What's New?
Eagle River Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies August 1-5
This is a great opportunity to hear from well-known and respected Orthodox scholars in a comfortable setting. The topics for this year which will deal with How Christians Live in this World.
https://www.stjohnalaska.org/eagle-river-institute/
Rhythms of Christian Life
Our planning team met this morning to continue preparations for this years conference. Our goal is to build bridges between Orthodox Christians and Protestant Evangelicals in Alaska. We aim to bring people together to learn from each other’s traditions, cultures, histories, and spiritualities.
This year our conference will be focusing on the rhythms of Christian life; exploring the daily, weekly, and yearly practices of both Evangelical Protestant and Eastern Orthodox practices. We will be meeting in Beach Lake Lodge October 16 and 17.
October 16 & 17
We have finalized the dates for our next conference, which will be located at Beach Lake Lodge (Chugiak AK), on October 16 and 17, 2026 (Friday & Saturday).
Recently Fr. Marc was able to sit down with Billy Tjernlund, a.k.a. Billy the Pilot, on his podcast, Tell Your Story Alaska. The title of the episode is, "Can the Orthodox Church and Evangelicals work Together? With Father Marc Dunaway." They spoke about the Orthodox Church, relationship with Evangelicals, and the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative. It is well with the time to listen. You can hear it at...
Planning for our 2026 Conference.
We are busy planning for our next conference, looking at Beach Lake Lodge during the first weekend of October. We are also discussing what the major theme will be as well as speakers, keeping in mind that getting to know each other and our open discussions are central. We are also working on this webpage as a tool for getting our message out.
Alaska Bible College
Pastor Joel Stamoolis and Fr. Marc Dunaway both spoke at a chapel service at Alaska Bible College in Palmer AK, on September 16, 2025. Pr. Joel spoke about what he appreciates about Orthodoxy and Fr. Marc about what he appreciates about Evangelicalism. Following their talks they were both kept busy answering the student's questions.