Category: Ministry

As all of the regular Marunouchi Office Groups (MOGs) meetings, Samurai Projects (SPs) training sessions, and Marunouchi Church Tokyo (MCT) activities have been continuing, the General Administration (ADM) team has been working hard to finish preparing the Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership (TMP) Annual Report for 2025, in order to share with people what the LORD has …

Read more “Greetings from Thierry Richards【Spring/Summer 2026 Newsletter】”

Last week, I did the Annual Reviews for each of the Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership (TMP) staff members. Excluding me, there are eight staff at TMP, two in each of the four departments: Marunouchi Office Groups (MOGs), Samurai Projects (SPs), Marunouchi Church Tokyo (MCT), General Administration (ADM). As I was conducting the reviews for each staff …

Read more “Greetings from Thierry Richards【Winter 2026 Newsletter】”

As I reflect on the past couple of months, the area which I remain most thankful for is our teamwork as a Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership (TMP) staff team. I genuinely feel that we are all helping each other in so many ways, whether setting up computer applications, producing Excel sheets, preparing Powerpoint presentations, or welcoming each …

Read more “Greetings from Thierry Richards【2025 Autumn Newsletter】”

July and August in Tokyo have been hot, but they have also been a wonderful season of connection. Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of meeting individually with many friends and partners to share the Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership (TMP) 2024 Annual Report. These times together have been deeply encouraging—not only as we …

Read more “Greetings from Thierry Richards (Senior Partner)【2025 Summer Newsletter】”

Thank you again for your partnership in the gospel with us here in Tokyo. Together we “stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel” (Philippians 1:27b). It was seven years ago when we began dreaming and thinking about the potential for a gospel work amongst businessmen and women …

Read more “Greetings from Thierry Richards【2025 Spring News Letter】”

Happy New Year. As we begin 2025, it is a good chance to reflect on the past year. After a very difficult 2023, the last year (2024) has been a much more positive experience for our staff team. We have recently employed three new staff, one to oversee General Administration (Naomi Tamanuki), one to assist …

Read more “Greetings from Thierry Richards【2025 Winter News Letter】”

The Christmas party (sponsored by VIP and TMP) was held! Over 100 people gathered for a grand celebration! On Wednesday 6th December 2023 we experienced a wonderful answer to prayer and a significant moment for the work of the gospel in Marunouchi. Marunouchi workers put on a Christmas Party in the Marunouchi Building in the middle of …

Read more “Christmas Party【2023 Winter News Letter】”

A new year with a loving God. As we look back on 2020, we have much to thank our gracious LORD for, despite the many challenges of the global pandemic. In particular, it has been a deep joy to pray for and to open the Bible together with many workers in Marunouchi, and to see …

Read more “2021 Spring Newsletter #1”