Chih Chieh Huang

Since 1917, through God’s love and the establishment of the True Jesus Church, the complete truth of salvation has been revealed. After receiving the true way, our predecessors, moved by the Holy Spirit, joyfully shared this truth—precious as a pearl—with relatives, friends, and neighbors wherever they went. Even in the face of persecution and hardship, they held fast to it, willing to give up everything in order to preserve the true faith. They also chose to live a consecrated life that the world could not understand, simply so that they would not depart from God’s grace, but might obtain the eternal glory He has promised. (Mt 13:45; Jude 21; 1 Pt 5:10)

Through more than a century of labor, many of our predecessors willingly filled up what was lacking in Christ’s afflictions. Responding to the Lord’s calling, they gave up the fleeting pleasures of sin like Moses, laid aside worldly pursuits, and, like Paul, counted all things as loss. They traveled throughout the world proclaiming the gospel, sowing the seeds of the true way, strengthening the faith of the brothers and sisters, and encouraging them to remain steadfast in the truth. We thank the Lord that churches upholding the pure faith have now been established in dozens of countries. We should indeed learn from our predecessors’ spirit of following Christ and let our feet, fitted with the readiness of the gospel, carry the message to the ends of the earth. (Col 1:24; Heb 11:25; Phil 3:8; Eph 6:15)

This year, while attending the IA Executive Council Meeting, I frequently heard during discussions of the holy work that many pioneer mission fields under both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere Mission Departments are in need of workers. In particular, the developing mission fields in Africa, South America, and many other countries under the Western Hemisphere Mission Department lack workers who can assist in evangelism and pastoral care. This naturally brought to mind an account from our Lord’s earthly ministry. Jesus went throughout every town and village, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness. When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” The situation today is much the same. The expansion of God’s kingdom requires more willing workers to join in the work—led by the Holy Spirit, with the Bible in their hands, God’s word on their lips, and their feet carrying them to every land. (Mt 9:35–37; Mk 16:15)

Brothers and sisters, through this brief reflection, I invite you to revisit the ancient paths with me, remembering the faithful examples of those who have gone before us and renewing our resolve. On the one hand, may we never forget God’s grace and strive to imitate the obedience and perseverance of the saints of old. On the other hand, let us heed the Lord Jesus’ instruction by praying that the Lord of the harvest will send out workers into His harvest. Should the Eastern Hemisphere Mission Department hold a Global Pioneer Training program next year, I pray that those who have been given gifts will offer their abilities, while those without such gifts will faithfully offer the fragrant incense of intercessory prayer. May we all, like our faithful spiritual predecessors, be found worthy of the Lord’s commendation: “Well done, good and faithful servant.” (Mt 9:38; 25:20–23) 

Hong Kong Coordination Board

Hallelujah! We thank God for His guidance. After a six-year interval, the Hong Kong CB’s major ministry event, the Hymnal Music Concert, was successfully held on December 7, 2025, at the Jockey Club Auditorium of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. We would like to share with our brothers and sisters around the world an overview of this ministry event and the grace we have received.

The program was designed to involve participants from different age groups. The concert opened with a musical presented by the Children's Choir, followed by hymn performances by the Men's Choir, Junior Choir, and Adult Choir in turn. Between the choir performances, a minister delivered brief gospel messages that complemented the themes of the hymns and conveyed biblical truths, making the concert more complete and enriching. We thank God for His blessings and protection. A total of 540 people, including members of our church and truth-seeking friends, attended the concert. More than 100 of them were truth-seeking friends, allowing the seeds of the gospel to be widely sown.

Looking back on the preparation process, the relatively short time between securing the venue and the actual performance posed a considerable challenge to the coordination of various tasks. During this period, the Sacred Music Committee and the Youth Fellowship each took responsibility for extensive preparations and communication. To meet the expected performance standards, the choir rehearsals were more intensive and demanding than before. Brothers and sisters did their best to set aside their valuable time after work or school to attend rehearsals. In addition, one member even took a course in stage operations to better equip himself for the holy work and ensure the smooth running of the concert behind the scenes.

Throughout the intensive rehearsal period, everyone remained committed and dedicated. Before each rehearsal, all participants prayed together in one accord, entrusting every detail of the concert into God’s hands. The willingness of everyone to devote their time and offer their voices in this ministry is truly precious. May God remember everyone’s hard work and accept this offering of thanksgiving.

Through the preparation and execution of this concert, those who participated gained a deeper understanding of the grace of serving God. Being able to mobilize churches throughout Hong Kong and bring together manpower, ministry efforts, and resources to organize a large-scale gathering is truly a rare and precious opportunity. It is an even greater blessing that we can now serve God in peace and freedom, according to our willingness. Although there were moments of discouragement and exhaustion along the way, recalling how everyone worked wholeheartedly together in God’s work has become our greatest motivation to press on.

