Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church

Since it’s incorporation in 1904, Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, then known as the Seattle Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, has served the greater Japanese American population of the Puget Sound region.

Our Issei founders intended Blaine Memorial to be a place in which God would be glorified in a culturally relevant community and setting. In the years that followed, the membership at Blaine Memorial has evolved along with the Japanese American community and now…

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Since it’s incorporation in 1904, Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, then known as the Seattle Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, has served the greater Japanese American population of the Puget Sound region.

Our Issei founders intended Blaine Memorial to be a place in which God would be glorified in a culturally relevant community and setting. In the years that followed, the membership at Blaine Memorial has evolved along with the Japanese American community and now reflects the multi-Asian and multi-ethnic character of our present day community.

We continue, however with the same purpose as our founders, to provide a place people can come and worship God in culturally relevant ways. We are thankful for this legacy handed down to us and pray that we might honor and glorify God in all that we do.

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn. Isaiah 51:1


Worship Services
Sunday mornings at Blaine Memorial include two services in the Sanctuary (one in English, the other in Japanese) and one in the Lee Activity Center. The same pastor preaches the same sermon at both English-speaking services, while a second pastor delivers a different sermon at the Japanese language service.

Sanctuary Service

The Sanctuary service is a traditional Methodist service with traditional music, liturgy, prayers, and creeds. It features our chancel choir as well as occasional worship music from our hand-bell choir.

Summit Service

The Summit service in the Lee Activity Center is a less formal, less traditional service that includes contemporary praise songs from our excellent worship band. The focus of Summit service is “Reaching Higher” in our efforts to become more fully devoted followers of Christ.

Nichigobu Service

The Nichigobu service is a traditional Methodist service with traditional music, liturgy, prayers, creeds, and sermons all delivered in Japanese. Please visit our Japanese Language site. Categories:   Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Officiants | Wedding Ceremony Venues | Christianity

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