Pastor’s Update

New Worship Experience: Sound Bath

Dear friends & community members, Last August, our worship team took a field trip to experience the Sound Bath at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.  I was deeply touched by experiencing Sound Bath for the first time and also the hundreds of siblings who gathered...

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Come, let us adore Him! Christ is born!

Blessings to you my brothers and sisters at Lake Merritt and Lake Park United Methodist church!  For to us a child is born,     to us a son is given,     and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called     Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,...

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Happy Thanksgiving! November 22,2022

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.  - Psalm 136:1 Dear my beloved Lake Park and Lake Merritt church family, I bring you greetings with Shalom of God. It’s been a busy few months at Lake Park and Lake Merritt United Methodist Church!  I...

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Pastor’s Blog: October 17, 2022

Heart warming story from church today from Pastor Sunae Frances Cho, Lead Pastor of Lake Merritt United Methodist Church. Click the link below to view. Blessings! Pastors Blog 10.17.2022Known by our community and by God

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Pastor’s Blog: August 1, 2022

First Blog Post from Pastor Sunae Frances Cho, Lead Pastor of Lake Merritt United Methodist Church. Click the link below to view. Blessings! Pastors Blog 8.1.22

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Office Hours

Hello Siblings of Lake Merritt UMC, As the year comes to a close, I am reflecting on how much has transformed in the last two years.  Our roles as both volunteers and staff has transformed along with that.  It is hard to believe that one of those constants, for longer...

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Letter on Methodist Worship Series

Blessings Siblings in Christ, Last week we began a 3-week series on the United Methodist Church and its founder, John Wesley along with his brother Charles, who was instrumental in the formation of the Methodist Societies. A few people have asked for a copy of my...

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