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Gwen Adams moved to Alaska 7 years ago from Central Oregon with her husband, Mark. Gwen graduated from Multnomah Bible College with her degree in Biblical Education. Gwen has spent the last 24 in women's ministries and church work. Her passion is to see women step into the full life God has called them to live right in the place they are today. She enjoys water color painting, making jewelry and hiking. Gwen and Mark have 4 teenagers; Austin 19, Nate 17, Drea 17 and Allison 13.
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I’ve spent 47 winters in Alaska! I love this place and call it home. I married my bride, Michelle 28 years ago and she’s the best gift in my life. We have 3 grown children and look forward to every Monday night gatherings (they come for the home cooked meal). I worked in the grocery business for 7 years before a career at Pepsi Cola for another 15 years. We’ve been attending ChangePoint since 1991 and I joined the staff in January of 2000. It’s been a wild ride ever since. I was led to Christ at a young age and have discovered the truth of the gospel more and more every day. My greatest joy is serving as a pastor and helping people discover the truth of God through the good times and hard times. He never changes! Ps 16:11 – You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence with eternal pleasures at your right hand. |
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Dave and I have been married for 28 years. We have 3 children (Brandon, Benjamin, and Courtney) and I've called Anchorage home since I was born. God got a hold of my heart after my father died when I was 19. I knew there had to be more to this life than just living and dying, and I found out that, in fact, there is. I'm a work in progress and He continues to show me how much I need Him, for which I am so grateful. His grace continues to overwhelm me and change me. I've fully accepted and embraced the fact that I'm vertically challenged... and I'm not talking about my lack of height! Life with Christ here on earth is a challenge, but it's a challenge that I wouldn't change for anything. He has much refining still to do in me. |
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Being born and raised in the middle of Nebraska, I never really imagined moving to somewhere as far away as Alaska. But if the Lord has taught me anything in the last few years it's that His plan is the only plan that matters, so here I am. My husband and I moved up here in January of 2009 from Colorado and have been so blessed being here. I grew up in a Christian home and I have always loved being involved with different ministries at our church. My husband and I love traveling, adventure, and being outdoors. We have been married for almost 3 years, and since I've found I love to cook! I love photography and am very rarely without my camera. I've always had a heart for people and am so thankful the Lord blessed me with a job with Care Network. Go Huskers! |
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After living in 11 different states, we finally arrived to what my Dad referred to as “the promised land.” We crossed the border into Alaska on my 13th birthday. That was over 35 years ago and my family still has the place we landed at in Sterling on the Kenai Peninsula. I am next to the youngest of six children and actually live the farthest away. Gene and I have been married since 1989. We met at my home church in Soldotna while he was working for MARC and I was home for spring break from UAF. We have two children. Matthew is attending college in Florida and Rachel is in high school at Grace Christian School. Since the age of eight when I asked Jesus into my life, I have known that I am a child of God’s. When I was nineteen, however, I was transformed by Him and my walk became personal. It was then that I realized my faith was about more than insurance. My walk with Jesus has its mountains and valleys but through it all I KNOW that He is in me to see all the adventures through to the end. |
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My best friend Larry and I have been married for 17 years, all of which have been spent living here in I was raised a catholic and believed “doing the right thing all the time” was going to get me into heaven. After failing miserably at “being perfect” and having a God shaped hole that would not go away, I attended a new church who had an alter call and was asked if I needed the saving grace of Jesus. The answer was so obvious to me and I accepted the Lord into my life as my savior and my hero. That was almost 20 years ago, what a ride! ChangePoint has been our home church for 8 years. I believe the Lord has called us here to serve and serve we will in whatever capacity He sees fit. Psalm 119:32 |
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I grew up in the woodlands of Southeast Iowa, longing to explore the wild places of this world. From my childhood, God has graciously ordered my steps and allowed me to serve Him within that longing. In late 1995, during my senior year at Baptist Bible College, my high In late 2008, due to new restrictions in Russian immigration laws, our mission organization asked my family to relocate from Siberia to Anchorage, AK. Today, I serve as the Outreach Pastor at ChangePoint but I still keep an eye on Russia from my front porch.
