I I am Akito Narusaka, and I became the pastor of Kudan Church in January 2025. I was born in 1955 in Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture. I first encountered Christianity during my third year at university in Tokyo and was baptized at Nishiogi Church in 1977. I graduated from the Faculty of Theology at Kansei Gakuin University in 1980 and completed the first half of the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Theology at Kansei Gakuin University in 1985. Since 1982, I have served as an evangelist at Misakicho Church of the United Church of Christ in Japan, and later as a pastor at Sahara Church, Hiroo Church, Chiba Honcho Church, and from 2004 as an associate pastor at Yokohama Isogo Church. Additionally, I have worked as a Bible teacher and religious director at Kanto Gakuin Mutsuura Junior and Senior High School, at the Kanto Gakuin University Religious Center, and as a religious director at Heiwa Gakuen, retiring in March 2024.
Since the 1980s, it has been said that public religions, including Christianity, have re-emerged, entering a new stage beyond the private realm. As a global citizen, I hope to learn and grow from the worldview of the Bible in pursuit of an ideal human image. I look forward to meeting everyone at Kudan Church. Thank you.
