pastor Toru Majima in 2004. He has a wonderful family, blessed with his lovely wife, Ai and darling daughters, Aina, Leia and Koa.
Matthias Buerki
 Matt grew up in Brienz, a small and beautiful village in Switzerland which is visited by many Japanese tourists every year. But it was not until he met Yoko in Wales that he really got interested in Japan and its culture. After having finished his theological studies, Yoko and Matt got married in 1998. While working as a youth pastor in Switzerland their vision to serve the church in Japan together with their family kept growing.
Matt and his family are very happy to be part of New Hope in Yokohama. They enjoy meeting with friends and sharing the gospel in a creative way with the Japanese people. They also love going to the Onsen, eating Japanese food and doing “Hanami†under the cherry blossoms.
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