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Wesley
United
Methodist Church
566 N 5th St
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone:
408-295-0367
Fax: 408-295-0612
Church's
email address: office@wesleysj.net
For
church
Website concerns please write to webmaster@wesleysj.net
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Jeffrey Hall, Michiko Nishinosono and Keith Inouye |
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Directions
to our
church
Wesley United Methodist
Church is located at 566
North Fifth Street (between Empire and Jackson, on the east side of
the street) in San Jose's
Japantown neighborhood. We are conveniently located close to
highways 87, 280, 101 and 880.
If you take Light Rail we are 4 blocks east of the
Japantown/Ayer stop. Take either the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa
line or the Mountain
View-Winchester line. Bus line #66 also serves the
same stop. Other bus lines within one mile include #180
(the Fremont Express), #22 (serving El
Camino Real), #23
(serving Stevens Creek Blvd), and several others. For more
transit information 511.org
Parking
locations
On Sundays, worshippers at
Wesley
have a number of options:
- you
can
park in the Wesley lot
(gray area) south of Soko Hardware, on
6th St., between Empire
and Jackson) See Green arrow for
location of passageway between
this parking lot and the church - you do not need to walk around the
entire block to reach the church buildings
- you
can
park for free (2 hour maximum) in the City
of San Jose lot (gray area
on 6th St., just north of Okayama Restaurant)
- you
can
park on surface streets in
the neighborhood
- handicapped
and elderly worshippers
can park in the lot
directly adjacent to the church on 5th Street (gray area).
Please do not park in the
parking lot of Soko Hardware which is reserved for their customers. |
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F - Front
Entry
C - Courtyard Entry
1
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Education Building
2 -
Fellowship Hall/Kitchen
3 -
Sanctuary
4 -
Offices & Japanese Chapel
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Keith Inouye was
born in San Jose, CA and grew up in Wesley United Methodist
Church. He graduated from San Jose State University with a BA in
Psychology and minor in Asian American Studies. In 1985 he
received his Masters of Divinity from Pacific
School of Religion. He joined the Wesley UMC family on
January 1, 2009.
Rev. Inouye's previous appointments have been at Palm United Methodist
Church in Dinuba, North Gardena UMC/Faith UMC in Gardena/Torrance and
most recently at the United Japanese Christian Church in Clovis.
He began his service to Wesley UMC in January 2009.
Keith's wife, Viki, also grew up at Wesley. They have a college
aged daughter and son. Hobbies
include music (playing guitar, singing, listening to), photography,
snow skiing, and camping
You may contact Rev. Keith at kinouye27@aol.com |
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Rev. Keith Inouye
Senior Pastor
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Rev.
Michiko Nishinosono graduated from Tokyo Union Theological
Seminary
with a master's degree in Theology in 1990. Prior to her
appointment to Wesley in May, 2009, she served as an
associate pastor at Shimizu Church and taught Bible at a private girls
high school in Shizuoka until 1996. She has served as a pastor at
Bangkok Japanese Christian Church in Thailand in 1996. Since her
return from Bangkok she has served as a senior pastor at Kambara church
in Shizuoka, Japan. She also served as a lecturer in Christianity
at Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin junior college.
Rev. Michiko is excited about serving at Wesley Church and the Japanese
American community, not only because it is a new experience but also
because it is an opportunity that she has been looking forward to since
she was a high school student.
Rev. Michiko may be contacted at michiko@wesleysj.net
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Rev. Michiko
Nishinosono
Japanese Language Pastor
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Rev. Jeffrey Hall
Associate Pastor |
Rev. Jeffrey Hall was appointed Associate Pastor at Wesley UMC July 1, 2011. Prior to serving at Wesley, he served as Pastor of Church of the Mountains UMC and Portola UMC. Jeff completed his Undergraduate Degree at Nazarene Bible College, where he received a Bachelors Degree in Biblical Studies. He is a graduate of Claremont School of Theology, where he received an MA Degree in Religion and MDIV Equivalency. Jeff's doctoral coursework includes studies in Depth Psychology and Religion as well as Gender, Sexuality, and Religion. Jeff was commissioned as a Probationary Member in the California-Nevada Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2007 and ordained as an Elder in Full Connection in 2010.
The Contemplative Tradition, Franciscan Spirituality, Wesleyan Thought, and the Wisdom Traditions of many religions inform Jeffrey's spirituality and practice of ministry. Currently, he is interested in making connections between the Buddhist concept of Skillful Means (Upaya) and Christian Faith.
Jeffrey has been married to his wife, Jennifer, since September 1993. They have a son Zachary, who was born August 1995.
Rev. Jeffrey may be contacted at revjeffumc@mac.com |
Wesley United Methodist
Church: History
(Taken from Dedication Booklet, December
1990)
Wesley
United Methodist
Church was established in 1895 by the evangelical spirit and vision of
pioneer Issei (first
generation Japanese-American) Christians and the struggles and hopes of
immigrant families who had come to farm the rich soil of the Santa
Clara Valley.
With a simple faith, sincerely felt and expressed, these early Issei gathered to worship God, to
have fellowship, and to nurture each other in Christian love. In
1913, their sacrifices and labor built the first modest church
structure at our present site. With the help of Christian
community workers, they began Church School for the children.
From the church's earliest beginnings, its women organized to provide
care and support for almost every aspect of church life.
After World War II, spurred on by a steadily growing
congregation, Wesley Church burgeoned with programs and ministries and
new facilities. The Choir was born; lively youth fellowships
developed for junior high, high school, and young adult ages; the
congregation continued to reach out with mission programs for world
hunger, for abused women and children, families of prisoners, and
Vietnamese refugees.
In 1952, church members built a Chapel with an entry tower, followed by
a Church School building in 1959 and its second floor addition in
1964. By 1974, our congregation had purchased more land for a
parking lot and had completed a large, much needed Fellowship
Hall. And in 1989 construction of the current Sanctuary and
Chapel were completed.
Many dedicated ministers of the gospel have served and guided Wesley
Church during its history, and our church has influenced and nurtured
several of its young members who have chosen to pursue the pastoral
ministry.
Today, Wesley Church, in its English-speaking and Japanese-speaking
congregations, actively serves and ministers to our community, drawing
people together from all parts of the Santa Clara Valley for worship,
education, and fellowship.
We rejoice with the energy and activity of our youth groups, Church
School, and Young Adult Fellowship. We find Christian nurture in
Bible study groups. Our activity calendar is filled with youth
and adult conferences and camps, the church picnic, family camp; Aki Matsuri (fall festival) and Mochitsuki (steamed rice making);
workshops, discussions, and special speakers. As Christians, we
believe that we are called to a ministry of healing and reconciliation,
and Wesley Church strives to be true to its call, reaching out with
social concerns programs such as that for the homeless. We
make our facilities available to senior citizens', educational,
service, and cultural groups.
Wesley United Methodist Church seeks to glorify God through a diversity
of programs - and all serve as a testimony to the vitality and
commitment of our Church in addressing the needs and concerns of our
community.
While
remaining true to its Japanese
heritage, Wesley Church in recent years has become a multi-ethnic,
multi-cultural, and multi-generational church family. All are welcome
to worship and fellowship at Wesley, where people of diverse
backgrounds seek unity in the common ground based on the
teachings and
example of Jesus Christ.
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