About Us
ABOUT IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Immanuel Christian Church Fellowship is a community of believers committed to know Christ by way of having a deep personal relationship with Him and continuously growing towards maturity. These saved & growing believers are also committed to introduced Christ to others and disciple them that they too may accept Christ, grow and make Christ known to others as well.

We are located in 7 locations under Tokai Region centered in Nagoya City.
We hope you can visit us in one of our churches.

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About Us

WHO WE ARE
Immanuel Christian Fellowship is one church in many locations. We are a community of believers committed to know Christ personally and continuously growing towards spiritual maturity.
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WHAT WE BELIEVE
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MINISTRY
Immanuel started it's ministry to Filipinos who live in Japan. We reached out to our member's spouses and now we minister to Japanese as well.
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CARE GROUPS (Small Groups)
It is our fervent prayer that every member of our church will be part of a care group for spiritual nourishment, accountability and fellowship.
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PASTORAL TEAM
Know our Pastors: Pastor Nino, Pastor Noel and Pastor Roger
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CHURCHES / LOCATIONS
We are ONE-CHURCH-IN-MANY-LOCATION. Check our locations and find one near you.
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Who We Are

Immanuel Christian Fellowship is one church in many locations. We are a community of believers committed to know Christ personally and continuously growing towards spiritual maturity. These saved and growing believers are also committed to introduce Christ to others that they too may accept Him as Savior and Lord, and disciple them to grow spiritually and make Christ known to others as well. 

Mission Statement

“Knowing Him and Making Him Known” 

Vision Statement

"To produce Christ-like disciples today that will disciple Christ-like disciples tomorrow. "

What We Believe

About God, the Bible and Jesus Christ

God
1. We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Having limitless knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for Himself and to make all things new for His own glory.

The Bible
2. We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, through the words of human authors. As the verbally inspired Word of God, the Bible is without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for salvation, and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged. Therefore, it is to be believed in all that it teaches, obeyed in all that it requires, and trusted in all that it promises.

The Human Condition
3. We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image, but they sinned when tempted by Satan. In union with Adam, human beings are sinners by nature and by choice, alienated from  God, and under His wrath. Only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ can we be rescued, reconciled and renewed.

Jesus Christ
4. We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, one Person in two natures. Jesus—Israel's promised Messiah—was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate.

The Work of Christ
5. We believe that Jesus Christ, as our representative and substitute, shed His blood on the cross as the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice for our sins. His atoning death and victorious resurrection constitute the only ground for salvation.

The Holy Spirit
6. We believe that the Holy Spirit, in all that He does, glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ. He convicts the world of its guilt. He regenerates sinners, and in Him they are baptized into union with Christ and adopted as heirs in the family of God. He also indwells, illuminates, guides, equips and empowers believers for Christ-like living and service.

About Church and Church Living

The Church
7. We believe that the true church comprises all who have been justified by God's grace through faith alone in Christ alone. They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ, of which He is the Head. The true church is manifest in local churches, whose membership should be composed only of believers. The Lord Jesus mandated two ordinances, baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which visibly and tangibly express the gospel. Though they are not the means of salvation, when celebrated by the church in genuine faith, these ordinances confirm and nourish the believer.

Christian Living
8. We believe that God's justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power and purpose. God commands us to love Him supremely and others sacrificially, and to live out our faith with care for one another, compassion toward the poor and justice for the oppressed. With God’s Word, the Spirit’s power, and fervent prayer in Christ’s name, we are to combat the spiritual forces of evil. In obedience to Christ’s commission, we are to make disciples among all people, always bearing witness to the gospel in word and deed.

Christ’s Return
9. We believe in the personal, bodily and premillennial return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission.

Response and Eternal Destiny
10. We believe that God commands everyone everywhere to believe the gospel by turning to Him in repentance and receiving the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and eternal conscious punishment and the believer to eternal blessedness and joy with the Lord in the new heaven and the new earth, to the praise of His glorious grace. Amen.

