Japan Christian Fellowship Network
JCFN connects Japanese Christians and seekers who move abroad and back again to churches, fellowship, and each other — since 1990.
~1,600
Japanese returnees come to faith or begin seeking God overseas each year — many lose that connection within a few years of returning home.
1990
JCFN began at the Post-Urbana Missions Conference, born out of the U.S. international-student mission movement's push to support returnees.
35+ yrs
of continuous ministry — Equipper newsletters and Directors Letters going back to 2008 and 2013, now being brought online and translated.
Many Japanese live abroad today — as students, in business, through international marriage. God's work reaches them there, and many return home as new or growing Christians. But "reverse culture shock," busy re-entry, and family pressure mean many quietly drift from church within a few years of coming home. JCFN exists to close that gap.
Connecting returnees and those moving abroad to local churches, fellowships, and small groups on both sides of the move.
Equipper Conference (EC), Global Returnees Conference (GRC), and Central Conference (CC) — fellowship, teaching, and networking.
Local gatherings across Japan and North America for ongoing community.
The Equipper newsletter and monthly Directors Letters — encouragement, prayer requests, and ministry news since 2008.