over $1 million in scholarships have been awarded to 1.

Centenary began exploring the possibility of becoming a reconciling congregation.Changes were also made in the worldwide United Methodist Church (UMC) last year to remove restrictive language in its Book of Discipline.

We as a church had voted to join the United Methodist Reconciling Ministries Network to publicly declare that all are welcome who come through our doors.always putting a human face on the struggles of the community and its people.the fa?ade they had to maintain.

and a delicious Centenary potluck.and sexual orientation who are also of every age.

The old Methodist doctrines against homosexuality are no longer officially part of Centenarys DNA.

the relief and joy in accepting who they were.during the Boshin War of 1868.

who was visiting Japan from California as a docent for the American River Conservancy (ARC).and the descendants of those who returned from the Wakamatsu Colony look backed on the footsteps their ancestors had taken in both Japan and the U.

JUNKO YOSHIDADescendants of the Wakamatsu Colony returnees who participated in the visit to Sakichi Yanagisawas grave in Tokyo: from left.More than a century and a half had passed since their ancestors first landed in California.