THE VILLAGE

Kotzebue lies on a sand spit at the end of the Baldwin Peninsula in the Kotzebue Sound, about 30 miles above the Arctic Circle. Kotzebue has a population of over 3,000, about 70% Native Alaskan (Iñupiat Eskimo) and serves a supply hub for ten satellite villages in the Northwest Arctic Borough and one in the North Slope Borough. The Iñupiat Eskimo speaks the same language, Iñupiat (in-yu-pak), as other Arctic Circle communities in Northern Canada and Greenland.

Adventist presence in this village hub comprises of two families with no place to worship. The short and long-term goals of AMA in Kotzebue is to make contact with and minister directly to Alaska Natives of all ages through day camps, installing a radio station and various outreach programs along with a place to worship.

AMA WORKERS

Chad & Elizabeth Angasan

Chad and Elizabeth have been with the conference for several years. Until their return to Alaska in 2019, the couple were attending Andrews University where Chad  earned his Masters in Divinity and Elizabeth her bachelors degree. The couple been supporting the village of Kotzebue in summer 2019.  Chad provides pastoral leadership to both Kotzebue and Nome villages. Elizabeth is finishing her Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Arts Education Secondary (K-12). 

DONATE

NEED

How You Can Help

Volunteer Support

NEED: $12,000
Support the Kotzebue AMA worker by
donating to offset housing, utility, and transportation expenses

WORKER SUPPORT

Meeting Facility

NEED: $15,000
Kotzebue does not have a church nor a parsonage. The first goal is to secure regular meeting facility for services

FACILITY DONATION

Community Outreach

NEED: $5,000
AMA would like to host Iron Dads in Kotzebue. Iron Dads focuses on benefits of a family unit and the crucial role of fathers in the home

OUTREACH DONATION

ADOPT-A-VILLAGE SUPPORTERS

With your support, AMA has begun work in the community. Chad and Elizabeth, along with fellow Adventists, have begun reaching out to the community and establishing relationships with their friends and neighbors.

Accomplishments

• Established Church Vision & Goals
  
• Community Outreach

Partners

Mark & Nancy Kooy
Oregon City, Oregon

Midnight Son SDA Church
Kenai, Alaska

Warren Downs
Dillingham, Alaska

Centerville SDA Church
Dayton, Ohio

Tressa Farnsworth
Mount Vernon, Washington

North Pole SDA Church
North Pole, Alaska