早坂 勝彦　牧師

1971年、神奈川県相模原市生まれ。2歳で鹿児島に移り、青少年期を過ごす。家庭の事情などで困難を経験する中、単身アメリカへ留学。1997年、ジョージア州アトランタの日本人教会でイエス・キリストと出会い、26歳でクリスチャンとなる。

翌年に献身を決意し、1999年にルーサライス聖書大学に入学。卒業後の2003年から2007年まで埼玉県草加市で牧師として活動し、その後2年間はカリフォルニア州で研修を受ける。

2010年、父親の危篤により帰国。2011年3月の東日本大震災と母親の病気を機に日本への本帰国を決断し、南九州市知覧町の自宅で「ニューハーベストバイブルフェローシップ」を家庭集会から開始する。

現在、妻ベロニカと娘の花奈（ハンナ）と共に歩んでいる。ルーサライス神学校にて牧会博士号を取得中。

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Pastor Katsuhiko Hayasaka

Born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1971. At the age of two, he moved to Kagoshima, where he spent his youth. After experiencing hardships, including family circumstances, he moved to the United States alone to study. In 1997, at a Japanese church in Atlanta, Georgia, he met Jesus Christ and became a Christian at the age of 26.

The following year, he decided to dedicate his life to ministry and enrolled in Luther Rice Seminary in 1999. After graduating, he served as a pastor in Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, from 2003 to 2007, followed by a two-year training period in California.

In 2010, he returned to Japan due to his father's critical illness. Following the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 and his mother's subsequent illness, he made the decision to permanently return to Japan. He started the New Harvest Bible Fellowship as a home church at his residence in Chiran-cho, Minamikyushu, where he currently serves.

He is married to Veronica, and they have a daughter named Hannah. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Luther Rice Seminary.