1986 to 2020
After more than 34 years of service to the Asian American Christian community, AACCS will be closing its doors on June 30, 2020. As we mourn this loss, we also marvel at what the Lord has done through AACCS. We are especially grateful for the generous partnerships that have enabled us to accomplish our call to be a ministry of healing and a mission of hope. Hundreds of people and dozens of churches have partnered with us for decades as prayer warriors, faithful donors, event sponsors, grantors, advisors and referral sources. Here’s what we accomplished together:
- We touched thousands of lives through our integrative counseling and psychotherapy program while also providing more than $3.5 million dollars in discounted fees in order for clients to receive affordable care.
- We cared for nearly a thousand people in vocational ministry, strengthening the lives of pastors and missionaries along with their families as they serve in churches and on the mission field. AACCS member care therapists provided services locally as well as in Japan, China, South Korea, and Thailand. More recently, AACCS has been consulting with missions boards regarding work in other parts of the world. We are particularly thankful for the Long Family Foundation for generously underwriting much of this work, and for Pastor Ron and Carol Miyake who passionately provided leadership and fundraising for these efforts.
- We reached thousands of couples and families with pre-martial counseling, marriage enrichment seminars, parent/child and parent/teen education programs, and through speakers who offered insights on mental health issues. We additionally provided mini-retreats for women in ministry with guidance on self-care and spiritual refreshment.
- We developed human resources for the Asian American Christian community by
- providing pre-licensing clinical training for nearly 70 interns and associates in Marriage & Family Therapy, Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology, and for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors;
- offering symposia for continuing education credits to enhance clinical practice for more over 200 Christian counselors/therapists from the community; and
- awarding twenty-three $2,000 scholarships from the Ryo & Jean Komae Scholarship Fund to graduate students in mental health-related programs who are committed to serve the Asian American Christian Community when they complete their training—a $46,000 investment.
