Wibberding Ordained to Gospel Ministry Lonnie Wibberding was ordained as a pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Oct. 16. Wibbberding currently pastors two churches in southeastern Alaska. The service was attended by Ken Crawford, conference president; Jim Kincaid, conference s... Read more
Tentmaker Wanted Native Americans Embrace Adventism It was a cold and windy day with almost freezing temperatures when Rick Binford, pastor of the Savoonga, Gambel, and Selawik churches, conducted a baptism outside the little Adventist church in Savoonga, a village of 800 people situated along the ... Read more
Cheri Peters Speaks to Women and Youth The fifth annual Aleknagik Women’s Retreat was held Sept. 24–27 on Aleknagik Island, which is accessible only by a boat ride from the mouth of Lake Aleknagik. “God feels very close out there away from the noise and people of the town,” reported Be... Read more
Birthday Baptism Don Kuhn was baptized Aug. 16 on his 72nd birthday in celebration of his new life in Jesus. He invited his non-Adventist family and neighbors to come to the special Monday-night celebration at the Hillside-O’Malley Church (Anchorage).Kuhn’s wife, ... Read more
Traxler Ordained Brad Traxler, Kenai-Homer district pastor, was ordained on July 31 in the Kenai (Alaska) Church. The service was well attended by members of both Kenai and Homer churches. Jim Kincaid, Alaska Conference executive secretary, and Neil Biloff, Alaska... Read more
Palmer School, Korean Church Under Construction Someone has said that there are two seasons in Alaska—construction and winter. Since the fireweed has finished blooming, buildings under construction are being closed in for winter. Two major conference building projects within Alaska are progress... Read more
How We Came to Be so Far Linda Jiheng, who grew up as a jungle girl in Borneo and now lives in Alaska would like to share her story.“I was born an Adventist in an Adventist village/longhouse that was totally separate at the side of the big pagan village from which my pare... Read more
Dillingham Member Spreads Message in Remote Villages Jim Bingman, a Dillingham (Alaska) Church member, felt the need to visit an old friend’s son in Togiak, Alaska, a growing village of approximately 1,200 people, in the spring of 1999. Although a church member, the son was no longer attending, and ... Read more
Alaska Conference Executive Committee Members 2004-08 1. Ricardo Cabero—Anchorage Spanish/Kodiak Church pastor2. Doug Becker—Anchorage layperson3. Neil Biloff—Palmer pastor4. Tami Burrell—Nome teacher5. John Calvert—Wrangell layperson6. Joe Chythlook—Dilllingham layperson7. Francine Lee—Tok layperson... Read more
