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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

Time for Spring Cleaning!

It’s time for spring cleaning at the church! If you can help with any of these tasks, please email trustees@umcchugiak.org. (Items that have been completed are crossed out.) Everywhere: Install new emergency exit maps Replace room numbers Level 1 (lowest):

Forest Park Update

We did it! Thank you for helping our neighbors get water. By the end of the week, all residents of Forest Park will have their water restored. The system may not be the most beautiful, but it certainly better than

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

A Quick Alert About Email Scams

We have received word from Superintendent Carlo Rapanut about a recent email scam, and we wanted to remind you all to be careful with your emails. There are currently many email scams happening now that are very subtle and hard

Special Charge Conference February 21, at 11:20 AM

At the request of the UMC of Chugiak Church Council, the District Superintendent of the Alaska Conference of the UMC has called a special Charge Conference meeting to occur via Zoom format on February 21, 2020 at 11:20 AM (following

A Word from Pastor Steve

Corporate worship. It is worship we do together. But in our current Covid-19 era we cannot be together and also keep one another safe. As a kid growing up in East Texas and not being impressed with televangelists, watching church

Virtual Coffee Hour after Worship

Starting this coming Sunday, February 7th, 2021 we will begin having post-worship coffee hour. Our virtual worship service will be followed by a virtual Coffee Hour. This is a BYOC (Bring Your Own Coffee) or BYOT (tea) and come see

New Book Study Beginning Feb. 16th

CORRECTION: The Book study will be beginning Feb. 16th, not the 9th as originally stated. New Book Study: “Reckless Love – Jesus’ Call to Love Our Neighbor” by Tom Berlin. Beginning Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021 at 6:30 PM (A Virtual

“Ash and Dash” Ash Wednesday

We’re going to try something different this year for Ash Wednesday. We’ll be having a Drive Through Ash Wednesday Service. No burgers or fries, just Ashes. You will stay in your car and the Ashes come to you. On Wednesday