 | This article possibly contains original research. The categorization of the groups listed as "Japanese independent Churches" seems to be unique to this article and unverifiable externally. (March 2021) |
The first Japanese independent church movement began in 1901, when Uchimura Kanzo formed the Mukyokai. His main message was the need for complete and ultimate independence from all human forces and entire reliance on God.[1]
- ^ Mullins, Mark (1998). Christianity Made in Japan: A Study of Indigenous Movements. University of Hawai`i Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0824821326.