{"id":14652,"date":"2026-11-04T16:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/?p=14652"},"modified":"2026-11-04T16:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:20:12","slug":"thanksgiving-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/en\/thanksgiving-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Thanksgiving in Tokyo on Sunday Nov 22nd!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14653\" src=\"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-300x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-150x150@2x.webp 300w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-60x60.webp 60w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-43x43.webp 43w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-106x106.webp 106w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-615x615.webp 615w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-292x292.webp 292w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-300x300@2x.webp 600w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-60x60@2x.webp 120w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-43x43@2x.webp 86w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-106x106@2x.webp 212w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-400x400@2x.webp 800w, https:\/\/vwc.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/vwc-bl-tg1-1-292x292@2x.webp 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join one of greater Tokyo&#8217;s spunkiest churches for Thanksgiving on Sunday, 22 November 2026. Victory Word Center is a Holy Spirit filled Church about 1 hour from Tokyo station in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture. We&#8217;ll be gathering to enjoy a Sunday of time with God and a chance to talk about what we are thankful for!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not easy to find a Spirit-filled, Bible believing, church in any city, and Tokyo is no exception. The loving Victory Word Family is made up of Japanese as well as people from nations from all over the world and we love to gather together, proclaim the Kingdom of God, and celebrate important holidays.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to hear a Word from the Almighty, enjoy great praise and worship, and be encouraged to do great things, you&#8217;ve got to come check out Victory Word.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Date:<\/strong> Sunday, 22 Nov 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Victory Place Building <a href=\"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/en\/contact\/\">(Sengendai)\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Start Time:<\/strong> 10:30am<\/p>\n<p><em>See you on Thanksgiving, if not before (Sundays)!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join one of greater Tokyo&#8217;s spunkiest churches for Thanksgiving on Sunday, 22 November 2026. 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