International Chapel Ministries (ICM) is a conservative, Bible-teaching group of Protestant churches begun in the Kansai area of Japan in 1981. ICM has churches in two locations: Kyotanabe City (Kyoto Prefecture) and Ikoma City (Nara Prefecture). Ikoma Chapel is pastored by Chris Momose. Ikoma Chapel is bilingual — our worship service music and message are in both English and Japanese. We have a warm, friendly environment where Japanese can enjoy cultural exchange with people from various countries and improve their language skills as they learn more about the Good News of Jesus Christ!  

Our goal at ICM is to bring the message of salvation by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to those living in Japan, regardless of nationality, and to equip them to be committed followers of Christ who are able and eager to share the Good News with the people around them. We believe that every Christian has some special gift given by God for service in the local church, and our desire is to train those in our community to develop and use their gifts in the Church and in their vocation.