Fridays are busy in the plaza.

to educate the congregation on LBGTQ issues.Society is in a very different place in regard to the LGBTQIA+ community than when Centenary started its journey some 30 years ago.

The parents shared the heartbreak of watching their son struggle as he encountered the prejudice and negativity of the community – but also happiness as he was able to be true to himself.Centenary continued to host panels and speakers.this type of panel was uncommon.

Marsha Aizumi and her son shared their story of the transition to Aiden and the struggles of identity and the hard choices he had to make.We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social.

Grant Hagiya (who is currently the president of the Claremont School of Theology and retired bishop of the United Methodist Church) and Rev.

a place of love and acceptance.He left our family — my mother.

but when he became the minister at Jinsoku-ji in Tokyo.He became the rinban at the Los Angeles Higashi Honganji and eventually sent a letter to our mother to let her know that he would not be able to go home to Japan soon.

but I am happy to have been able to serve as a Higashi Honganji minister for so many years.Ive lived here most of my life.