Pastoral Team

Cecilio "Nino" Solito
Senior Pastor

Pastor in charge of:
Nagoya, Tokai/Chita,Mikawa, and Japanese

License – Ordained and licensed minister of EFCP

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Theology
Master of Divinity
Doctor of Ministry (on going)

Family – Married to Vanj and blest with 3 kids

Ministry – Church Planter in Saitama (2000-2004).
Joined Immanuel in 2004 and became the Senior Pastor in 2008 to the present.



Noel Marcelo
Pastor


Pastor in charge of Oharu, Ama-Gun and Ichinomiya

License: Licensed Pastor of EFCP

Education - Bachelor of Pastoral Studies (on going)

Family – Married to Baby Maria and blest with 3 kids

Ministry – One of the founding members of Immanuel- Kita Nagoya pastor in 2010- Full-time pastor in 2017


Roger Balunto
Pastor

Pastor in charge of:
Kita-Nagoya/Kasugai and Sagara

License: Licensed minister of EFCP

Education – Diploma in Bible and Theology (1977 - 1980)
Bachelor in Theology (1984 - 1986)

Family – Married to Elsie blest with 3 Children and 2 Grand daughters.

Ministry - Pastor of Evangelical Christian Outreach Foundation Incorporated, Mindanao, Ph(1980-1986).
Church Planter of EFCP in Davao, Mindanao Ph (1980-1991).
Associate Pastor of The Lord's Cross Christian Center, Kokubunji City, Tokyo Jp (1992-1994).
Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Kamo, GIfu Jp (2010-2021).
Pulpit Pastor of Immanuel from 2021 and became a part of Immanuel from 2023


Church / Locations

We are one church in many locations. Find a church near you.

Nagoya (Main)
Worship Service: 10:00 ~ 11:30 (Sunday)
Address: 〒457-0072 Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Minami-ku, Terabedōri 1-12-1, Tōyō bldg. 4F
Contact Number: 090-8540-8260 (Pastor Nino)
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/immanuel.mainchurch

Kita-Nagoya/Kasugai
Worship Service : 16:00 ~ 17:30 (Sunday)
Address: 〒486-0841 Aichi-ken, Kasugai-shi, Minami Shimohara-chō 3-5-8, Shu Jesus Megumi-Ai Kyōkai
Contact Number: 090-5009-1992 (Pastor Noel)
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133892420026023

Tokai / Chita (Filipino and Japanese)
Worship Service : 10:30 ~ 12:00 (Sunday)
Address: Location may vary. Mostly held at Chita-shi Seishonen Kaikan (Near Meitetsu Teramoto Station, Chita-shi).
Filipino Contact Number: 090-8540-8260 (Pastor Nino)
Japanese Contact Number: 080-70027182 (Pastor Hikasa)
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/immanuel.aichi
Facebook Japanese: https://www.facebook.com/toukaichita.youthministry.5


Ama-gun (Oharu)
Worship Service : 10:00 ~ 11:30 (Sunday)
Address: 〒490-1142 Aichi-ken, Ama-gun, Oharu, Sanbongi, Maekukada 42-1, Oharu Grace Chapel
Contact Number:  090-5009-1992 (Pastor Noel)
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133892420026023
Shizuoka
Worship Service : 10:00 ~ 11:30 (Sunday)
Address: 〒421 - 0524 Shizuoka-ken, Makinohara-shi, suzuki 2633 - 48
Contact Number: 090-5035-9415 (Loleng)
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/ImmanuelSagaraChristianFellowship

Hekinan / Nishio
Worship Service: 15:00 ~ 16:30 (Sunday)
Address: Location may vary.
Contact Number: 090-6333-5991 (Helen)
Facebook Profile:
https://www.facebook.com/immanuel.mikawa.5

Ichinomiya
Worship Service : 14:00 ~ 15:30 (Sunday)
Address: Location may vary.
Contact Number:  090-5009-1992 (Pastor Noel)
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075094922859

Care Groups (Small Groups)

It is our fervent prayer that every member of our church will be part of a care group fore spiritual nourishment, accountability and fellowship. The bigger we are, the smaller we should be.

24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24-25