Sapporo Independent Christian Church | |
Imagealt: | A black-and-white drawing of an old wooden church. The church is small and has no steeple. |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Sapporo Independent Christian Church in Japan. |
Map Caption: | Location of the church in Japan. |
Coordinates: | 43.0566°N 141.3238°W |
Location: | Sapporo |
Country: | Japan |
Denomination: | Independent |
Founder: | Uchimura Kanzō |
People: | Nitobe Inazō |
The is a church located in Sapporo, Japan. It was founded in 1881 by students of William S. Clark at the Sapporo Agricultural College.[1] [2] These students became known as the "Sapporo band" of Christians.[3] Although Clark had returned to the United States by the time the church was founded, he supported it financially and corresponded with its members through letters. Members of the church include Uchimura Kanzō, who went on to found the non-church movement, and Nitobe Inazō, who became president of the Tokyo Women's Christian College, an under-secretary at the League of Nations, and was the author of .