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Reverends Iese Tuuao (left) and Ron Williams (right) congratulate newly ordained Rev. Randy Reynoso at Ewa Community Church May 17. PHOTO FROM LORI ARIZUMI.<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n

Ewa Community Church welcomed pastor Randy Reynoso with an ordination ceremony May 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the process of the interview, I can honestly say I felt a very strong call to be at this church,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Reynoso recalls the journey that led him to his cur- rent role at the organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe used to go to church a lot with my mom\u2019s whole side of the family,\u201d said the Pearl City High School alumnus. \u201cWhen I was about 12, I kind of fell away from the church. I just had a hard time agreeing with some of the teachings that were being given.<\/p>\n

\u201cI began to question a lot of things that I was learning, and I wasn\u2019t getting answers that were satisfactory to where I saw myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a senior in high school, Reynoso felt something was missing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew it was God,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut I couldn\u2019t figure out how to get back into the church or how to get back into Christianity.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1996, he and wife Anne decided to look for a home church and ended up at Central Union Church. He became involved in the young adults ministry as a volunteer and transitioned into a lay position on staff. During his time at Central Union Church, he made the decision to enroll in a lay ministry program at Whitworth College.<\/p>\n

He then did his seminary at School of Theology, where he took part in its native ministries program working with indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n

His goal now is to refine Ewa Community Church\u2019s place in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope is that we can come together as a group … and then make this place a really strong place that people can come to for spiritual guidance or for personal guidance, or just to help them find their way through whatever they\u2019re going through in life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe invite people to come by and check us out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ewa Community Church holds services Sundays at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

Call 681-3471 or visit ewacommuntiychurch.org for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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