The Russian Orthodox mission began.
　The first Orthodox missionary to enter the Odate area was Alexei Yamanaka  (born May 12, 1841 - died February 20, 1917) of Hakodate Resurrection Church.

　When Alexei Yamanaka came to Junisho(near this Magata), it was Akahira Misao who first accepted the teachings of the Orthodox Church. Akahira was born in Kaei 4, and his family had served the Marquis of Junisho for generations. He moved from Jujisho to the neighboring village of Magata to meet the needs of Ichinosuke Hatakeyama's relatives in Magata, where he took care of the village affairs and taught children academic subjects. Ichinosuke Hatakeyama, who later became the builder of the Gospel Cathedral in Magaruda, was born in Magata on February 19, Koka 3.
　When Hatakeyama heard that a Yaso missionary was coming to his village, he asked Akahira to judge whether it was right or wrong. Akahira went to Yamanaka's lecture hall, discussed with him, and eventually came to approve of his teachings. Akahira recommended that Ichinosuke should follow the Orthodox Church, but Ichinosuke, who had been a devoted Buddhist for generations, could not make up his mind. Eventually, Akahira baptized him under the name "Pael" and encouraged Ichinosuke to become Orthodox.
　Thanks to the efforts of missionaries Aleksei Yamanaka and Pael Akahira , on April 23, 1879, Hatakeyama Ichinosuke was baptized under the name of "Ioan" by a Russian priest, Anatoliy Chihai, of the Hakodate Resurrection Church, the local priest in charge of this area, at his home in Kemanai, Metoki family.

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People who open their hearts
　In Odate, there was an increase in the number of people who opened their hearts to Orthodoxy, despite the hardships they endured, and there are records of people leaving for Hakodate.
　In Odate, despite the hardships they endured, an increasing number of people opened their hearts to the Orthodox Church, and there are records of people leaving for Hakodate.
　Izumi Kiyoshi later opened a photo studio in Hakodate in 1882, and praised Izumi and his family, who ran a fishing and photography business, as "a family that followed the customs of the Orthodox Church and was nurtured in the Christian faith. Meanwhile, Iyengtani also completed his Orthodox studies and became a central figure in his hometown Odate.
　Ichinosuke Hatakeyama later served in the town government as a member of the Junisho Town Council, and as a measure to improve the lives of the villagers, he encouraged them to adopt Christianity, which was less expensive than Buddhism in terms of funeral rites and memorial services, and led most of the villagers to become believers.
　In 1892 (Meiji 25), the theotokos vangelical church was built in the shape of the Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral (Nikolai Hall) and was consecrated. He became an assistant missionary of the Orthodox Church in 1893, and in 1894 he became a self-supporting missionary, evangelizing the area around Magata.

　In 1911, he received a letter of appreciation for his many meritorious services at the 50th anniversary celebration of the mission of the Japan Orthodox Church. Ichinosuke Ioan Hatakeyama, a pious man who was introduced by Nikolai in many sermons as a "true Orthodox Christian," passed away at 11:50 p.m. on April 14, 1915.
　Pael Akahira Misao began to engage in dairy farming and sericulture to support the samurai families. He eventually moved to Odate, Hanawa, and Ogida to open a milk store, and in 1895 became the official milk store for Odate Hospital (Akahira Milk Store), contributing to the community.
　Those who shared the same beliefs as Akahira and Hatakeyama include Sadakichi Sasaki of Nakayama, Tadasada Jo and Tadao Ishii of Jujisho. Tadasada Jo became the head of Kazuno County around 1898-32. Sadakichi Sasaki served the community for many years as a village councilor of Kamikawazoi Village(now Odate town), and after Ichinosuke, he became the center of haristianin in this area and passed on the faith to future generations.