Northern California Japanese Christian Church Federation (NCJCCF) Retreat

July 20-25, 2025

July 20 - 25, 2025

Guest Speaker: Rev. John Miyahara

Theme (tentative): "Flourishing in a Life of Faith"


Rev. John Michio Miyahara is a native of Denver, CO, but now claims Honolulu, HI, as his hometown.

In 1995, he graduated from the Boston University School of Theology and the same year was also ordained Deacon in the former Rocky Mountain Annual Conference. Rev. Miyahara was ordained Elder in 1998. In 2017, he transferred his membership to the California-Pacific Annual Conference. Throughout his ministry career he has served on annual conference and denominational leadership teams. Rev. Miyahara served parish churches in Washington State and Colorado from 1995-2001.

In 2001, he moved to Carlisle, PA, where he was the Director of Religious Life & Community Services at Dickson College until 2007. Chaplain Miyahara entered the Navy reserve in 2001 and went to full-time active duty in 2007. He has been assigned to shore and operational billets in Earle, NJ, Norfolk, VA, Quantico, VA, New Orleans, LA, Pensacola, FL, Washington DC, Guam, San Diego, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI, and Bremerton, WA.

CDR Miyahara is currently stationed in San Diego, CA and lives with his wife Andrea and their son Ben.


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