If you would like to seek spiritual guidance from one of our pastors, please contact us at the church or visit us on Sunday.
Our Pastors
Reverend Michael Larsen began serving as pastor
of our English speaking congregation in October of 1994. He has a Bachelors
of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, a Masters of Divinity
from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and a
Masters of Teaching English as a Second Language from California State
University, Sacramento.
Our pastor for our Japanese speaking congregation is Rev. Koki Arai, who has been serving at our church since 1985. He is also the owner of Mikuni Restaurant.
History
The First Japanese Baptist Church began in 1920
as the “Seisho Gakuen” (Bible Institute) at 5th & P streets. There
were seven adults and three children. In January 1922, we became the First
Japanese Baptist Church. After four years in a temporary facility, our
church moved to its current location in 1962.
Weekly Ministries
Sunday:
9:45 a.m. Japanese Worship / English Sunday School
11:00 a.m. English Worship / Japanese Sunday School
2:00 p.m. Japanese Bible Study (2nd & 4th Sundays)
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Young Adults Japanese Bible
Study
Thursday: 9:30 a.m.
English Bible Study & Prayer
Saturday: 7:00 a.m.
Japanese Prayer Meeting
Directions
Our church can be reached by taking 99 south from
highway 50. Take the second exit on the right, fruitridge, and go right
(west). Turn right at the first signal (Franklin). 29th Avenue is the first
street on the left at a =| | intersection. First Japanese Baptist Church
2900 29th Avenue Sacramento, CA 95820 451-6707
