Join Us for Holy Week!

Maundy Thursday Service 7 PM, April 1, no foolin’ Maundy Thursday is the day of Holy Week when we celebrate the Last Supper of Jesus and the disciples. Our communion service is a direct connection to the Last Supper. It

Appointment Announcement

An Official Announcement from the Alaska UMC DS, Carlo Rapanut: It is the intention of Bishop Elaine Stanovsky to appoint Rev. Jim Doepken to serve as pastor of UMC of Chugiak beginning July 1, 2021. Pastor Jim is currently serving

CCS Christmas Giving is Back!

The holiday season is upon us and (like almost everything else) this year’s sign up for Christmas baskets for the Chugiak Children’s Services (CCS) families is going virtual.   The Elks Club has kindly stepped in to manage the food

R4R Closed for the Winter

Recycle for a Reason, a mission of the United Methodist Church of Chugiak, is discontinuing operation for the winter. We are very sad to have to suspend this service to our community after eight years. We will miss seeing all

Yammin’ it Up for Thanksgiving!

This year UMCC has again been challenged to contribute 300 cans of yams for the Great Thanksgiving Blessing project. In previous years, we’ve asked for cans to be donated at the church, but this year we need to do things

Letter From the Pastor

“Because God bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath.” -Psalm 116:2 The above verse is displayed on the new prayer wall in our church’s hallway. When the verse was shared with me from the

A May Message From the Pastor

Hello my friends, It has been quite some time, honestly much longer than it should have been, since I have reached out in a letter to each of you. It is my sincerest prayer that this letter finds you in