Presbyterian Church, a sect of Protestant Christianity, founded the International Christian University, and raised 65.438+60 billion yen in donations through domestic and foreign enterprises, groups and Christians. Prince Emperor Taishō Takamatsu served as the honorary chairman of the preparatory committee for the establishment of the school, and then Governor of the Bank of Japan, Yasunari Wanda, ran around to raise funds for the establishment of the school. In addition, Douglas douglas macarthur, then the highest commander of the US military stationed in Japan, also participated in fund-raising activities in the United States as honorary chairman of the consortium.
Before the establishment of the International Christian University, the Language Institute was established before 1952, and the school was officially established in April of the following year. As a liberal arts college, since its establishment, only 1 department has been set up in the Correctional Department, including humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, etc. In the second year, English was added (changed to language in 1960).
Purpose of running a school:
The purpose of running an international Christian University is to "uphold the Christian spirit, cultivate talents with international social literacy, and cultivate promising talents who can serve God and mankind, so as to promote permanent peace". The Ministry of Religious Affairs, professors' associations and student groups will carry out various religious activities. During the lunch break every Wednesday, in addition to university priests, teachers and students, missionaries outside the school will be invited to worship. In addition, as an opportunity to deepen the school's interest in religion, Christian Week is held every May.
This week, the class time will be shortened, and lectures, forums, open campuses, concerts and other activities will be organized and planned around the Student Union. The International Association of Christian Universities (ICU Church) is an organization independent of universities. Its purpose is to spread the gospel and services to all people in the spirit of Christianity.