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First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wasilla, Alaska
Mailing address PO Box 871432 Wasilla, AK 99687-1432
Phone 907 373-6470
Church location Go to mile 46 of the Parks Highway, North of Wasilla. Turn right on Lamont Way and go 2 blocks
to church sign on the left.
Sunday services are at 10:00 am
and include hymns, silent and audible prayer and a lesson sermon read aloud by lay readers from our dual pastor, the King
James version of the Bible and the Christian Science textbook Science and Health with key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker
Eddy. Sunday School at 10:00 am is open for young people up to the age of twenty. Here students learn how
the understanding of God, the teachings of Christ Jesus and the Bible can apply to everyday living.
Wednesday Evening Testimony Meetings are held at 7:30 pm and
includes hymns and topical readings from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook. This meeting is an opportunity
for the congregation to share testimonies of the practicality of the teachings of Christ Jesus and how effective prayer brings
healing in our everyday lives. You can now call into our Wednesday evening services. Call (907) 373-7628. You
should call about 7:25 pm (Alaska Standard Time) and can listen to the service and/or participate in the service.
Communion Services are held at 10:00 am on the
second Sunday of January and July.
Thanksgiving
Day Service is at 10:00 am and includes hymns, the Thanksgiving Day Proclamation from the President of the United States,
a special lesson sermon for Thanksgiving and a time to share testimonies of gratitude and healing.
All services are open to the public and all are welcome.
Childcare is also provided.
Church History First Church of Christ, Scientist Wasilla, Alaska The healing activity of Christian Science has been known in the Matanuska
Valley area since the early 1940’s. A small group of earnest students of Christian Science held services
in their homes for a number of years. Active families were the Mahl’s from Goat Creek, and Dan and
Elsie Fleming in Palmer. The Heavers arrives in the valley in 1953. By 1955 an active informal group was meeting in Palmer in various locations. The
Farmers Co-op Building first and then in 1956 they moved to the Palmer Carpenter Hall. Sunday School classes
were also held at that time. The group now included Esther and Al Kirsch who lived in Palmer, and Mel and
Peggy Behnke from the Meadow Lakes area with their three children. Beginning
in 1960 the church services were moved to Wasilla, where the meetings were held in the public library building.
In 1975 a small building was purchased and placed in front of the existing library building. This
blessed both groups as it gave the library more space and it provided a place of their own in which the informal group of
Christian Scientist could meet. Formal recognition as a Christian Science Society
came in 1977. Land was also purchased that year and the building was moved on to it to be used until a
new church building could be built. Work on the new church building began in the spring
of 1978. Nearly all the work was done by the members themselves. The main auditorium
has a seating capacity of 50 persons. There are also rooms for Sunday School and a nursery. The Church was dedicated on May 10, 1987.
The Reading Room sponsored
by our church is located in the Creekside Plaza at 1830 E. Parks Highway, Suite A119 Wasilla AK 99654. Phone 907 373-6530.
We are open from 11 am to 2 pm Monday through Saturday.
The Reading Room offers a quiet
place for study of the Bible, the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the publications of the Christian Science Publishing Society
and many Bible references. We offer a variety of pamphlets and magazines for adults and children as well
as a variety of music and other tapes and CD’s.
We also offer a computer with internet access to many website provided by The Mother Church and Bible study sites to
use. Our email address is room@mtaonline.net.
The Reading Room is open to the public and all are welcome.
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