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Biographical Information
An ordained minister since 1995, Bruce Reyes-Chow is a 39-year-old Northern California native and the founding pastor of Mission Bay Community Church, a new church development of San Francisco Presbytery. His first call was as the pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, also in San Francisco.
The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, newly-elected moderator of the 218th General Assembly. Photo by Danny Bolin
His formative years were spent in Sacramento and Stockton where he was raised by a close family and church village. He is the grandson of Filipino and Chinese immigrants and his home church is Trinity Presbyterian Church in Stockton. Through his family and church he was taught the importance of tradition and heritage, service and social justice and shown the imperative to live one’s life with a deep sense of gratitude for the reconciling nature of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In 1990 he graduated from San Francisco State University with a special major in Asian American Studies, Sociology, and Religion. He graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1995.
Over the past 20 years he has had the privilege of serving at all levels of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). He has also had great opportunities to provide leadership at a variety of events and conferences.
He has lived in San Francisco for the past 20 years with his wife, Elder
Robin Pugh, and three daughters, Evelyn, Abigail and Analise. His free time is filled with hanging out in cafes, cheering on the awesome Oakland Athletics and riding his motorcycle whenever he gets a chance. He has even been known to blog and hang out on Facebook on occasion.
General Assembly highlights
- Member, Young Urban Pastors Gathering, Present
- Vice-Chair, National Asian Presbyterian Council, 1998
- Advisor, General Assembly Youth Advisory Delegates, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002
- Delegate, National Council of Churches General Assembly, 1997
- Member, GA Church Growth Strategy Team, 1995
- Member, Committee on Higher Education (COHE), 1991
- Youth Advisory Delegate, GA, 1990
Presbytery highlights
- Member, Presbytery Executive Search Committee
- Member, Strategic Review Committee
- Member, Healthy Congregations
- Chair, Urban Strategy Team
- Chair, Congregational Mission Study Team
Seminary highlights
- Intern Supervisor, San Francisco Theological Seminary
- Intern Supervisor, Pacific School of Religion
- Admission Committee, San Francisco Theological Seminary
- Student Liaison, Ordination Exam Readers, San Francisco Theological Seminary
- Asian American Discipleship for Vocational Empowerment, Nurture and Transformation (AADVENT), McCormick Theological Seminary
Speaking and preaching highlights
- Speaker, GA Church Transformation Conference, 2006
- Preacher, Keynote, Co-Director, Montreat Youth Conferences
- Keynote, Youth ConEd, 2003
- Speaker, GA Missions Gathering, 2001
- Speaker, GA Worldwide Missions Gathering, 2000
- Speaker, GA New Church Development Conference, 2001
- Preacher, Racial Ethnic Convocation, San Antonio, 1995
Global highlights
- Delegation to Cuba, 1989
- Delegation to Nicaragua 1990
Publications
- Contributing Writer of two essays (on "Congregational Conflict" and on "Contextual Ministry") in Insights from the Underside: An Intergenerational Conversation of Ministers (Elizabeth, N.J.: Broadmind Press, 2008)
- Advocate article on "Emergent Worship: Whatever That Is" 2007 Download this article.
- Outlook article on "Myths of Postmoderity and the Emergent Church" 2007
- Outlook article on "Blogging and Spiritual Discipline and Pastoral Practice" 2007
- Outlook article on "Social Media and Facebook" 2007
- Christian Family Week resource writer, 2004
- Peacemaking Offering Order of Worship, 2001
- General Assembly Evangelism Curriculum for Youth, 1997
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