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Tribal Mission History Yamahara Church was established on April 16, 2003, and it has been 16 years. In establishment Before the Shanyuan Church, most of its members were believers of the Zhenhai Church, but because of the Zhenhai Church The church does not have a sound church system and organization, and believers hope that the church can have a sound organization and operation. As a result, he left Zhenhai Church. Just as believers are worried about the issue of the church’s membership, because our sister Xu Yuemei (who has transferred to the Coat Church) and Lin Wenrui The teacher’s mother is a sister. After asking Pastor Lin for assistance through her, I hope that the pastors of the Paiwan Central Association can help shepherd the plains in the Gangshan District. Resident believers (Pastor Lin Wenrui was the resident pastor of Watergate Church at the time). Therefore, the aboriginal believers in Gangshan District With the shepherding and assistance of the chief co-workers of Watergate Church, the gathering gradually stabilized and the faith was nourished. The church was also named: "Shanbara Church". But since the believers were disbanded from the Zhenhai Church at the beginning, the churches were scattered, so the Shanyuan Church gathered the believers The number of people dropped sharply. Since most of the believers in this association are compatriots who make a living from their hometowns to the metropolitan area (employees of screw factories and temporary workers), Most of their houses are rented houses, and only a few households have purchased houses near the church. The believers are faced with the pressure and burden of life, which leads to I can’t give much help to the church in dedication, and I can’t buy my own church, so I can only look for it in Okayama city. Cheaper rental houses are used as places for believers to gather and worship. The Shanyuan Church has entered its 16th year since the establishment of the church, and the church has not been until 2003 Since its establishment, the church has been relocated at least four times. At present, the church is located in Houhong Road Lane on the Taiyi Line. Except for the well-developed traffic around the church, The life function is also very convenient. Although Shanyuan Church has experienced several relocations of the church and frequent transfers of pastors, some believers have I feel uneasy, but thanks to God’s care and guidance, through past pastors’ encouragement and teaching to believers, they help believers to The church has gradually developed recognition and commitment, and has gradually strengthened its beliefs. The relationship between believers is like family members. Today, the church teaches The trend tends to stabilize.  Future prospects The Yamahara Church has served several pastors, resulting in poorer church leaders and believers in their religious equipment, and the organization of the church is relatively loose. Therefore, the current church is equipped with deanship training courses, stabilizes believers’ spirituality, strengthens believers’ recognition and commitment to the church, And nurturing the young staff of the church is the short-term goal of the church. In addition, it is expected that within the short-term goal of three to five years, we will not Only persistent and believers are equipped and nourished in spirituality and service, which can make the church grow stronger and make the church towards establishment The self-governing church will be the goal. Since Shanyuan Church is located in the urban area of ​​Okayama, it faces a diverse ethnic and cultural environment (Han, Paiwan, Bunun, Rukai Ethnic and foreign migrant workers), coupled with the fact that there are at least five Christian churches around the church, causing pastors to have difficulties in mission work. Therefore, our mission cannot target a single ethnic group, let alone a single culture as the source of worship. Vegetarian. Therefore, how to combine the Paiwan missionary culture-"caring and sharing" with the strategy of urban mission-"the establishment of mutual relations", As well as the church’s multicultural integration in worship, it will be our mission’s goal in the future to lead more brothers and sisters. Missionary strategy for joining the church. Finally, because Shanyuan Church has many school districts within a five-kilometer radius (such as Okayama Elementary School, Junior High School, High School, Agricultural Workers... etc.), And within ten kilometers of the church, there are also many universities and colleges (such as: Air Force School, Gaoxue University of Science and Technology, Gaoyuan University of Science and Technology) Learning... etc.), all of these will become the field for future campus missions of the Shanyuan Church, as well as the long-term mission goals of the church. (The text is taken from the Paiwan Central Committee 55 Yearbook)