Wesley Walks to Fight World Hunger
May 21st, 2025
Last Sunday Wesley UMC joined over 140 walkers from ten local churches to bring awareness that suffering and deaths due to hunger are outrageous and preventable.Almaden Hills UMC again hosted the Annu... Read More
“Help” James Lick Youth Lend A Hand to Food Distribution
May 21st, 2025
Our Food distribution program received a much needed boost from some 13 James Lick High School students doing community service work with all their helping hands on board. Here, Terri Koike, Tom Maeda... Read More
Nikkei Matsuri 2025
May 21st, 2025
Teppan Taco food booth workers prepping for the onslaught on Nikkei Matsuri Festival goers. This delicious treat was sold out by 2 p.m. Chef Larry Inouye, who is the creator of Teppan Tacos, stepped ... Read More
May The Fourth Be With You
May 21st, 2025
May The Fourth Be With You! On May 4, Bev Acuna dressed up as a Jedi Knight to be the only Wesleyite to pay homage and celebrate Star Wars day....... Read More
Ivan’s Graduation Recital
May 21st, 2025
A few Wesley Church folk came out to support our Praise Band leader, Ivan Vielma’s graduation musical recital held at San Jose State University on May 13.Back row, from left: Bich and Brian Hamilton, ... Read More
God’s Garden: Teacher Appreciation
May 21st, 2025
On May 4th, we recognized our God’s Garden teachers past and present. Throughout the years, God’s Garden has been blessed with dedicated teacher volunteers who have cared for our Sunday School childre... Read More
Youth Bake Sale
May 21st, 2025
To raise funds for Asian Camp this summer, we had a yummy bake sale after service on May 4th. There were mini pies, cupcakes, rice Krispy treats, chocolate dipped pretzels, brownies and so much more! ... Read More
God’s Garden: Mother’s Day
May 21st, 2025
We had a few, but very hard-working, God’s Garden children put together some small tokens of love for our Wesley women. Our hard-working Sunday School teachers got the day off from teaching but a coup... Read More
Exploring the Womb of Mother God
May 21st, 2025
What a treat! Bich Hamilton was the message giver on Mother’s Day on the “Reflection on the Womb of God” in words and art. A message that took two years in the making with visions, talk, with doodles... Read More
Miyake-Stoner for Oda in Pulpit Exchange
May 21st, 2025
Mark Teagle welcomes Rev. Akiko Miyake-Stoner, Senior Pastor from the United Japanese Christian Church in Clovis to Wesley as Rev. John Oda goes to Clovis in a pulpit exchange. Greeters, from right: H... Read More
Wesley Church Participates in Compassion Sunday Projects
May 21st, 2025
Flo Oishi comes to help out doing kits with organizer and Compassion Ministry chair, Clarissa Johnson-Abril looking on. From left: Betty Hayashi, Amy Shiozaki, Alice Hikido, and Joy Bayler put togethe... Read More
Ukulele Band
May 20th, 2025
Last Thursday, a group from the Wesley Ukulele Band went to the MidPen Media Center recording studio in Palo Alto to record the song, "Sukiyaki" (Ue O Muite) for a PBS program celebrating Asian Americ... Read More