Santa Maria Central Coast Church - Guadalupe Buddhist Church
Guadalupe is a small, picturesque farm town along Highway 1 on the Central Coast, at the northwest corner of Santa Barbara County. Its history goes back to the Mission period, but it came into prominence with the arrival of the standard-gauge Southern Pacific Railroad and the sugar beet plant in Betteravia around the turn of the […]
Tanaka family photo at the altar dedication (nyubutsu shiki) for the Guadalupe Buddhist Church. Mr. Umekichi Tanaka, a widower, was the first to bring his children to the Guadalupe Children’s Home, bringing two of his oldest daughters, Toshiko and Akiko. As Akiko Tanaka Iwata writes, “Many parents thought it was a good idea to take […]
WE – 4 Office 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM WE – 11 Office, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM SU – 15 Gotan-e (Shinran Shonin’s Birthday)/Shotsuki, 10:00 AM, Obon Meeting for everyone after otoki, please stay. WE – 18 Office, 3:00 to 6:00 PM, Study Class 6:00 to 7:00 PM SA – 21 SLOBC invited us […]
Members of Guadalupe’s Japanese community, both past and present, gathered in front of the Guadalupe Buddhist Church Saturday morning for a group photo commemorating the congregation’s centennial anniversary. Throughout the church’s 100 years of existence, its members have assembled in a similar fashion to mark significant milestones. Aging black-and-white photos show them posing in front […]