My name is Akito Narusaka, and I began serving as 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 Kwansei Gakuin University in 1980 and completed the first half of the doctoral program at its Graduate School of Theology in 1985. Since 1982, I have served as an evangelist at Misakicho Church of the United Church of Christ in Japan, and later as pastor at Sahara Church, Hiroo Church, and Chiba Honcho Church. In 2004, I became associate pastor at Yokohama Isogo Church.
Alongside my pastoral ministry, I have also worked in education—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 Religious Director at Heiwa Gakuen—retiring from these roles in March 2024.
Since the 1980s, it has often been said that public religions, including Christianity, have entered a new stage—moving beyond the private realm into a broader societal role. As a fellow citizen of the world, I wish to continue learning from the worldview of the Bible and to pursue the image of the ideal human being it presents.
I look forward to walking this journey of faith with everyone at Kudan Church. Thank you.
