Berkeley Methodist United Church

05/31/2026

05/17/2026

05/10/2026

01/30/2026

12/17/2025

Our display of your nativity scenes reminded me of the life-sized El Cerrito Shadi Holiday Display. Maybe you grew up visiting it every year, or maybe you have never heard of it. Either way, it is well worth a visit! This year marks the 76th anniversary of its beginning.

Enjoy the Sundar Shadi Holiday Display tradition with a hand-crafted display and community spirit. Join us from December 16-27, 2023!

12/09/2025

Join us for the Advent season as we explore change and transformation in our daily lives, as individuals, and as a community

Sundays at 10:30AM
1710 Carleton St.
Berkeley, CA
Online at: bmuc.org/live

This series comes from Worship Design Studio, and is based on Matt Rawles' Book, The Redemption of Scrooge

11/15/2025

It's today and tomorrow! We would love to see you, your friends, family and neighbors!
bmuc.org/music

Note for folks attending Sunday, the Berkeley Half Marathon may affect your trip to BMU. Please see their map and list of street closures:
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/11/13/2025-berkeley-half-marathon-10k-5k-road-closures

07/19/2025

Tomorrow at BMUC we're welcoming Rev. Ken Yamada from Higashi Honganhi Temple in Berkeley! Rev. Ken Yamada was born in Oakland and attended Berkeley Higashi Honganji temple as a youth. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley, majoring in sociology with a Buddhism focus, he studied Jodo Shinshu at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, and Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin in Kyoto, but couldn’t understand Buddhism and dropped out. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, and later became a magazine editor. He rediscovered Buddhism, re-entered the ministry and served 13 years at the Berkeley temple. Seven years ago, he became editor of Higashi Honganji denomination’s Shinshu Center of America, overseeing English publications, website and social media. www.higashihonganjiusa.org

Here's a 2024 interview with Rev. Ken Yamada, from Tricycle.org: https://tricycle.org/magazine/kiyozawa-spirituality-first/

Interview with Rev. Ken Yamada on the 19th-Century Shin Reformer Kiyozawa Manshi

07/19/2025

We're starting our Interfaith Series this Sunday! We'll be welcoming leaders from Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam from July 20 - Aug 17:

July 20 (Tomorrow!) - Rev. Ken Yamada, Editor of Higashi Honganji denomination’s Shinshu Center of America, overseeing English publications, website and social media.

July 27: Satinder Singh, teacher at El Sobrante Gurdwara Sahib, Sikh Center of the San Francisco Bay Area

Aug 3: Gaurav Rastingo, teacher, interfaith speaker of the Hindu temple, Shiva-Vishnu Temple, Livermore

06/14/2025

Protest safely: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-gear-tips/

Know your rights when protesting: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights

More tips: https://www.hrc.org/resources/tips-for-preparedness-peaceful-protesting-and-safety