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Our Purpose: To win souls and make disciples!
Our Passion: To Love God and Love People!
Our Path: Win, Connect, Disciple, and Send.
- WIN: New believers are added to the church through relational evangelism, church services and outreaches.
- CONNECT: Both new believers and new church members are "plugged in" to Juneau Christian Center. Life Group Leaders help these individuals become a part of the Life Groups that meet weekly in homes. (Please see Life Groups for more details.)
- DISCIPLE: Individuals enter the School of Destiny which consists of five seven-week levels of study. The School of Destiny will equip believers.
- SEND: As each believer progresses through the School of Destiny, he/she will branch out into a ministry.
Our History
Charles and Florence Personeus arrived in Juneau in the gold rush days with a message of God's love for Alaskans. Thanksgiving Day 1917, Bethel Pentecostal Mission, Alaska's first Pentecostal mission, opened in a South Franklin saloon, which was closed due to Prohibition.
A storefront building on Main Street served as the church building beginning in 1929. To accommodate new growth the new pastors, Ralph and Bertha Baker constructed a building in 1940 on the corner of 4th and Franklin. In 1955 once again the growing church needed a bigger venue. A new church building was built at the edge of town, on the waterfront on Glacier Highway.
When construction on Egan Expressway began a new site was needed. A larger beautiful sanctuary was built in 1965 across from the old church at 4th and Franklin. The church also purchased the building across the street for offices, a bookstore, coffeehouse and additional classrooms.
George and Betty McNeven and their family pastored the church from 1974 to 1985. Pastor McNeven had a vision for a Christian school and a desire to relocate in order to be able to expand the ministry of Bethel Christian Center. In 1977 eleven acres were purchased for the new 34,000 square foot facility. The building was finished in 1978 and Juneau Christian School was established in that same year.
Pastors Mike and Deenie Rose arrived in 1987 with their two sons. The church is continuing in the rich tradition of growth and Godly influence in this city. Once again Juneau Christian Center is building to facilitate the needs of a growing congregation. We are presently finishing construction the HUB youth center, our new youth and children offices, and a renovation of 5 classrooms. Our next phase includes new church offices, a bookstore, a cafe and a sanctuary that will seat over 1,100 people.
