Pastor Marcel Jonte Gadsden was born in Kamp Lintford, Germany and traveled the world through his father's military career, and arrived in Japan in July of 1999.

 

Marcel studied for several years under the tutelage of overseeing Bishop, the late Bishop Nathaniel Holcomb of the Christian House of Prayer (CHOP) in Killeen Texas, and earned his Pastorate in 2017. 

 

He and his wife Chiaki founded Japan Kingdom Church when he was just 29 years old in Fussa city of west Tokyo.

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