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Baby Shower!

JF Jones — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:27:07 +0000

Faith is hosting a baby shower for expectant moms Guang Ming Whitley and Christine Yeager, both due in the month of April. �Please come to our Tanglewood facility [contact] on Sunday, March 28th at 2:00pm. �Joel and Guang Ming are expecting a little boy (a little brother for Charlotte) and Ron and Christine are expecting their first child, a little girl. �Please call Karen Jones (907.929.5444) for additional information.

Filed under: Calendar news, Community news

Last State Championship basketball game

JF Jones — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:21:37 +0000

Heritage Christian seniors Amos and Gideon Vreeman play in their final game of the season in the 3A Boys State�Championship on Wednesday, March 17th. �They play Glenallen at 9:40am at Sullivan Arena.

Filed under: Calendar news, Community news

3A State High School Basketball Championship

JF Jones — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:26 +0000

Two of our high school seniors, Amos and Gideon Vreeman, will playing in the 3A Boy’s State Championship this month. Amos and Gideon play for Heritage Christian School, a small school that has done consistently well against some of the largest schools in the state. �Heritage has been undefeated in conference play this year (you can follow stats through�Alaska School Activities Association).

If you would like to see some great basketball, and support Amos and Gideon in their final year of high school basketball, Heritage’s first game is Monday, March 15th at 8:30pm, at the Sullivan Arena [map].

Please consider coming out to support Amos and Gideon and the Heritage Christian School team on Monday.

Filed under: Calendar news, Community news

Speareo’s latest sculpture

JF Jones — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:56:22 +0000

Speareo Stephens is currently in Fairbanks working on his ice sculpture for the World Ice Art Championship. �You will notice from the list of competitors that artists from all over the world have converged on Fairbanks (China, Ukraine, Japan, Portugal, France, etc.).

The organizers have aimed a webcam right at Speareo’s ice so that you can watch it transform; he would love to hear that you visited his installation!

Filed under: Community news

Rev. Clawson at the Grace OPC Family Camp

JF Jones — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:19:48 +0000

Rev. Doug Clawson

Our friends at Grace OPC in Wasilla have invited Rev. �Douglas Clawson to speak at their annual Family Camp. �Rev. Clawson is the Associate General Secretary of the Foreign Missions Committee of the OPC and travels regularly to various mission fields all over the world. �The dates for the camp are July 25-27 at the LaVerne Griffin Youth Recreation Camp in Wasilla. �Plan on rest and relaxation, and a glorious report about the work of the gospel throughout the world. �Visit Grace OPC for the latest news.

Posted in Calendar news, Mission news

Jeff Wood returns!

JF Jones — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:25:21 +0000

Jeff and Caleb (Photo: Anchorage Daily News)

A special welcome to Jeff Wood as he returned from Afghanistan on Wednesday, January 21. �Jeff �and other Guardsmen from the 144th Airlift Squadron, 176th Wing were welcomed by their families yesterday, which included a very happy Audra, Caleb, and Sam. �You can see more photos at the�photostream published by the�Anchorage Daily News.

Posted in Community news

Haiti Relief

JF Jones — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:46:31 +0000

The foreign missions sending agency of our denomination, Mission to the World (MTW) has made an�appeal for help with relief efforts in Haiti.��The Disaster Response Ministry of MTW is working with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and Pastors Etienne and Amicy to provide much needed aid. �You can keep updated through the MTW Facebook page and make donations anytime�here.

Posted in Mission news

Church plant updates

JF Jones — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:14:19 +0000

During my Sunday (Jan. 20) presbytery report, I mentioned that the church plants of our presbytery are doing well. Where are these church plants and how do you learn more?

Here is a list:

All Souls Church of Seattle | West Seattle, Washington
Hope Seattle | Queen Anne, Seattle, Washington (a�CrossPoint Churches plant)
Christ Church Bellingham | Bellingham, Washington
Resurrection Presbyterian Church | Puyallup, Washington
Redeemer Redmond | Redmond, Washington
Exile Presbyterian Church | Woodinville, Washington
Ascension Presbyterian Church | Lynnwood, Washington (a CrossPoint Churches plant)
Hope Portland | �Portland, Oregon
Ascension Presbyterian Church | Beaverton, Oregon
Chehalem Valley Presbyterian Church | Newberg, Oregon

Posted in Mission news

REM, Fairbanks

JF Jones — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:02:56 +0000

There is a new organization in Fairbanks called Reformed Evangelical Ministries. This body is founded by PCA pastor Ben Shoemaker and his wife, Jana, as a vehicle to teach Reformed theology in an area with next-to-no Reformed influence whatsoever. The Shoemakers have a great heart for the glory of Christ and the city of Fairbanks. Perhaps, by God’s grace, REM will draw large enough crowds to serve as a catalyst for a Reformed mission church.

If you are in Fairbanks, give Ben a call. Pray for them, check out the website, and drop an encouraging note.

Posted in Mission news

Church planting in London

JF Jones — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:47:50 +0000

Faith Presbyterian Church supports Chris and Zhenya Bear (and their two boys!) in their church planting efforts in the Surrey Docks area of London (see links below). �They are currently involved with Canada Water Church and have planted a church nearby (Surrey Docks Church).

Please read their latest newsletter [PDF] and view their England page on this site.

About this part of London: Google map of the area,�Surrey Docks Completion Booklet (an overview),�Royal Docks history, Docklands Past & Present,�Canada Water Regeneration,�London Development Agency (Thames Gateway), London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games

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