May God continue to bless our brothers and sisters with various gifts and enable them to fulfill the mission entrusted to us by Him. May all glory and praise be given to the true God in heaven! Amen.

Japan GA

Since the establishment of a general assembly on January 12, 2025 from originally a coordination board, the Japan General Assembly has continued to promote various ministries under the Lord’s guidance and through the working of the Holy Spirit. The churches in different regions have maintained steady overall development, with further integration and growth in church life, pastoral care, evangelistic work, workers’ training, and organizational operations.

Church Statistics and Development

In terms of church development, the Japan GA currently oversees six churches (Tokyo, Tokyo Sumida, Yokohama, Chiba, Kawaguchi, and Osaka Ikuno), three prayer houses (Shinkoyasu Prayer House, Oyama Prayer House, and Kobe Prayer House), and three meeting points (Shin-Matsudo, Nippori, and Nagoya).

The total number of believers increased from 1,209 in 2024 to 1,238. Although the number of newly baptized believers in 2025 was 21, slightly lower than the previous year, the number of ministers increased from three to four, with one additional TTP student currently enrolled in the theology seminary. The number of elders and deacons increased from 21 to 25, while the numbers of religious education teachers and students also continued to grow. These developments demonstrate steady progress in spiritual nurturing, organizational development, and religious education.

Pastoral Work

The Spring and Autumn Spiritual Convocations remain the major ministry events of the year. The Spring Spiritual Convocation was held at various churches from late April to early May, during which nine people were baptized and 16 received the Holy Spirit. The Autumn Spiritual Convocation was held in September, with 12 people baptized and 19 receiving the Holy Spirit.

In the two Spiritual Convocations, 21 people baptized and 35 receive the Holy Spirit. Many believers also partook of the Holy Communion, and their spiritual lives were strengthened and uplifted.

In addition, the first Spiritual Convocation for senior believers was held in October to strengthen pastoral care and support for elderly members.

Regarding ordinations, several deacons and one minister were ordained in 2025, further strengthening the ministry workforce of the churches.

Pastoral Care and Church Expansion

The GA and local churches have continued to promote family gatherings, family altars, visits to believers, and pastoral care within designated districts. Efforts have also been made to actively develop new meeting points.

Sabbath services have gradually been arranged in Oyama, Kobe, Nagoya, Nippori, and Shin-Matsudo. The Tokyo Church and Osaka Ikuno Church have also completed the acquisition procedures for their new church buildings, laying a foundation for future evangelistic expansion.

Since acquiring church buildings in the second half of 2025, the Oyama and Kobe meeting points have continued to develop their ministries. Around the time of the Spring Spiritual Convocation in 2026, both meeting points were officially established as prayer houses.

The Shinkoyasu Prayer House, which was branched out from the Yokohama Church, is also planning to acquire a church building. A very suitable property has been identified, and negotiations and follow-up arrangements are currently underway. We pray that God will guide the process and make everything proceed smoothly.

Furthermore, the new church building of the Tokyo Sumida Church has been completed, and its dedication ceremony was held on June 7. Through an official invitation issued by the GA via the IA, believers from around the world were invited to join this joyous occasion, witness the dedication of the newly completed dwelling where God has placed His name, and glorify His name together.

Evangelistic Work

The GA continues to promote evangelistic work through both in-person and online channels.

In addition to regular monthly evangelistic services, gospel tea gatherings, family Bible studies, and classes for nurturing new believers at local churches, the GA continues to make use of its official website and online livestreaming to spread the gospel.

Furthermore, a Japanese-language online Bible study is held once a month through the LINE platform. This provides more opportunities for truth-seeking friends, Japanese-speaking new believers, and those who are unable to attend church regularly to learn about the truth.

Local churches also actively encourage believers to bring their family members, truth-seeking friends, and lost sheep back to church, reflecting an approach that places equal emphasis on evangelism and pastoral care.

Training and Equipping

In accordance with its annual plan, the GA continues to organize various training programs and seminars. These include spiritual retreats for ministers, theological advancement seminars for ministers, spiritual retreats for ministry workers, theology training classes, and training courses for service leaders.

Training is also provided to equip individuals for various ministries, including piano accompaniment, hymn leading, choir conducting, translation, preaching, reception, and visitation.

Before the Spiritual Convocations, pre-baptism classes are also arranged to help truth-seeking friends and their family members establish a proper understanding of the faith.

