Jesus... gave his charge: "God authorized and commanded me to commission you: go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.... I'll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age."
Mission Update
A Newsletter from Covenant World Missions is available.
Read updated newsletters from Missionaries (the newsletter may be found on our Missionary Board in the sanctuary entry way).
Alaska Christian College has sent a summary of this past year:
ACC has seen eight classes graduate since its inception with nearly 200 students receiving whole-life discipleship through the ministry.
ACC may have Alaska's strongest retention rate among Native students attending colleges, with an average of 60% continuing in higher education after their first year.
ACC has built or purchased 13 buildings on the 18.5 acre campus. Many volunteer work teams have helped with building or improving these facilities. This is up from our humble beginnings of one building on 10.5 acrea in 2001. We now have a limited debt equaling $375,000.
ACC has over 95% of its staff receiving mission support from friends, family and churches. Support of staff allows them to serve the students who have limited funds to pay for their college education.
Although we are positioned as a discipling community, ACC staff has the privilege of leading many students to their first time faith commitment to Christ.
ACC's income is 70% donation based and 30% room, board, and tuition based.
ACC partners with the neighboring Kenai Peninsula College where students can earn a four year bachelor's degree offered by the University of Alaska while living on our campus.
ACC has a capacity of 60 students with 25 staff ministering to each one. We reached an all time record of nearly 40 full-time equivalency of new and returning students this Fall.
ACC's healing and restoring ministry, New Hope Counseling Center, now has a staff of seven and a brand new building paid for in full! New Hope offers free counseling to all students/staff who wish to find wholeness in Christ.
With a 90% Alaska Native Student population, ACC has the highest percentage of Alaska Native students of all 10 Alaska state colleges and universities.
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See Debbie Brooks article on her mission trip (the Courier).
