Amy Wake
Head Pastor
Rev. Amy Chieko Wake was born and raised in Hawai’i and attended UH Manoa before serving as a US-2 missionary for the United Methodist Church. She graduated from Iliff School of Theology and served churches in Colorado and California before returning home to pastor First UMC Honolulu and then Trinity UMC in Pearl City.
Kazuto Enoch Yamada
Nichigo Pastor
Rev. Kazuto Yamada
Vanessa Stephens
Office Administrator
Vanessa was born and raised in Hawai'i. She came to Wesley in 2015 and loves being a part of the Wesley Ohana! She loves spending time with her family and traveling in her spare time!
Megan Ko
Music Director
Megan has had the pleasure of being the pianist at Wesley for the past 17 years. She appreciates the worship team's camaraderie and the congregation's warmth. She enjoys spending time with her family at the beach, music, animals, and plants in her spare time.
Yuji Uta
Nichigo Organist
Yuji Uta was born in Kyoto, Japan, and graduated from Seiwa College for Christian Workers with a degree in Children's Education. Yuji was a Preschool teacher and also taught at Yamaha Music School. She has two children, Eileen and Micheal, and a granddaughter, Melissa. She is proud of the three of them and their musical talents.