How Indigenous Alaskans Await the Resurrection The diversity of traditions among indigenous people groups regarding care of the deceased and interment are an interesting study. In Alaska, great care is taken with funeral preparations, casket making, grave digging and after-care of the gravesite. Read more
Drive-in Church Gets a Welcome Visit The dark, unfamiliar SUV pulled into the line of cars getting positioned for the start of Anchorage Northside’s drive-in church at the Anchorage Junior Academy parking area. This vehicle had never seen before. Being able to quickly recognize a var... Read more
AMA Volunteers Provide Calm in the Storm Until recently, there was no mention of coronavirus in Selawik, Alaska. Edna Estrella, nurse and HIV specialist working as an Arctic Mission Adventure (AMA) volunteer, and her husband, José, were worried to see the lack of knowledge and leadership... Read more
Ladies in Alaska Help Girls in Africa Ladies in Fairbanks, Alaska, worked together to sew and assemble 100 hygiene kits for girls at a boarding school in Malawi, Africa. It all began when one of our church members, Michelle Henry, visited a friend in Washington over Christmas 2019. He... Read more
Bus Driver Goes Above and Beyond COVID-19 has drastically changed how each one of us interact within our community. While a challenging time, it has also spawned amazing stories of how people have come up with creative ways to continue outreach and mission to those in their commu... Read more
Sitka Students Build 'Aquaponics in a Suitcase' For the last six years Sitka Adventist School children have harvested carrots, peas, potatoes, rhubarb, rainbow chard and kale from school's garden. Read more
Copper Basin Members Host Alaskan Princess Tea One good idea sparked another to bring aa small Alaskan church and community together in Glennallen and Copper Basin, Alaska. It all started with an AdventSource article sharing about a "Princess Tea" event. Read more
Pathfinders Make History in Utqiagvik Did you know Feb. 1 is National Baked Alaska Day? Instead of merely celebrating a sweet treat, the newly formed Utqiagvik Arctic Seventh-day Adventist Company, located in the northernmost town in the United States, made history. On this memorable ... Read more