Staff Associate, Children, Youth, Young Adults and Family Ministry

Born as a third generation Christian in Nara, Japan. Megumi (pronounced: Meg-a-me) has lived across Canada over the last 24 years, to arrive in Victoria in the summer of 1999. Her focus here is on Sunday School. She has vast teaching experience. She loves being with children and people who are interested in nurturing children. Megumi likes to use popular education as an important teaching method including drama, music, games, crafts, etc. Megumi believes children’s faith journey begins at a very early age and it is very important to nurture their spirituality. This helps build their own identity and faith which will sustain and encourage their life journey in adulthood.

Besides children’s issues, Megumi is involved in women’s issues in the global context. She believes her role is bridging ministry by helping people from different backgrounds to see things from the perspectives of others. i.e. Lay and Ordained/Commissioned ministers, different generations, cross-cultural, male and female, ecumenical, interfaith and global, sexual orientation, rural and urban. She seeks to bring dialogue, understanding and respect of differences to bridge the gap between people and work together towards the common good.