History
The United Japanese Christian Church was established in 1990 when our two historical Japanese American Christian churches of Fresno merged together to form one united church congregation. These two churches were the former Japanese Congregational church (founded in 1908) and the Christ United Methodist Church (founded in 1893). This merger proved to be a great and amazing blessing as the two declining ministries in Fresno have now become a growing and vibrant ministry for Christ in Clovis, California.
On July 2, 1995 through the gift of donated land from the Japanese American community in Clovis, the merged congregation under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Roger Morimoto completed the first phase of the current church facility. Incorporating a renowned local architect Arthur Dyson (a former student of Frank Lloyd Wright) (www.arthurdyson.com/), the church facility has been admired as much as the ministry it houses. The congregation very quickly grew in membership, ministry, and programming as a great witness and testimony to God’s grace. In fact, the first year at our Clovis location our church experienced the worship double in attendance, while our Sunday School attendance tripled.
In 2002, after the purchase of adjacent property, the second phase of the building plans was completed which greatly expanded our ability to conduct worship, fellowship, and ministry.
Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008
