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Arlen Nagata
 Pastor Arlen is the Senior Pastor at Christ's Church at Kapolei. He planted Christ’s Church at Kapolei in 1998 with founding pastor, Danny Yamashiro. Since then, Pastor Arlen has shared his spiritual gifts of shepherding and teaching with the congregation of Christ’s Church at Kapolei. Over the years, Pastor Arlen has discipled and trained children, youth, and adults through his ministry. Pastor Arlen loves people and has a passion to for them to understand God’s word simply and clearly.
In addition to Pastor Arlen’s ministry here in Hawaii, he has done short-term mission work in Micronesia, Israel, the Philippines, and Japan. Currently he also serves as the Japan Mission Director for Paradise Global Mission. Pastor Arlen takes teams of willing servants into Japan every year to strengthen the local churches in Japan.
For recreation, he enjoys coaching volleyball, chasing golf balls around a course, and working with computers.
A graduate of Punahou School, he earned his B.A. in Biblical Studies and Youth Ministry from Simpson College and his M.A. in Religion from International College and Graduate School. He has also received training in expository preaching from the Olford Ministries International in Tennessee and pastoral training at the Jack Hayford School of Pastoral Nurture.
Pastor Arlen is married to Melissa, a research associate at the State of Hawaii Department of Health.
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Jeffery K. Miyazawa
Dr. Jeffrey K. Miyazawa is the owner of Windward Family Dentistry where "A lifetime of smiles are created." He is director of the Dental Mission aspect of Paradise Global Mission Brazil 2005 in Fortaleza. He graduated from Creighton University's School of Dentistry. He is the Outreach Director at his church, Faith Christian Fellowship, along with his wife Joanie. He has been involved in Dental Missions in the Dominican Republic, Thailand and Brazil. Dr. Jeff and Joanie have two sons: Jonah and Joshua.
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