Our Founding Pastor

Pastor Taniguchi

Pastor Taniguchi is from Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He became a Christian when he was 18 years old.

After graduating from Kansai Bible Institute (KBI), he served as a preacher at FCM churches in Aichi and Fukui prefectures for several years. For the next ten years, he worked as a lifestyle instructor at a facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Kasugai City. 

In 2003, he relocated to Portland, Oregon (United States) for pioneer evangelism. There, he received training under Pastor Yokoi of JIBC (Japanese International Baptist Church). In 2004, he moved to Canada and became pastor of the Japanese department at Calgary Japanese Gospel Church (Gracepoint Fellowship).

In November 2008, under the guidance of the Lord, he planted a new church – Crossover Japanese Church. Pastor Taniguchi retired as a pastor in September 2021.