Church Leadership
"He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry." — Ephesians 4:11–12
Thomas Cotton
Senior Pastor
Tom is an Australian serving in Japan since 2006. His wife Chika is from Osaka and they have four energetic young children.
Tom graduated from Bible College in Okinawa Japan where he also stayed on as teacher for another 6 years.
In 2015 he accepted a call to serve as the associate pastor of Grace Christian Fellowship along side the founding pastor Jonathan Wilson.
Since 2025 he now serves as the senior pastor of GCF. Tom has a passion for the Gospel, reformation theology, biblical worship, family discipleship, and healthy churches.
Ben Zedek Smith
Elder Pro Tempore
Ben is the senior pastor of Mitaka Evangelical Church a Japanese church in the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches.
After receiving pastoral training at Greyfriars Hall in Idaho, Ben returned to Japan to pastor at MEC since 2014.
From 2020-2025, Ben served as the PM Pro Tempore of the Hus Presbytery (CREC) and is involved in mission work in Eastern Europe and Asia.
In September 2025, Ben accepted Pastor Tom’s invitation to serve temporarily on the GCF session, providing spiritual oversight and support.