English
We warmly welcome international guests! Although we do not offer services in English, our pastor and several members are fluent and available to assist you in English.
Worship and other Gatherings
Lord’s Day (Sunday)
Sunday School: 9:30 AM
Bible Class: 9:50 AM
Morning Service: 10:30 AM
Thursday
Bible Study (Budou-no-Ki): 10:30 AM
Prayer Meeting: Noon
Our Beliefs
We believe —
We believe –
That the Bible, as the inspired and infallible Word of God, serves as the sole foundation for both faith and life.
That there is only one triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who is the creator of the heavens and earth.
That every person is born into sin and thus subject to God’s righteous judgment.
That salvation from sin and its consequences is available only through Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
That Jesus Christ reigns as the king over all nations, and His sovereignty should be recognized universally.
We adhere to the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, which we regard as systematic and accurate summary of the teaching of Scripture. For a further expansion of our church’s doctrines, we reference our Reformed Presbyterian Testimony, the Directory for Church Government, the Book of Discipline, and the Directory of Public Worship. These texts apply our core doctrines to a variety of specific topics.
Please visit our Synod’s website for more information:
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
Our Pastor
Pastor Yusuke Hirata and his wife, Honami, are parents to two boys.
He was born in 1987 and grew up in Kasumigaoka RPC. He studied medicine and worked as a resident before entering the field of ministry. After serving as a staff worker of KGK (Japanese Inter-Varsity Fellowship), he studied in America for further theological study and was ordained and installed as a pastor of Kasumigaoka RPC in 2020. After that, he completed his PhD study in Northern Ireland and returned to Kasumigaoka in 2023.
M.D., Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Graduate Diploma, Kobe Theological Hall, Kobe, Japan
M.Div., Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA
Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
Ph.D., Union Theological College, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Contact Us
Kasumigaoka Reformed Presbyterian Church
Address: 6-8-10 Kasumigaoka, Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Japan, 655-0039
Phone: (+81)-80-7976-2206 (Pastor’s mobile)
E-mail: kasumigaokarpc@gmail.com
Our location is a 20-minute walk from Tarumi Station, accessible via both JR and Sanyo lines. Alternatively, you can take bus #1 from Tarumi Station, disembark at the “Higashi-Kasumigaoka” stop, and walk for 2 minutes.