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I'm a wife and the mother of three adult children whom I enjoy more every year. Alaska has been my home since I was a child and I love the people who live here. We've attended ChangePoint since the very first Sunday and have changed and grown alongside many of you. What a privilege to be chosen by a loving God for such an "extreme makeover," being transformed into the very image of His beloved Son Jesus Christ. My desire is to see ChangePoint become a community of Christ-Followers who live well together and love each other well as we become more like Jesus and demonstrate His love to the city, state, and world.
My favorite passage speaks to the ministry of Jesus and is found in Isaiah 61:1b "...the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners |
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My husband, Jerry, and I have been married for 37 years. We have 3 adult sons, 1 daughter (by marriage), and 2 grandsons. Alaska has been our home for 35 years. In October, I will have worked at ChangePoint for 12 years. I grew up going to church, Sunday school and youth group. It was my social club. I heard all the stories and sermons. I learned all the catechism lessons. But I never understood it was about a personal relationship with Jesus. In Nov. 1988 at a marriage conference, I finally realized my need for a Savior. I desire to know Jesus better each day, to be molded and reshaped by His loving hands. I’m thankful for the work God has done in my heart. I’m humbled to be called His child. As part of the Finance team, I desire to see all the resources God provides being maximized for Kingdom purposes. I love providing help, support, and service to our staff, management and elder team. |
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Brian grew up in a Christian family in the state of Pennsylvania. After graduating from college with a degree in Business Administration, God changed his life's purpose from business for money to business for ministry. Having spent the last 20+ years in ministry, Brian has been involved with local church ministries, Christian camping and parachurch organizations all with the focus of bringing the Gospel to people in need. Brian and his wife Nancy have 5 birth children and 2 adopted children. |
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My hometown in Wyoming has 40 people. I grew up in the middle of the state on the Wind River Indian Reservation. There, my grandfather homesteaded in the 30’s and there are still a number of generations of family who live there. God also gave me a real heart for indigenous people, which makes Alaska a great home for me. I moved to Anchorage in 1985 with my family and graduated from Robert Service High School. After college in Idaho, I returned to Alaska to make a home. Back here, I met Karen, who became my wife in 1992. Jared, my son, is 12. Jordan, my daughter, is 8… we share the same birth date, which is very cool because she gets all the attention and everyone forgets how old I am getting. Alaska is my home and Alaskans are my people. I love being a pastor here and hope that I will be for many years to come. Leading worship, playing worship music and working with skilled musicians is also close to the heart, as well as spending time drinking in what Alaska is… untamed, beautiful, scary, and wild. I love all of it. |
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I’m married to Kathie and we have 5 children (Jessica, Amy, James, Andrew, and Molly). Kathie was born and raised in Alaska and after spending 12 years in Little Rock, Arkansas, we returned home in 2000 to serve at ChangePoint. I entered a relationship with Jesus in 1977 while studying Geology at Southern Oregon University and over time realized that God had given me a passion to teach the Bible. Before coming to Alaska, I served on the faculty at Multnomah University, planted a church in Conway, Arkansas and served as teaching pastor with Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, Arkansas. I have a Master of Divinity, and I am almost finished with my Doctor of Ministry degrees from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. I love the church! My passion is to lead the church as it becomes a community that enjoys God fully, is constantly transformed by God’s Spirit, and demonstrates the heart of Jesus to the world around it. ChangePoint is becoming that sort of community and it thrills me to see it happen. As our community grows and serves we get to watch God fulfill the vision he placed in our heart . . . Life in Christ for Every Alaskan and the World Beyond. |
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I was born in Mississippi where my good friend, Butch, led me to the Lord. I continued to pursue Christ through high school. I went through a season of backsliding and going the way of the world through my college years and slightly beyond. A near-death experience in a hospital, I woke up and rededicated my life to the Lord. That experience has helped me to appreciate everything in life more. I am back to pursuing the Lord and trying to bring Him glory in all that I do. |
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I serve at ChangePoint in the area of Care and Compassion. I have served alongside my husband Keith for about 48 years in Pastoral Ministry, Youth Ministry and Missionary Care. We’ve been married for 51 years have 4 married children and 12 grandchildren all living in Alaska. We count it a privilege to be transformed followers serving Jesus in this generation.” |
