Now serving with Christar Canada, Dale & Ann oversee the international church planting team from 6 countries at Tokyo Multicultural Church, an Evangelical Free Church.

MAINE USA and TOKYO JAPAN
In 1984 Dale & Ann began serving in EFC church planting, mission leadership and theological education in Japan. As of 2023 they work out of TOKYO JAPAN three times a year for 2-3 weeks each time, and from MAINE USA the remaining months. They launched TMC, their 3rd church planting project, in their apartment complex in Tokyo in 2013. From 2001-2024 Dale also taught theology part-time in Japanese.TOKYO MULTICULTURAL CHURCH
Tokyo Multicultural Church is a Christ centered, Bible based, disciple making church that celebrates God’s grace and truth within the increasing cultural diversity of Tokyo, the world’s largest megacity.Dale oversees TMC by leading monthly Leadership Team meetings and Members’ Meetings three times a year. He encourages the younger pastors/missionaries handling most pastoral responsibilities by meeting with them both virtually and in-person. And he recruits new staff. Ann meets with and encourages members and attenders, especially when in Japan but also remotely. Dale & Ann raise funds that can be accessed as necessary for establishing and growing TMC. Their goal is to turn over all aspects of TMC leadership.
THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
For 23 years through Dec 2024, Dale was adjunct faculty at Japan Bible Seminary in Tokyo where he lectured part-time in systematic theology (in Japanese). As a result he hopes to publish a book in Japanese on Contemporary Theology.He is also currently working on a book about Church Planting Theology based on his academic papers, articles, and one seminary class on thinking theologically about church planting.
LATEST LIFE AND MINISTRY POSTS
- Visit Our EFC Canada Churches in 2025?
- From ServeBeyond to Christar
- What Mission Agency Should We Join?
- Dale Teaches His Final Seminary Class in Tokyo
- Stay with EFCC ServeBeyond? - Mar 2024
- Regional Coordinators' Response to Layoffs - Feb 2025
- ServeBeyond Missionaries Are Laid Off - Jan 2025
- Christmas 2024 in Maine USA
- TMC Christmas 2024
- TMC Young Adult Hike - Nov 2024
- New TMC English Ministries Pastoral Couple
- TMC Worship Oct 24, 2024
- Asia Retreat - Connecting
- New House for David and Lina
- TMC Retreat with MCC
- TMC Worship Oct 13, 2024
- Possible Full-Time TMC English Ministries Couple
- From Leading to Advising at TMC
LATEST REFLECTIVE POSTS
- Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing (Dale)
- Jochebed: A Mother’s Desperate, Protective Love (Ann)
- Church Planting Located Between Gospel and Culture (Dale)
- Shiphrah and Puah: Courageous Women (Ann)
- Making Salvation Accessible by Clothing the Gospel with Community (Dale)
- Church Planting as God’s Missional Re-Creation (Dale)
- One More Mary (Ann)
- Toward a Theology of Ecclesial Mission (Dale)
- Motivational Energy for Church Planting (Dale)
- Jesus Interrupts a Funeral (Ann)
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