Lifehouse International Church
Lifehouse International Church is a Pentecostal church part of the Australian Christian Churches and ARC Churches, mainly in Japan.
| Lifehouse International Church | |
|---|---|
 Lifehouse International Church logo | |
| Location | Tokyo |
| Country |  Japan Hong Kong Indonesia |
| Denomination | Australian Christian Churches |
| Website | www.mylifehouse.com |
| History | |
| Founded | August 2002 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Rod and Viv Plummer |
History
The church was founded in 2002 by Rod Plummer and his wife Viv in Tokyo, Japan, with a team of 16 people. [1]
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. [2]
Beliefs
Lifehouse is affiliated with the Australian Christian Churches, which belongs to the Pentecostal tradition of Christianity. [3]
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,[4] Forward,[5] King of Kings[6] and Celebrate[7]
The Church's latest album "No Limit" reached number 1 in the iTunes "Gospel" category in Japan.[8]
Conferences
Lifehouse church holds a conference annually.
Lifehouse Conference
The Lifehouse conference[9] 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.
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.[10] for school and university students affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
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.[11][12][13]
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.[14]
References
- Denise A. Austin, Jacqueline Grey, and Paul W. Lewis, Asia Pacific Pentecostalism, Brill, Netherlands, 2019, p. 28
- Warren Bird, World megachurches, leadnet.org, USA, retrieved March 21, 2020
- Lifehouse International Church, WHAT WE BELIEVE, mylifehouse.com, Japan, retrieved March 21, 2020
- "Lifehouse Worship「In Your Name」を Apple Music で". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ""Forward" by Lifehouse Worship on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "King of Kings by Lifehouse Worship on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Celebrate by Lifehouse Worship on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "ゴスペルアルバムランキング via iTunes Store 日本". Itopchart.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "HOME | Lifehouse Conference 2020". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- Stay, Tohoku Relief Home. "Tohoku Relief Home Stay". Tohokureliefhomestay.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Tsunami victim: NZ trip 'felt like mum's wishes'". NZ Herald. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Tohoku Relief Homestay program sends 62 students to U.S. during summer". Japantoday.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- (English), Tohoku Relief Home Stay. "Endorsements & Partners « Tohoku Relief Home Stay (English)". Tohokureliefhomestay.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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