Hikari Nakane

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Hikari’s family immigrated to Chicago area in 1990 when she was 9 years old. She graduated from Bethel University, and then attended Fuller Theological Seminary. She is trilingual in Japanese, English and Spanish and is passionate about the development of church life from an intercultural lens. Her commitment to matriarchal interpretation of scripture and its expression in the life of the faith community is at the center of her exploration of her pastoral call at Church of All Nations. She became a pastor of our church in 2023. Hikari loves working with the Young Adult Ministry as pastoral staff and finds joy in the healing and nurturing of the next generation. She also leads a church-based secondhand apparel business called Femme ReTale.