2026-08-20 Good News

"While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease."  Genesis 8:22 There's a particular feeling in my bones that shows up sometime in early September. It's not quite fall, we don't really get fall here, at least not the way people back east experience it. But the mornings are a little cooler, the shadows start slanting differently by 4p...

日語ミニストリー　The Prophets of the Old Testamentby Mimune Tsukamoto 旧約聖書にはイザヤ書など5 つの「大預言書」と、ホセア書などの12 の「小預言書」が収められていますが、彼ら「預言者」とは一体どのような人たちだったのでしょう。生い立ちを見ると、イザヤやエゼキエルのように王侯貴族や祭司といった上流階級出身の人も居れば、アモスのような羊飼いやミカのような農村の庶民など、実に様々です。それにそもそも預言者になるための学校や公的資格があったわけではなく、「預言者」という「肩書」は、世の人々によってそのように呼ばれた、という事になります。では本人には、どのような自覚があったのでしょう。それは一口に言えば「神の召命 (Calling)」でした。神様から「このように告げなさい」と命じられ、それを実行せざるを得なかった。でも、皆さん喜んですぐに仰せ...

We want to share an update regarding our Youth Ministry. Last month, after much thought and prayer, Vanessa Perry-Mar decided to resign from her position as Youth Director. Thankfully, she will continue to serve on our Kids Camp directing team and, hopefully, other volunteer roles at Wesley. We are very grateful for the time and energy that Vanessa contributed to our youth ministry and look forwar...

Maybe you are new to the church. Maybe you want to get more involved and get to know more people. A Wesley Neighbor Group could just be the thing. Based in neighborhoods across Santa Clara Valley, these small groups meet in homes. After an icebreaker and a short, entry-level Bible Study, the group participates in a fun activity, great discussion, and some food! Lots of smiles, community building, ...

On July 29, 2026, more than 100 people gathered at the Issei Memorial Building, across from Wesley Church, to oppose a possible ICE detention facility in Gilroy.San Jose Nikkei Resisters and the Neighbors Not Enemies Coalition organized this press conference. The speakers, including our own Rev. John Oda, drew a direct line between the current proposal and the Japanese American community's own his...

On a very sunny morning of August 3rd, the 37th annual golf tournament started at the Sunnyvale golf course. This year’s tournament was in special memory of longtime Golf Committee member, Ron Ogi. Ron has made the sponsor signs for the tournament every year for longer than anyone can remember, and never failed to fill the golf course and lunch time with laughter and fellowship. The 45 golfers dro...

On July 26, some Wesley Asian Camp campers and counselors reunited at church for our Asian Camp Reflection Service. They came together and led us in a wonderful service. Campers led us in prayer, counselors shared their camp reflections, campers shared their camp experiences and they all shared camp songs that inspire them. All those smiling faces showing us how meaningful Asian Camp is to them wa...

It was a banner and God praiseworthy day when Wesley celebrated the reappointment of Rev. John Oda as our pastor for another year by the Bishop of our conference and we celebrated on July 26. However, the God sent  highlight moment this day was directed at Mark Teagle.  While he’s been on staff for the past 13 years as first our music ministry director and then a full-time staff member as the Dire...