Missionaries: Frank and Mary Kay Sapp
Kozoji is a town on the Chuo line of the JR Railroad in the surburbs of Nagoya. By car, it is about 30 minutes from downtown Nagoya. Kozoji is considered by Japanese to be a small town as it only has a population of about 250,000.
The Kozoji chapel is the daughter of the Kasugai Reformed Church. PC(USA) missionary Frank Sapp (now retired) was the pastor during his last two terms of mission service. During his last five years, the "first unit," a 40 x 40 foot two-story building on a lot approximately 50 x 50 feet was purchased by the Chapel's members.
Map Showing Kozoji Church's Location
In July of the year before Frank retired, Kozoji Church called and installed its first Japanese Pastor.
In order to do this the Mother Church (with less than 90 members) budgeted an additional four million yen (about $40.000.00) annually to help with the salary and benefits of the new pastor.
There was an average attendance of only 25 during those years. But with Kozoji Reformed ChurchÕs excellent location, and with its well trained and dedicated Elders, Deacons, and Teachers, and of course with God's blessing, we have every reason to believe it will grow into a vital witnessing congregation. We can thank the Kasugai Church and its pastor Rev. Mitani for the excellent leaders who came from the mother church. The planning and preparation by Rev. Mitani and his session for this chapel had been thorough and careful. 
While the Sapps were on Itineration assignment in the States during 1997-8, the church decided to erect a cross which would be able to be seen throughout much of the community. A deacon in the congregation who is an electrician had an aluminum frame constructed and with the aid of others in the congregation filled the cross with about 500 diodes which glow brightly at night, lighting the cross, so that it can be seen from a great distance.
