5160 Proves Unforgettable The phone rang in the church office one cold February afternoon. I picked up the receiver on the third ring to hear a frantic voice of a teen on the other end: “Ms. Lynette, I need your help. I’ve lost my cell phone, and I need to use your phone t... Read more
Togiak Church Provides Shelter in Times of Storm I was invited to come to Togiak, Alaska, to conduct a week of prayer; focusing on the sufferings of Jesus and His desire to carry away our pain and find a new identity in Him. My first thought as I stepped off the small six-person plane onto the T... Read more
God Plans Ahead Arctic Mission Volunteers serve in villages where the cost for basic food items is double, sometimes triple, what one pays in the Lower 48 because bush Alaska is not tied to any road system; all supplies must be flown or barged into the villages. ... Read more
When God Moves: A Story From the Northernmost Town in the United States Picture a two-story pink house with a small yellow house sitting right next door, right in the center of a well-traveled part of town. Little did anyone suspect that these buildings would become God’s answer to the prayer of a small group of Adven... Read more
Longtime Alaska Homesteaders Are Still Pioneering On a sunny Sabbath morning in May, Hal and Sherron Farrar ascended the steps of Northside Church in Anchorage, Alaska. Pastor Jim John was greeting outside and took special notice of the elderly couple. After introductions, Sherron responded, “We’... Read more
An Email From Nowhere Connects Couple to a New Somewhere “Good afternoon, I found your email online and was hoping you might be able to help us concerning getting baptized. My husband and I live in remote Alaska and are hoping to find a Sabbath church to be baptized in. Thank you for your time and help ... Read more
Savoonga Church Celebrates Christmas on Bering Sea Dec. 21, 2018, had arrived. As the time for our Christmas program drew closer and closer, we realized Alaska's Savoonga Church was going to be filled to capacity. We were right. Read more
Tok Members Hear the Clarion Call of Christian Education For years members of the Tok Church in eastern Alaska searched for avenues in their quest for a church school. In 2010, after reading a book on Madison College and using the resources available, a plan was formulated. When Elias, a fourth-grade ch... Read more
Palmer Pathfinders and Adventurers Host Second Annual Cook-Off On Sept. 30, 2018, members of the Palmer (Alaska) Church took a break from cooking supper and headed to the Amazing Grace Academy gymnasium to support the recently revamped Pioneer Peak Pathfinder and Pioneer Puddle-Jumpers Adventurer clubs in a f... Read more
