Welcome
Praise God for great trip.
The Williamsons arrived from Georgia, their trip was truly blessed by the Lord, they had faithful friends, John and Renee, who made the trip and drove the uhaul up for them. Thank you everyone for your prayers on their behalf. They arrived to a big welcome from Kenny Lake Chapel, and they are temporarily moved in to the Copper Center building until more permanent housing can be found. Please continue to pray for all God is doing in the copper center area and the building of the training center. Pray for clear leading and direction plus strenghth and energy for the work. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Big News!!
God has opened an incredible door for ministry in Copper Center Alaska. The Baptist Resource Network has provided us with a building for the purpose of opening Alaska Baptist Mission and Ministry Training Facility. Here we intend to train both locals and missionaries in ministry. We will be teaching courses in Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics), Expounding the Scriptures (Homiletics), and Biblical Counseling. Missionary students will also receive training on living in arctic conditions and life in rural Alaska.
It is our hope, goal and prayer that we be used of God to equip believers for service in their churches and that we are able to place pastors in many of the pastor less churches here in the state. We are in the process of getting the building ready for missionary students to live at the facility while they receive training. Northern Life Church (the building in Copper Center) closed due to lack of pastoral leadership. The building has a great teaching and training area in the former sanctuary, and we are turning the fellowship hall into a common living area with kitchen, shower room, and laundry included. We are also planning to build camping cabins for the students to reside and sleep in.
We have a team of workers in Delta Junction and in North Pole Alaska ready and waiting to continue readying the facility. Right now, we are in need of building materials to finish the common living area and building the camping cabins. We are in need of funds for these materials, and we are asking for your support in this endeavor. Please pray and give as we seek to equip the saints for the work of service here in the Last Frontier, Alaska.
God bless and thank you,
Glen and Kathy Cotton
NorthWords beginning
We began NorthWord Ministries (after pastoring Clearwater Baptist Church in Delta Junction AK for 28 years) with a multi-faceted plan, all with the purpose of strengthening the Christian churches in Alaska. We officially began in August 2022.
First, we offer courses to help equip individual believers to serve and minister in their churches. In our 2023/2024 courses we will be offering Basic Bible Interpretation, Biblical Counseling, Expounding on the Scriptures, and Pneumatology. We will be offering courses in Delta Junction, North Pole Alaska and soon in Copper Center AK as well.
Next, in our church revitalization ministry, we wanted to come along side churches that are struggling and in need of leadership and Preaching of God's Word. Our goal is to help churches who are struggling become fruitful again, encourage and establish them in God's Word and assist them in finding an expository pastor/teacher. Through Gods guidance we have been serving at Crossroads Baptist Church in North Pole Alaska since October 2022 and finished there July 2024 when pastor Colin Winkleman began ministry there. After Crossroads Glen has been officially called as pastor for Kenny Lake Chapel and this will be our next revitalization work.
We would also like to assist those who desire to serve in Alaska as a point of contact, information, guidance and help.
Lastly, we feel there is a need in our churches for men's ministry to encourage, challenge and strengthen the faith of men. (Strengthen men and the church is strengthened, and the home is strengthened as well)
