{"id":14179,"date":"2026-07-19T09:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/?p=14179"},"modified":"2026-10-19T03:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:27:17","slug":"celebrating-21-years-of-one-of-japans-fastest-growing-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/build4.scalingyourcompany.com\/en\/celebrating-21-years-of-one-of-japans-fastest-growing-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 21 Years of One of Japan\u2019s Fastest Growing Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/build4.scalingyourcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VWC-21st-ANN-2026-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14181\" src=\"https:\/\/build4.scalingyourcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VWC-21st-ANN-2026-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>We are thrilled to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Victory Word Center this July!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Victory Word is a vibrant, full-gospel, Spirit-filled church located just north of central Tokyo in the beautiful city of Koshigaya. Founded by Pastors Spencer and Mariko Patrick after serving at a local denominational church for nearly four years, the church began with a simple neighborhood kids ministry. Pastor Spencer could not find a place where his own children would be taught the uncompromising Word of God, so they started one themselves.<\/p>\n<p>What began as a small children\u2019s outreach has grown into Victory Word \u2014 a thriving church filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, thanks to faithful weekly prayer meetings that started in October 2025.<br \/>\nJoin the Victory Word family at the Victory Place building as we:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Celebrate what God has done in these 21 amazing years<\/li>\n<li>Hear fresh vision from the Holy Spirit for the future<\/li>\n<li>Be encouraged by how one healthy, joyful, loving church can powerfully impact families, neighbors, and our nation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"238\"><strong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"238\">\ud83d\udc99 Anniversary Color Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"340\">To make our celebration even more memorable, we invite everyone to join our anniversary color theme!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"426\">\u279c <strong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"355\">Ladies:<\/strong> Blue dress or blue outfit<br data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"384\" \/>\u279c <strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"394\">Men:<\/strong> Blue shirt or blue polo shirt<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"561\"><em data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"561\">Participation is optional, but we&#8217;d love to see everyone dressed in blue as we celebrate God&#8217;s faithfulness over the past 21 years!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Victory Word Center this July! 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