Pastor Barry Dawson has completed his ministry at TUC. The TUC community celebrated his and his family's years of service on Pentecost.

Reverend Matthew Hardin began serving as the Associate Pastor at Tokyo Union Church in January, 2009. Prior to coming to Tokyo, Pastor Matthew served as the solo pastor at Butner Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina.

Pastor Matthew received his B.A. degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He graduated in 1999 having completed a double major in Philosophy and Political Science. After college, Pastor Matthew lived in Washington D.C. where he worked as an Investigative Analyst for the US Customs Service, in the Office of Internal Affairs. In the summer of 2001 he enrolled at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia where he received his Masters of Divinity degree in 2004.

Originally from Indiana, Pastor Matthew’s family now resides in Florida. He has one younger sister, Natalie, and one younger half-brother, Nicholas.

Pastor Matthew has taken part in mission trips and ministry opportunities in Haiti, Mexico, South Africa and throughout the rural United States. He is particularly interested in contemplative and monastic spirituality (especially the works of Thomas Merton and Henri Nouwen), Christian Education, and missions.

Pastor Matthew’s hobbies include reading, playing chess, playing and watching sports, traveling, and cheering for the New York Yankees.