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2011/3/17
The Condition of UCCJ churches & disaster (As of 13:35 AM, March 14)

UCCJ churches & disaster           As of 13:35 AM, March 14

(a rough translation from http://www.douhoku.org/)

  1. Horoizumi Church … Flooded above floor level.
  2. Urakawa Preaching Point … Some members are sick.

Other than above, pastors and church members are safe.

(No info obtained for 1/3 of churches in Hokkai District.)

  1. MiyakoChurch… Tsunami reached the church, contaminated by heavy oil. Unable to use the building. The city is destroyed completely along the cost.
  2. KitakamiChurch… Damaged.
  3. Shinsei Kamaishi Church …Tsunami stroke the building completely.
  4. Sen’maya Church … Damaged everywhere. Dangerous. Unable to contact the members living in the coast area.
  5. OfunadoChurch… Some members are missing.
  6. ShibajukuChurch… Light damage.
  7. ShunanChurch… Light damage on the tower.

Pastors look fine, but the UCCJ has little info about the members of some of the churches in Iwate Prefecture.

  1. Odaka Preaching Point … Tsunami almost reached the church, but no damage.
  2. KashimaEiko Church… Ceiling fell.
  3. ShiroishiChurch… Pastor’s house is disorderly inside.
  4. NatoriChurch… Tsunami destroyed the lower part of the city. A part of the church ceiling fell.
  5. FukushimaChurch… Chimney, walls and ceiling fell. Cracks.
  6. FukushimaShinmachi Church… A part of the walls fell.
  7. HobaraChurch… Cracks.
  8. AsakaChurch… Cracks.
  9. KoriyamaChurch… Pastor’s house damaged.
  10. KoriyamaHosonuma Church… Severely damaged.
  11. SukagawaChurch… Cracks.
  12. YabukiChurch… Cracks in kindergarten.

The district executives are trying hard to collect info, but still little info for some of churches.

  1. UtsunomiyaChurch… Ceiling fell.
  2. UtsunomiyaUwamachi Church… Walls fell.
  3. YaitaChurch… Cracks in Kindergaten.
  4. Nishi-NasunoChurch… A number of cracks. Pipe-organ needs repairs.
  5. MitoChurch… Cracks.
  6. MitoChuo Church… Whole building needs repairs.
  7. ShimodateChurch… Cracks.
  8. IshiokaChurch…Cracks.
  9. MitsukaidoChurch…Cracks.
  10. RyugasakiChurch… A crevice appeared in the kindergarten.
  11. KatsutaChurch… Cracks.
  12. KashimaChurch… Crack in a ground. No water.
  13. Morokawa Preaching Point … Cracks. A part of the ceiling fell.
  14. TsukubaGakuen Church… Pipe-organ needs repairs.

Pastors and members are fine.

  1. BanchoChurch… Cracks.


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