He was priest-in-charge of All Souls Church, Okinawa, until 1963 when he and his wife went to Kobe to study at the Language School; they remained in Kobe until 1965.
He held the position of priest-in-charge at All Souls Church in Okinawa from 1958 to 1963, after which he and his spouse relocated to Kobe for language education and remained there until 1965.