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2008.04.03 updated

	Kouzou YOSHIDA (Pastor)
	He was born as youngest(fourth) son at Hatogaya, Saitama in 1951.   He graduated Saitama prefecture's Urawa-Nishi high school and faculty of economy of Saitama University.   He was baptized in term of college student and stepped into Japan Bible Seminary soon after graduation. After 2 years intern period, he became Katayanagi EFC's associate pastor in 1978.  Next, he was engaged to Higashi-Ohmiya EFC's pastor in 1980.  In his works of HEFC, he was called to Sendai EFC development as domestic missionary in 1989.   Sendai EFC called him up as pastor in 1992 and his works up to now.  He wrote "The twenty-one Bible messages giving you changes" (Japanese; Word of Life Ministry Press).   He is a father of a son and 3 daughters.
Pastor Yoshida holding new rice Pastor Yoshidas on 15th anniversary party Pastor Yoshida with his wife Machiko at Ohkago Martyrs Memorial Park
	Nobuaki KADOTANI (Associate Pastor )
	He was born in St. Paul, MN in 1976. He returned back to Japan before two years old. And he has lived in Kawasaki and Atsugi before university age. He was baptized in 2nd year of high-school. In 1995, he entranced into Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University (TU), and moved to Sendai, Miyagi. He also moved to Sendai Evangelical Free church at that time. In 1999, he graduated Communication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, TU (.BA.) and graduated Graduate School of Engineering, TU (M.E.) He had continued study for doctoral thesis. But in 2002, he convinced God's calling for full-time worker of mission, and stopped his graduate school study. He entranced into Japan Bible Seminary (JBS) and had studied theology for four years. In Mar. 2007, he graduated JBS and returned to Sendai Evangelical Free Church. He has finished trainee term in Mar.,2008. He was married in Sep., 2007.