Reverend Noritaka Imada, who transferred from the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple to the Northern California District, became our resident minister in August of 2022.  The Buddhist Church of Florin will be sharing his ministerial services with the Buddhist Church of Lodi.

He is married to Michele Tiemi.  She speaks Japanese, Portuguese and English.  She loves to dance and used to practice Belly dancing.

They have a daughter Emma who was born in Tokyo.  She loves to play in the park and sing songs.  Loves to eat udon and anything sweet.

Reverend Imada was born in Hiroshima, Japan.  He studied Buddhism at the Otani University from 2009 to 2013. He then attended the Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin in 2013 to 2014 where he received his certification of Tokudo/Kyoshi.  He studied English at the Embassy English Long Beach after working as a Buddhist minister in the Jokyoji Buddhist Temple in Hiroshima.  In 2018 he participated in the BCA IMOP (International Ministers Overseas Program).  Worked as a temporary English guide staff at the Tsukiji Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Tokyo before being assigned to the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple in 2019 as BCA minister.