Okinawa Mission Area FactsInformation Supplied by the Japan Kobe Mission Alumni Web Site
Present-day Okinawa Prefecture was part of the Japan Fukuoka Mission during 1970 to1983 and then from 1996 to the present day.
The Japan-Okinawa Mission (parent of the present-day Japan Kobe Mission) was organized September 1, 1968. Headquartered in Kobe, it was one of two Japanese missions created when the Northern Far East Mission (headquartered in Tokyo) was dissolved. The other Japanese mission created at the same time was called the Japan Mission, headquartered in Tokyo. The Japan-Okinawa Mission included all of Kyushu, Okinawa, and Shikoku, and the western part of Honshu, including Osaka, Nagoya, and cities to the south and west.
The Japan-Okinawa Mission continued until March 18, 1970. That was the day that the two Japanese missions became four: the Japan Central (Kobe) and Japan West (Fukuoka) Missions were created from the Japan-Okinawa Mission. The Japan (Tokyo) and Japan East (Sapporo) Missions were created from the original Japan Mission.
Japanese Missions That Have Included Okinawa, 1968-Present:
Okinawa
Prefecture Places Missionaries Have Served:
Okinawa Church Units Okinawa has two stakes and a servicemen's district. (Note: The Okinawa Mission merged with the Fukuoka Mission on July 1, 1996.)
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