The purpose of a congregational care ministry is to provide distinctively Christian care among members of the congregation, with emphasis for those who are newcomers, homebound or living in retirement homes, nursing homes or assisted living facilities.

Caring relationships would be defined by geographical areas. Areas are categorized as: Oakland/Berkeley, Alameda , San Lorenzo/San Leandro, Hayward/Castro Valley, Walnut Creek/Danville/Alamo/Lafayette, Hercules/Pinole, other.

CCUMC Nursery School is a bilingual church-based program in Oakland Chinatown that predominantly serves the Chinatown and Asian-American community. We have qualified, experienced, and caring staff who are led by Ms. Nesanna Lee. The school is dedicated as a non-profit, religious, and educational institution. The purpose of the school is to provide preschool-aged children with an enriched developmental and Christian environment without prejudice as to religious, racial, or ethnic origin. The Nursery School can be contacted at 510-268-8210.

Compassion and outreach created the Welfare Reform Ministry Task Force. Its purpose is to be partners in ministry with Asian Health Services (AHS) and CityTeam Ministries in the Chinatown community. Our partnerships included financial support as well as voluntary service.

Financial support enabled Asian Health Services to provide low income, uninsured immigrants with much needed medical and dental care. Annually, the church's toy drive brings joy and laughter to young patients who come to the Asian Health Services clinic during the Christmas season.

Financial support also enabled CityTeam to provide its clients much needed assistance for rental deposits or a month's rent to avoid eviction from their homes. Every fifth Sunday of the month, a faithful group of us is honored to gather at CityTeam to lead worship, pray with the men and women and serve dinner to them.

The Pan Asian Ministry meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, at 4:00PM at PANA House in Berkeley . Issues to be addressed will include God and natural disasters, Advent/consumerism/no room at the inn, the Japanese Internment & Reparations, and Reflections on Vietnam , past and present. The vision of the Pan Asian Ministy include:

    1. Developing a worship service that is Pan Asian in nature.

    2. Being open to exploring a progressive theology.

    3. Promoting social justice in the wider community, especially in those areas that speak to the
        needs of the Asian community.

We find strength in the unity of our vision and our passion to see it begin to become a reality. We hope to be a resource to others who are interested in developing Pan Asian ministries.