Supportive API Churches & Community Groups

California

Aldersgate United Methodist Church

4243 Manuela Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306-3705
(650) 948-6806

Website: www.aumcpa.org
Email: rmorimoto@sbcglobal.net

A Japanese American reconciling congregation open and affirming to all.

Buena Vista United Methodist Church

2311 Buena Vista Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-2688

Website: www.bvumc.org
Email: bvumc@aol.com

Building on the legacies of Alameda Japanese American families, Buena Vista United Methodist Church is a welcoming multi-generational community of faith that affirms Asian American spiritual values. Buena Vista voted to become a Reconciling Congregation in 2006.

Diamond Bar United Church of Christ

2335 S. Diamond Bar Blvd.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
(909) 861-4735

Website: www.dbucc.org

A church with an Asian American ministry, Sunday worship services in English with Korean translation. Voted to become Open and Affirming in 2001.

Pine United Methodist Church

426 - 33rd Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 387-1800

Website: www.pineumc.org

A Pan-Asian church with members of Japanese American, Mixed, Chinese, Korean, White, Thai, and Okinawan descent. Voted to become a Reconciling Church in 1994.

Presbyterian Church in Chinatown, English Worshipping Group

925 Stockton Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 392-1500

Website: www.pccsf.org

Primarily Chinese American congregation. English language service is Sunday at 10:45 am.

Hawaii

Church of the Crossroads (UCC)

1212 University Avenue
Honolulu, HI
(808) 949-2220

Website: www.churchofthecrossroadshawaii.org

An open and affirming multi-ethnic congregation.

Iao Congregational Church

2371 W. Vineyard Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
(808) 244-7353

Email: iaoucc@hawaiiantel.net

An open and affirming Japanese American congregation.

Bay Area Community Groups

LGBTQ Bible Study at

Pine United Methodist Church
426 - 33rd Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 387-1800

Website: www.pineumc.org

GRACE

Bay Area, CA

Website: www.gayasianchristians.org

Ecumenical faith-sharing group of API LGBT Christians and friends. Meets periodically at various locations in the Bay Area.

If you know of an LGBT-affirming Asian or Pacific Islander congregation to add to our list, please email: lauren@netrj.org