Sasebo Baptist Church was launched as a mission outstation in 1896 by Nagasaki missionary Ernest Walne and Japanese pastor Hanji Sugano. The church was officially “organized” in July 1902, with Genroku Ozaki coming from the ABMU to be pastor. The church building, shown in this photo, was erected in 1907. It was used until 1945, when it was burned down during an air raid in WW2. A new building was constructed after the war and Sasebo Baptist Church continues to this day.