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Rev. Dr. Bau Dang,
District Superintendent
The Rev. Dr. Bau Dang is the Riverside District Superintendent and the first Vietnamese American superintendent in the United Methodist denomination.
Rev. Dang has just finished translating the New Testament into Vietnamese and published 25,000 copies at his own expense. Vietnam’s communist government has issued a permit to the National Religious Publisher of Vietnam to print the translation, and now Christians in his home country are begging him to send them 100,000 more. Rev. Dang’s translation is spreading the word of God throughout the country, which he is no longer able to enter. Because of his stand for human rights, he has been placed on a list of people not allowed into Vietnam
Born in Vietnam, the son of a pastor, Dang served in the South Vietnamese armed forces and moved to the United States as a refugee after the war.
Rev. Dang began his ministry as an associate pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church in San Diego. He became the senior pastor and grew the church into a thriving ministry with four different languages spoken at six worship services to more than 400 people on Sunday mornings. As senior pastor, Dang planned services in English, Cambodian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Dang, who is now working on translating the Old Testament, believes the printing of the new translation has the power to change the people and the nation of Vietnam.
Rev. Dang is married to Binh Dang and they have 3 adult children.
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Cindy Center
Administrative Assistant
Cindy began working in the District Office February 2002. Prior to coming to the District Office, she worked for the United States government for 22 years.
Cindy is a life-long Methodist and native Californian. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley, attending the San Fermando UMC, where she met her husband David. In 1979 the family moved to Redlands where she attends University UMC.
Cindy is married to David Center and has 2 married daughters and 3 grandsons.
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