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I was born in I became a Christian at 16 but it was several years later when I finally understood what it meant to be a follower of Christ. It was here at ChangePoint that I learned that my need for Jesus didn’t end on the day of Salvation. I used to believe that the longer you are a Christian the more “holy” you get and the less you need Jesus. Man was I wrong, I need him as much today as I ever have and I am glad that He has shown me my ongoing need for Him. My wife and best friend, Sherri, is from Indiana (Go Hoosiers!). We were married in 2005 and LOVE living in Anchorage! I enjoy travel, art, music & sports and I am pretty sure that YouTube is the greatest invention ever. I spent over a dozen years working in the Travel Industry here in You can follow me on Twitter: @adamlegg |
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I moved to Alaska when I was 14. Being at such a difficult age, it was a hard transition to make. I grew up in a Christian home so youth group was a standard thing for me. As I struggled with viewing Anchorage as my new home, I found acceptance within the youth group. As time moved on I got more and more involved, leading a small group for junior high girls and volunteering in the youth office. I graduated from Grace Christian in 2005 with a passion to study youth ministry and to work with teens full time. God led me to Multnomah University where I graduated in 2008 with a degree in Youth ministry. I was excited to work so closely with a church and youth group. God brought me back to Alaska, and I jumped head first into EPIC. That's where I met my husband. We were both EPIC Field Staff and have a passion to watch students grow into a deeper relationship with their Heavenly Father. We married August 2011, and are excited about the journey we have before us. |
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“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9. NOT BY WORKS!! A FREE GIFT!! It took me many years to understand what this verse meant. It was through my husband that God showed me what life in Christ could be like. Shortly after moving to Alaska from California in 2004, I surrendered my life to Him, and to this minute, I am continually being transformed to reflect more of Him! Looking back I can see God’s handprints all over my life and for that, I praise Him. I pray that as He does a work IN me, that He’ll also do His work THROUGH me. I am blessed to be married to my best friend, the man God made just for me. Tone and I celebrate 12 years of marriage this year, and we have 3 of the greatest, funniest, cutest, and most amazing kids—Kristiana (6th grade-Kodiak Krew), T.J (4th grade-Flight Crew), Alani (2nd grade- Summit Kids)……and we are expecting baby #4 in January. How about that for job security!! I can’t wait to see what He has in store for us in the future! |
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Jason and I met and spent several summers working together at a Christian adventure camp in Arkansas before getting married in 2005. Now we are about to embark on our biggest adventure yet – having our first child! How God took us on separate journeys and brought us back together still amazes me and helps me remember that He always has a good and perfect plan for our lives. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” As I struggle with giving up control this reminds me that God wants to bless me beyond what I can even imagine. Growing up in church, I still remember the adults and teachers that gave their time to make sure that I knew how much God loved me and desired a relationship with me. Now I feel that God has placed a desire in my heart to see kids and teens succeed by knowing that God loves them and has a plan for them. |
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I am a lifelong Alaskan, born in Fairbanks and raised North Pole. My wife Pellzitha and I have been married for 30 years. She is God’s greatest gift to me! We have two children; Tialutrell 30 yrs and Lucrestusdante 23 yrs. I am a 20 year military veteran, retiring from the Alaska Air National Guard as a Senior Non Commissioned Officer in 2004. I have served as a pastor on staff at ChangePoint for more than 5 years now. Man what an incredible ride it’s been so far! For my family and me, the journey here at ChangePoint has been a time of unprecedented spiritual growth. I am amazed and extremely thankful that I am being transformed into His image daily. I am also keenly aware that He is not finished with me yet. |
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I am a life-long Alaskan, born in Anchorage. My grandmother was an Athabascan Indian from Flat AK, and my grandfather was a miner from Russia. They moved to Anchorage when my mom was 3yrs old. I am married to a wonderful man, Dennis. We are a blended family and each of us have 4 adult children that have given us 24 wonderful grandkids and one great-grand child. My favorite thing to do is be with family; any of them! I also like to golfing with Dennis and walking and working out. We have attended ChangePoint since June of 06. I love my job here as Small Groups Coordinator in Adult Ministries. It gives me the privilege to interact with some wonderful people and help them to do well in their attempts to provide Community opporturnities for others here at ChangePoint. I have not greater joy than to hear that my childern are walking in the truth. 3John 4 |
