Where to find GLBT Alaska — Churches & religious groups
Visitors, new residents and long-time Alaskans want to know where to find churches and that are inclusive, welcoming, open, affirming or at least LGBT-friendly. Here is the current list. If you know a gay-positive religious organization in Alaska that you think should be on this list, please leave the information in a comment below the post.
Disclaimer: This list is not an endorsement or recommendation of these particular religious groups, only a recognition that they are LGBT-friendly.
Bent Alaska’s resource list for Alaska’s GLBT organizations, groups and publications remains one of the most often visited pages on the blog. There is also a list of GLBT Alaska’s Annual Events, and Seasonal and Recurring Events.
Alaska’s GLBT Business List has so many listings for Travel-related businesses, that I’ve added a separate Travel resource list, Where to Find GLBT Alaska – Travel & Tourism.
Alaska’s GLBT-friendly Churches and Religious Organizations
Fairbanks
(Fairbanks listings from Fairbanks PFLAG)
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fairbanks
4448 Pikes Landing Road
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
(907) 451-8838
Fairbanks Lutheran Church
1012 Cowles Street
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
(907) 452-3425
Juneau
Juneau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
5th and Main, downtown
Juneau, Alaska 99801
(907) 789-9068
Church of the Holy Trinity
325 Gold Street
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 586-3532
Mat-Su Valley
Church of the Covenant
415 S. Bailey Street
Palmer, Alaska 99645
(907) 746-2907
(Home of the Mat-Su LGBT Community Center)
Anchorage
Metropolitan Community Church (MCC Anchorage)
2222 East Tudor Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
(907) 258-5266
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
2222 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
(907) 563-3341
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
2311 Pembroke St. (off Boniface Parkway)
Anchorage, Alaska 99504
(907) 333-5253
Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
3201 Turnagain Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99517
(907) 248-3737
St. John’s United Methodist Church
1801 O’Malley Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
(907) 344-3025
Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church
1612 Oceanview Drive
Anchorage, Alaska 99515
(907) 345-3858
Congregation Beth Sholom
7525 E Northern Lights Blvd
Anchorage, AK 99504
(907) 338-1836
Alaska Center for Spiritual Living
(Religious Science Church)
929 E 81st Avenue, Suite 106
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
(907) 522-0940
White Lotus Center
(Shin Buddhism)
4105 Turnagain Blvd. East Suite G-2
Anchorage, AK 99517
(907) 334-9984
(meets in the APU Chapel)
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Had no idea Fairbanks Luthern welcomed all.
How funny that Bible Baptist isn’t on the list, then again…oh wait I’m not even gonna go there.
St. John United Methodist Church in Anchorage is where my partner and I are members. It is welcoming.
Thank you for posting the list, and thank you for including us.
Krystal – Is Bible Baptist the one with the big billboard by the highway that often sports anti-gay sayings?
Fairbanks Lutheran is welcoming, and I just found an Anchorage Lutheran church that is welcoming. Who knew?
Anon – thanks for the tip about St. John.
Jana – thank you for being part of a welcoming church, and thanks for visiting Bent Alaska!
The Immanuel Presbyterian Church is More Light church which menas that they are an inclusive church, their mission statement says" We believe that all people are children of God And afform the worth and dignity of all races, ethnicities, ages, abilities, genders and sexual orientations. Recognizing that we are an increasingly diverse culture and that there are differences among us, we make a commitment to lovingly accept our diversity with respect, compassion and understanding. We welcome all people into the full life and ministry of this church.
Marilyn – We're glad to see our church, St John UMC on the list. We're trying to make it even more welcoming.
Don't know how we got missed, but Holy Trinity at Fourth and Gold in downtown Juneau is GLBT friendly and welcoming. Come by for a visit!