Overall, training efforts are gradually becoming more systematic and regular, preparing more capable workers for the church.

Meetings and Administrative Operations

In terms of meetings and administrative operations, according to its annual plan, the Japan GA continues to hold Standing Committee Meetings, Executive Council Meetings, Ministry Promotion Committee Meetings, joint meetings of ordained ministers and Executive Council members, the National Church Conference, and other related online meetings.

These meetings ensure that various ministries are carried out in an orderly manner while strengthening coordination and communication among the churches.

Other Ministry Initiatives

In addition, the GA has established a dedicated contribution account for the Ministry Development Fund. The fund is intended to support the GA’s evangelistic work, media ministries, and church building projects in various regions.

Believers are encouraged to support this ministry by contributing a small amount of 100 yen each day. Through the spirit of giving and encouraging others to give, small contributions can accumulate into substantial support. Although each contribution may be small, together they can make a significant difference. Moreover, when we give willingly, we store up treasures in heaven!

We look forward to seeing the newly restructured GA continue to flourish and prosper, expanding the tent of God’s kingdom.

Conclusion

In summary, the newly established Japan GA has experienced God’s protection and guidance in church growth, the promotion of Spiritual Convocations, the expansion of meeting points, the nurturing of ministry workers, and organizational operations. These developments demonstrate a trend of steady progress.

Looking ahead, the Japan GA will continue to advance its ministries with equal emphasis on pastoral care, evangelism, and training. May we work together in unity to promote God’s work. May the Lord continue to bless us so that the gospel may be spread even more widely throughout Japan. 

UKGA 

The UKGA, in alignment with the True Jesus Church General Assemblies and Coordination Boards worldwide, remains steadfastly committed to fulfilling the Lord’s mandates. To effectively equip churches across the United Kingdom and Africa, we have revisited pivotal biblical doctrines, specifically focusing on prayer and evangelism. This timely reassessment serves as a vital catalyst, steering our collective focus back to God and His divine work. When the laity is fervent in prayer and active in outreach, the Church inevitably grows in resilience and gains a renewed impetus to execute God’s sovereign will.

I.        Maintained on the Apostolic Foundation

Spiritual maturity hinges upon holding fast to the Church's distinctive articles of faith. Crucially, we must recognise that the truth entrusted to us is anchored squarely upon the foundation of the apostles. In the wake of the second outpouring of the Holy Spirit, discerning this apostolic foundation is impossible without acknowledging the True Jesus Church as the authentic continuation of the early apostolic Church. Consequently, we can assert with absolute conviction that our contemporary teachings fully mirror the orthodoxy of the true Church in the time of the apostles.

II.     Unleashing the Power of Faith

The articles of faith comprise several profound dimensions. When these doctrines are translated into daily practice, the inherent spiritual power of the True Jesus Church’s beliefs is unlocked to its fullest extent:

Unity Rooted in Truth

 When the truth of the Scripture is championed, the Church flourishes in mutual fellowship (Acts 2:42), enabling believers to gather with singular devotion. It is precisely within this harmonious bond that souls are drawn to the fold by the manifest power of God. The early apostolic believers broke bread with gladness and sincerity of heart (Acts 2:46), taking genuine delight in one another’s company—a beautiful testament to fellowship that is, regrettably, all too rare in today’s landscape.

Love Anchored in Truth

 To cultivate genuine brotherly love, two principles must be kept in view. First, Christ declared, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word” (Jn 14:23). As we demonstrate our love for God through obedience, He equips us with a divine love to care for others authentically. Second, this affection is tethered to the bedrock of truth (cf. 2 Jn 1-2). Established on this shared ground, the Church is empowered to love selflessly, because the truth binds us together.

Defence Shielded by Truth

Our Lord has forewarned us that deception will proliferate as His second coming approaches. Scripture explicitly cautions that the son of perdition will arise, exalting himself above all that is called God and taking his seat in the very temple of God (2 Thess 2:4, 8-10). Should the apostolic truth given to the Church be sidelined rather than deployed at the vanguard of this spiritual warfare, the body of Christ will bear the brunt of the adversary’s assault. Deprived of this doctrinal shield, the Church will inevitably succumb to widespread compromise and confusion.

Conclusion

The UKGA bows in humility to the authority of God, pledging with a prayerful heart to safeguard the precious truth committed to our trust. We recognise that it is through this enduring truth that we forge ecclesiastical unity and compel lost souls to embrace the gospel of salvation. It is by the truth that our hearts are purified to love one another without hypocrisy. Furthermore, by wielding this truth as our primary defence, we shall undoubtedly witness the awesome power of God dismantling heresy and demolishing every argument designed to mislead or devour His flock.