We are grateful to have our five Congregational CareMinisters (Jean Hart, Lee Marrs, Flora Ninomiya, Carolyn Soto, Naty Uno), whohave been reaching out to grieving family members and offering support andfellowship. However, EVERYONE inour congregation can take part in the ministry of comfort by writing notes,calling and checking in with those who are grieving. If you feel “nudged” to contact someone, don’t put it off. ..those “nudges” are God’s way of encouraging us to share God’s love withothers. We all need love,don’t we? So, in this particularlyheavy time of loss, it is the perfect opportunity for each of us to reachout. Unfortunately, there is another aspect to this kind of lossthat also affects all of us. Ourmembership is gradually shrinking, and this year is … [Read more...]

We are truly moving into summer – our youth will enjoy a school break and explore different christian camps and other activities during summer. On May 27th, all-church-flash-mob was a big hit in the BMU community and among all visitors at the Annual BMUC Bazaar. Our youth members were big part of the Flash mob team. They helped the Bazaar in many forms with their talents, devoted hearts, spirits of serving and helping hands. They were everywhere helping, selling, serving, dancing, playing, laughing, building relationship with new friends, and etc…Two youth members answered in the Sunday School Class to a question of “Why do we do Bazaar every year ? Their answers were: “It’s another way of worshiping God.” and “It’s about expressing our love to people when we cook for them.” I am … [Read more...]