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My passion is ministering to high school students! It has been since my husband and I were newlyweds. I began teaching junior high Sunday school at Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, in August 1990. Two years later I “promoted” to senior high school and haven’t looked back! Each year I’m involved in student ministry I am more excited to see how God is calling students to make a difference for Him in their schools, cities, states, and beyond! Sharing life with students; praying, laughing, crying, and learning with them is a privilege and a calling that I cherish. I was raised in the church and accepted Jesus as my Savior when I was in the fourth grade. My relationship with Him really gained depth when, as a young adult, I started mentoring students and volunteered as a summer church camp counselor. I found that studying the Bible, teaching the scriptures and creating fun ways for students to apply God’s truth caused me to grow deeper in my relationship with Jesus, too. I married my high school sweetheart, Marc, August 23, 1986 in our home town of El Paso, Texas. We have two teenagers, Connor and Kylie, who attend Grace Christian School. We moved from Texas to Alaska in June 2002. Living here has been a gift from the Lord as we have enjoyed great outdoor adventures and created lifetime family memories. God has also gifted us with a wonderful church family, dear friends and the most awesome group of high school students I could ever imagine spending time with! They truly are EPIC! |
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Heard about God while growing up in boy scouts and received a small Gideon bible while in college. Met my wife, Lori, in college and accepted Christ as my Savior during our 1st year of marriage and 1st year in Alaska. Came North for a short stint, and still here after 33 years. Married for 34 years to an awesome redhead who likes to hang out with preschoolers. Blessed with two sons, two daughter-in-laws and a new grandson. I’m an engineer by degree, extrovert by God. I love connecting with people and serving alongside with them as a fellow servant of Christ. I enjoy spending time with family, both here in Alaska and Florida, working around the yard, tinkering on cars, eating, and hanging out with my wife. I prefer to drive something, fast, red, loud, or classic. Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 |
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Grew up in Indiana, graduated from Purdue and married my best friend, Karl. We’ve been married 32 years in December, and have lived in AK for 31 years. We have 2 sons that married their best friends and all have a personal relationship with Christ. I've been on Staff at ChangePoint for 5 years working with the Preschool Ministry. I love working with the kids, but my greater passion is to connect and encourage people to step into ministry as a volunteer and discover that God wants to use ordinary people to do extraordinary ministry...all He needs is a willing heart. When we first moved to AK our neighbor across the street had the foresight to challenge me with a question – “What do you believe Lori?” This caused me to get off the fence and stop making religion a convenience but to step into a personal relationship with my Lord and Savior. Unknowingly, the husband of this neighbor was talking to my husband and he too, accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Karl and I were baptized together back in 1980 and we having been growing in our relationship ever since. It has truly been a great adventure. |
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I grew up in a Christian home in Ohio and, in 1985, joined the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. I met my wife, Sonia, in a college Sunday school class. We got married in 1989 and travelled the world with the Air Force, which led us to Anchorage in 2000. We fell in love with Alaska and a group of Christ-followers who called themselves ChangePoint. We immediately began to feel God's calling to settle down here and, in 2004, I was blessed with an opportunity to finish out my military career in the Alaska Air National Guard. Time after time, God has used my friends at ChangePoint to catapult me forward in my walk with Christ and my love for his church. In 2009, God called me to join the elder team here and, in 2010, he called me to serve on the Executive Leadership Team. I retired from the Air National Guard in 2011. Sonia and I have been married for 21 years, an we have two "man cubs," Michael (19) who attends Wayland Baptist University and Cody (16) who attends Highland Tech. |
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I married my wonderful wife in 1997. We have two boys, Ryan and Evan and the doctors tell us that there is a girl due early this September. My family and I started attending Grace Baptist Church in Westlake Ohio where I finally made my relationship with Christ personal. We joined the church and began serving in AWANA, Sunday School, Upwards Basketball, and Life Groups. In 2008 my family and I moved up to Alaska to take on the Facilities Manager role at ChangePoint. Pray for us as my team and I try to take care of the many needs this facility and the ministries that call it home. |
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‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ Jeremiah 33:3. This verse is close to my heart because it describes my spiritual journey with God. Since childhood I knew that I needed Jesus to make my life complete – my heart felt empty without Him and my life had no eternal purpose. From the day I asked Jesus to be my Savior, life has been a journey evolving from being a ‘religious believer’ to being a ‘relational follower’ with Christ. There are many aspects of my life God has asked me to lay down before Him and each time He has asked me to trust Him completely. Each time I have obeyed, God has revealed more of Himself and nudged me to ‘call to him’ and He has faithfully taken me to places both ‘great and unsearchable’. I don’t always understand His ways, but I do know He never leaves me, answers prayer in His time and His way, and always provides. He has graciously allowed me to share my life with a wonderful husband, three great children and even brought a dog into our lives as a direct result of a little girl’s prayers. God is good and He is faithful to do His work in me …and there is a lot of work yet to be accomplished. |
