Seventh-day Adventist Church
ABOUT MOUNTAIN VIEW JAPANESE CHURCH
Founded in 1926 by Japanese leaders, the Mountain View Japanese SDA church has been serving the community of Mountain View, CA, and beyond for over 90 years. Our church family has grown to include various ethnicities from around the world and ministries for everyone to join. Our church family has its roots in Japanese culture and focuses on Japanese ministry, but we welcome those from all cultures to join our community, grow in Christ, and find an active role in ministry.
ENCOUNTER GOD
Via Bible study, worship, prayer, music, and fellowship.
GROW TOGETHER
Through Life Groups building each other up in God's extended family.
SERVE THE WORLD
By being the hands and feet of Jesus here in Mountain View and around the world.
MEET OUR TEAM
Senior Pastor
Kurt Oseña
He was born and raised in Southern, California and started working at our church in early 2022. Before here, he served for some years as a pastor for the Georgia Cumberland Conference.
Associate Pastor
Joel Miller
He was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan and started working at our church in late 2019. Before he came here, he worked as a Bible teacher at an Adventist Junior High School, and as a pastor in Okinawa, Japan. He is also bilingual.
Cross Trainer/Bible Worker
Kanna Ann Anderson-Taniguchi
She grew up in Hiroshima, Japan, until the age of 9, then moved to Northern California and stayed all the way through college. Before coming to our church in late 2023, she was working for the Adventist College in Chiba, Japan - teaching English to the local young children for 4 years. She is a Japanese/English bilingual.