Welcome to Our Church!

Sycamore is a bilingual Japanese English member of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a progressive Christian denomination. Sycamore has a rich history beginning with its founding by Japanese students in Oakland in 1904. Members experienced the internment camps in the U.S. and hardships during and after World War II. We resettled in El Cerrito in the 1960s and extend our hands of friendship and service to the wider community today.

We welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all.

Sycamore offers a wonderful Japanese language-based Preschool,
led by Director Yoshimi Kinoshita and Patti Sato.
Sycamore’s facilities are used by a number of other organizations, including a group of teachers offering Japanese language throughout the week and on Saturday.

News

Please Join Us for Worship this Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday

The service will be filled with music to commemorate the joyous entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.  Children from Sycamore Christian Preschool will sing songs led by Pastor Rodney Yee and the Harmony Choir led by Reiko Wake will sing several gospel songs. Reiko would like the congregation to join in the singing. Please listen to the songs ahead of time to familiarize yourself with the music.

April 18: Good Friday Service

Berkeley Chinese Community Church will have a service at 3:00 pm. BCCC is located at 2117 Acton Street.

April 20: Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday is always a special Sunday at Sycamore. Please join us for the following activities:

8:30-10:30: Pancake Breakfast ($15.00 for pancakes, eggs, ham, orange juice and coffee) and
Women’s Fellowship Boutique
10:20: Easter Egg Hunt
11:00: Worship Service

Whole-Church Rummage Sale
Saturday, May 17, 9-2 pm

Our annual Rummage Sale is a little more than one month away! We are looking forward to another terrific sale this year! Every year we have a great time coming together as a whole church for this event. Our customers come from near and far to take advantage of our huge selection and great bargain prices. We appreciate and need everyone’s help to pull this off. Pre-sales are always encouraged, so remember that our volunteers are the first to see all the donations and will be able to purchase them before anyone else!

Accepting donations starting on Saturday May 3rd at the western end of Adamson Hall in the Nap Room.

I will be at church to help accept donations between 12pm & 2pm on May 3, 4, 10 & 11. If you bring items during the week feel free to leave donations in the lower parking lot near the gate to the back yard
and please be mindful not to interrupt the preschool.

Thanks in advance for your donations!

Please make sure all items are clean and in working order before you donate them.
Not a necessity, but we always appreciate donations that are in closed boxes for storing before the sale, thanks!!

Note: Donations will not be accepted after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15th.

Please mark the dates on your calendar and plan on coming out to support the church. The sign-up sheet will be available in April at church or you can e-mail Karen Nishikawa with your availability. We need many volunteers every day to make this a successful event. I hope you are able to join us for this major whole church event.

Thursday, May 15: Starting at 1 p.m. for Setup & Sorting - light dinner provided.
Friday, May 16: 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. for Pricing - light lunch provided.
Saturday, May 17: Rummage Sale from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. - lunch provided.
Come all day or just a couple of hours -- all help is welcome and needed!

Remember we do NOT accept:

Adult Clothing – Computers, any Equip or Books – Carpets – Cribs – Fish Tanks / Aquariums – Furniture - Exercise Equipment – Mattresses –Textbooks or Manuals – TV’s or TV Stands - Audio Cassettes or VHS Tapes

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail or call Karen Nishikawa at nishikawakaren9@gmail.com or
call (510-526-1431) OR Kurt Buss at kurtabuss@msn.com or call (510-232-8530)

Our Activities

ABOUT

Sycamore is a member of the United Church of Christ, a welcoming, justice-minded Protestant denomination.

WORSHIP

All services include singing, shared and individual prayers, and other ways in which we worship God as part of the Beloved Community.

ACTIVITIES

Sycamore is a vibrant community that delights in service, food and fellowship. We have all-church activities like the annual bazaar and rummage sales, as well as a very active Women's Fellowship group.