Aldersgate United Methodist Church
4243 Manuela Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 948-6806
aumcpa@gmail.com
Aldersgate is a Reconciling Congregation, open to all
California-Nevada Annual Conference
The United Methodist Church
Use Paypal to donate to us!
All services and programs are
suspended until further notice
Click here for our August 9 video!
To see our past online worship videos,
click here!
Click here for our Healing Arts videos
by Ben Hashiba!
Due to the Corona Virus, we are canceling all Sunday services and all
other activities held at Aldersgate.
We will constantly reassess per the health dept and our conference
office dictates. Contact us if you have questions.
The Corona virus
has changed our
world, yet we must
remain positive.
Rev. Roger’s letters
of hope can be
downloaded here!
Letter 01
Letter 02
Letter 03-
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Memorial Day-
Takeo Kaneichi
and the
liberation of
Bruyeres
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#001 Basic Self-Reiki & Distance Healing
#002 Qigong movements with Ben Hashiba
#003 Pal Dan Gum #1
#004 Pal Dan Gum #2
#005 Pal Dan Gum #3
#006 Meditation
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Friend, learn to heal thyself with videos by our own Ben Hashiba!
Bunka by Masi Motooka
Oils by Frances Tamura
Our May 4 fundraising bazaar is where we specialize in
bento, bbq chicken, udon, manju and crafts, all prepared by
church members. Come by from 11am to 4pm. You may eat
here, or take out.
There will be several tables of gently used collectibles for
sale, too!
Photography by Brad Shirakawa
From 101-Northbound towards SF
Take San Antonio exit (400c) to the
right, then left over the freeway. Then a
quick right on Charleston. Charleston
becomes Arastradero as it passes El
Camino. Go past past Foothill
Expressway 50 feet and make an
immediate left onto Manuela. Stay to
the left fork, pass Kol Emeth synagogue.
We’re on the left.
From 101 Southboard towards San Jose
Take San Antonio exit (400c) to the right
off of 101. Then a quick right on
Charleston. Charleston becomes
Arastradero as it passes El Camino. Go
past past Foothill Expressway 50 feet
and make an immediate left onto
Manuela. Stay to the left fork, pass Kol
Emeth synagogue. We’re on the left.
From 280:
Take Page Mill exit, go up the hill and go
right at the first light; Deer Creek.
Continue on Deer Creek and go left at
Arastradero (deadend), and just before
you get to Foothill Expressway, make a
right at Manuela. Stay to the left fork,
pass Kol Emeth synagogue. We're on
the left.
in 1909, 13 men met on Ramona Street in Palo to start what would later become Aldersgate.
How WWII effected church
members is chronicled, including
the story of Fred Yamamoto, who
died serving his country.
Dozens of feature stories, including our resident chef, Sachiyo Yamasaki, and
our current minister, Rev. Roger Morimoto, inhabit the book.
Annual
events such
as our
Salmon
Dinner
fundraiser,
and new
portraits of
members
and youth
round out
the near 200
pages of
text.
“The Street That Dreams Are Made Of” is our full color, hardbound history book that has
the local community raving! Order here or come by for a look!
We are a reconciling
congregation, which
means we affirm the
lifestyles of the lesbian,
gay, bi-sexual,
transgender and queer
community. We are
one of only six Asian
Pacific Islander
churches in America to
be so.
A brief history
Become a member
Reconciling Congregation
Aldersgate United
Methodist Church
was founded in 1909
as the Japanese
Methodist Episcopal
Church of Palo Alto.
This early Ramona
Street location was
just a part of a
Japanese American
neighborhood. The
church would move
several times before
becoming Page Mill
Methodist Church on
Page Mill Road. In
1965 we built our
current facility on
Manuela Ave.
See our minister, Rev.
Roger Morimoto for
more details about
becoming a member.
About Aldersgate
United Methodist
Church
Aldersgate United
Methodist Church
provides a progressive
environment for
thought provoking
study of God and
community. We offer a
number of classes that
explore many topics.
We also support
various ministries that
reach out to the global
community. Our
annual events are
fellowship and family
oriented. When you
come to Aldersgate
United Methodist
Church, you are
coming home.
