The Hawaii Conference is excited to announce that Matthias Bernard is the new associate pastor of the Kurtistown Samoan-English church on the island of Hawai’i. Please keep him in your prayers as he ventures into this new journey. We asked Matthias to introduce himself to all those who may not know him yet.
Talofa lava! My name is Matthias Bernard, born and raised in Hawai‘i on the island of O‘ahu in Ewa Beach. I am currently an Andrews University Theological Seminary student, and I have had the blessed opportunity to be installed as the associate pastor at the Kurtistown Samoan-English church here in the district of Puna, Hawai‘i.
My passion for ministry is youth and young adults. More than just retaining youth and young adults within our church, it is important to ask the question as to how our churches can be a service to people who engage in the varying dynamics of life.
Among all of the logistics that I will be doing with the church, I will be dedicating most of my time to connecting with the youth and young adults at the church and at our local Adventist school in Hilo. I look forward to working with Pastor Mark Tamalea’a and the Kurtistown Samoan-English church these next few months.
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By Matthias Bernard
