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Moneta / Gardena Valley Baptist Church (1930-1940)

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Moneta (now Gardena Valley Baptist Church) before WWII

Moneta Baptist Japanese Mission Church (now Gardena Valley Baptist Church) before WWII. Rev. Mashahiko Wada and Rev. Howard Ross standing in front of the church around June 1930. The Ross family came to serve at Gardena after being missionaries in Sendai, Japan where they knew the Wada family.

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Moneta / Gardena Valley Baptist Church (pre-WWII)
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Rev. Masahiko Wada came to Moneta Baptist of Gardena around 1929. Previously, he was the pastor at Garden Grove Baptist when he arrived from Japan. In 1928, Rev. Wada was … More »


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