Alaskans to march through Anchorage in honor of Christ’s Good Friday Passion
In honor of Christ’s journey to the cross of Calvary, a group of Alaskans are planning to process through Anchorage, carrying a large wooden cross and offering public prayers on Good Friday, April 2. The local tradition of holding a Good Friday faith walk
TODAY: Town hall will address effort to inject critical race theory across Anchorage schools
The Anchorage School District will hold the second of two online townhall meetings on March 30 to address its plan to inject critical race theory throughout area schools. The meeting runs 6-8 p.m. On March 25, the district conducted a highly controlled Zoom
Churches unite to evangelize secular Alaska
Revive Alaska Outreach is the hub for Christians desiring to revive the spiritual and moral life of Alaska. It is a multi-church partnership where believers gather to pray, listen to speakers, share evangelism strategies, and plan community outreach. The
Will the light of Christmas crack Anchorage’s COVID lockdown?
When it comes to bringing humanity together for worship, celebration, parties, feasting and shopping, nothing compares to Christmas. It is the absolute antithesis to emergency order lockdowns and restrictions which Anchorage’s acting mayor Austin
2020 exposed a festering disease in America
This past winter the world began to change before our very eyes as the specter of an unknown global pandemic struck fear into the hearts of men. Lockdowns and closures – unthinkable in modern America – reshaped our lives overnight. Whole sectors of
Amid COVID closures, Anchorage church forges ahead with ‘Christmas Spectacular’
One of the most prominent churches in Anchorage is going big this holiday season with its annual community Christmas celebration. Dec. 11-13, Anchorage Baptist Temple will be transformed into a “Christmas Spectacular,” equipped with horse drawn sleigh
U.S. Supreme Court ruling will protect Alaska churches from unconstitutional mandates
A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Nov. 25, heralds the dawn of a new era – the return of the rule of law. Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn vs. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York is a case that involves what is often described as the first liberty
Anchorage residents gathering to pray for city outside Loussac Library
Today, Nov. 20, at 4:30 p.m., a group of Anchorage residents will gather at the Loussac Library, home of the Anchorage Assembly Chambers, to pray against what they see as mounting evils facing the city. The Jericho March started last week. The Friday
Fairbanks Bishop: Catholics must ‘never vote for candidates’ who support abortion
Fairbanks Bishop Chad Zielinski has released a clarion call to Catholics in northern Alaska, saying they can “never morally support or vote” for political candidates who support abortion. Released earlier this month, his letter seeks to guide parishioners
Deceptive Catholic voter guide misleads Alaskans on abortion
Catholics, who comprise the largest religious group in Alaska, received a misleading voter guide this month, which claims to help roughly 31,000 Alaska Catholics make informed moral decisions during the 2020 state and national elections. But unlike the voter
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