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I grew up in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and started college at the University of New Mexico in 2006 fully intending to stay in that gorgeous state where I was warm and tanned. God’s plans aren’t always ours though and He relocated me with my whole family to Alaska in 2007. I truly fought God hard on the move up to Alaska and only wanted to complete my year of National Student Exchange at UAA and get back to the sun. That first year in Alaska, God really got a hold of me again. I rededicated my life to Christ on Easter 2008 and was baptized in the chilly Eklutna Lake on the 4th of July that year. He gave me a reason to stay when I met my future husband Blaine through a college Bible study. On December 19, 2009, I married the best drummer, photographer, chef, and future Engineer I know and God has truly blessed us the past two years. Blaine and I started attending to Changepoint full time in February where he joined the worship team. I joined the ChangePoint staff in July working as an accountant in the Finance Department. I am humbled every single day that God chose me to work with such spectacular, godly people in His home. I can honestly say that I have my dream job and I am honored that God blessed me in that way. As I work with the finances, God is teaching me all about how He is the great Provider and it’s a lesson Blaine and I are learning each day too. It’s exciting to see His provision in such tangible ways each day. I am excited to see where God takes us through our gifts. |
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Scott spent four years at Trinity International University in Deerfield Illinois getting his BA is Youth Ministry. He met his wife Laura there and they were married in 1999, once in Glennallen Alaska and the second time in Idyllwild California. They spent the first three years of their marriage in Kenny Lake Alaska working with the youth in a small church and helping out at the school. Scott then moved on to Manhattan Kansas and spent 5 years building a youth ministry and a family. In 2008 Scott and Laura returned to Alaska along with their three tow-headed boys and beautiful daughter. He enjoys crocheting in his free time and spending time at the scrap booking store with friends. |
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Andrea and I have been married for 21 years and have three children, Shayla (18), Trevor (16), and Derek (14). We have been part of ChangePoint since its beginning in 1989. Growing up in a home with parents who follow Christ, I was taught biblical truth from a young age, both at home and at church. I invited Jesus into my heart many times as a young boy, worried each time that it didn’t “take” before. I began to really make faith in Christ my own when in 6th grade I attended a summer Bible camp and, after studying the story of Daniel for a week, decided at the end of the week that I wanted to “be a Daniel”, willing to take a stand for God and do what is right, regardless of consequences. I was mentored through high school by my parents and a great high school youth pastor. Though well-known and well-liked at school, my faith in God was also well-known due to a life that was lived for Him. A plaque my mom gave me while in high school has a quote by Albert Einstein that I aspired to then, and still do to this day. It says “Try not to become a man of success, but rather of man of value.” I am convinced I cannot live that out in my daily life without Christ empowering me as I seek after Him. Though I have witnessed God do some specific, dramatic and amazing things in my life (beyond what I could ask or think!) my more common, everyday experience is that as I draw near to Him, He draws near to me. |
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Vacation Bible School changed my life for all eternity. When I was 8 years old, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior at VBS. I understood and really knew what I was doing. I was born and raised in California and lived there until my husband, John, and I moved to Texas when he accepted a job there. That move was a big step for both of us – neither of us had ever lived anywhere other than California. I worked in accounting for 15 years until I discovered my love for retail, an arena where I could serve people. John & I had our own business before the Lord led us to Alaska. There is no doubt that this is where He wants us to be! Church and ministry have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. John 3:16 was the first scripture I memorized as a child. That will always be one of my favorites. It is because I believed John 3:16 that I committed my life to "running the race". Christ loved me so much He endured the cross out of joy for the freedom He was giving to me through this one act. I had lived most of my life under the stifling misconception that I could somehow live well enough to "please" God. God has been teaching me the fullness of the Gospel, there is nothing I can add to what Christ completed on the cross. That is freedom! So many of us trade one bondage for another living a "life of christianity" thinking there is something we can "add" to what Christ did on the cross. I am so grateful God has shown me that all I need to "do" is "rest" in Him, He's already done everything there is to be done. My deepest desire is for people to fully know and embrace the truth of the gospel. There is such freedom there! |
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