2824 E. 18th Avenue.
Anchorage, AK 99508
Tel: 907-248-3737
All are welcome to our Fellowship of diverse people who come together to nurture each other, to grow ethically, spiritually and intellectually, and to help create a just, safe and caring community.
November Sunday Services:
Sunday Worship and The Forum
See our calendar to stay updated. Subject to change.
Find Zoom links here Sunday @Zoom.
The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, November 2, 2025
"From Micro-Units To the Big Picture:
How’s Anchorage Addressing Homelessness?"
Julie Greene-Graham, Chair, In Our Back Yard
Thea Agnew Bemben, Special Assistant to Mayor LaFrance
Susanne Fleek-Green, Chief of Staff, Mayor LaFrance
Julie Greene-Graham is a retired teacher who served in the Anchorage School District for 34 years. Married to a lifelong Alaskan, she is the mother of four daughters and Mema to four grandchildren. She is a member of Central Lutheran Church and part of their Local Organizing Ministry team. In 2022 she served on the Anchorage Municipal Emergency Cold Weather Task Force. Her role was to listen to people with lived experiences to hear their stories, to learn about their struggles and dreams and to share their insights with the task force. That experience opened her eyes to the needs of our unhoused neighbors. She was honored with the 2023 Anchored Home Community Volunteer Award from the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness. In 2024, Julie founded the non profit, In Our Backyard, to help address the need for interim supportive housing for our unhoused senior neighbors.
Thea Agnew Bemben is a Special Assistant to Mayor LaFrance working to address the interrelated issues of health, homelessness, and public safety. Thea is a lifelong Alaskan who joined the Mayor's Office from her role as Principal and co-owner of Agnew::Beck Consulting, a local firm she co-founded in 2002. Thea brings expertise in health, housing, and human services planning along with strong experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal organizations and with many diverse communities in Anchorage and across Alaska. She has worked on major projects including implementation of Crisis Now, Medicaid Redesign with the State of Alaska, development of the Anchored Home plan and plans to address youth homelessness in Anchorage, housing initiatives including Pay for Success, and she convened the Municipality's Complex Behavioral Health Task Force.
Susanne Fleek-Green is the Chief of Staff for Anchorage Mayor Susanne LaFrance. She has twenty-five years of management, policy, and political experience focused on public and private land conservation, environmental protection, Native rights, and community building. She served until recently as Superintendent of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Before joining the Park Service, she served as Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s Chief of Staff and as State Director for U.S. Senator Mark Begich. She also worked for Anchorage’s Office of Economic and Community Development, for the United States Senate in Washington, DC, and as a Presidential Management Fellow with the U.S. Department of the Interior. Born and raised in Alaska, Susanne has lived in Yakutat, King Salmon and Anchorage. She is a Sealaska shareholder and member of Central Council of Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Susanne has a B.A. and Masters of Public Policy from UC Berkeley.
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, November 2, 2025
"Day of the Dead: AUUF in Remembrance"
Rev. Lise Adams Sherry and Barb Clark
The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, November 9, 2025
Exceeding Our Hopes —“Team Breathe”
Conquers the Bike Race Across America
Steve Lindbeck, Brad Cruz, Trevor Storrs
Steve Lindbeck has enjoyed a 45-year career in Alaska journalism, public affairs, and non-profit management. He served as CEO & General Manager for Alaska Public Media, Vice Chancellor for Advancement at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Associate Editor of the Anchorage Daily News, and Executive Director of the Alaska Humanities Forum, among other roles. In 2016 he spent an exciting year running for Congress. He has volunteered with many boards and committees, including Progress Alaska, the Rogers Park Community Council, the Anchorage Museum Association, the Alaska World Affairs Council, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and United Way. An Anchorage resident since 1968, he is a graduate of West Anchorage High School and Stanford University. In early 2018 he completed a Master of Science in Organization Development through Pepperdine University. He is married to Patty Ginsburg, a former journalist and consultant who is now retired. He and Patty were recipients of the 2015 Shining Lights Award for service to Alaska. Steve is also a relay team finisher of Race Across America.
Dr. Brad Cruz, originally from California and Nevada, came to Alaska in 1992 after completing his Air Force service, to join a Radiology group in Anchorage. He was accompanied by his California-born wife and two young daughters. Over the years, he has been active in competitive running, skiing, and biking and volunteered at various sports events in Anchorage, including the Run For Women, Lost Lake Race, and the Gold Nugget Triathlon. Brad worked as a Radiologist at Alaska Regional Hospital and Mat-Su Regional Hospital. He served a few terms as the Chairman of the Radiology/Pathology Department and on various committees, and for 11 years as an officer and board member of Anchorage Project Access. He retired from his Radiology practice in 2017 to have more time for teaching Anatomy at the UAA campus of the WWAMI Medical School program and working with Skiku, the non-profit that travels to rural Alaskan villages to teach cross-country skiing. Brad also has served on the Board of Skiku in various officer positions while continuing to coach in Gambell and Savoonga where he began his coaching career in 2015. Brad is an accomplished crew member for a successful Race Across America team.
Trevor Storrs is a professional amateur athlete, who thrives on pushing physical and mental limits. From triathlons to martial arts to long-distance cycling challenges—including competing in the legendary Race Across America—Trevor embraces every race as a test of perseverance, focus, and heart. His commitment to fitness extends beyond competition; it reflects his belief that discipline, resilience, and teamwork are the keys to success both on and off the course. Speaking of off the course, during the day, he is an advocate for children and families as the President & CEO of the Alaska Children’s Trust – the statewide lead organization focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, November 9, 2025
The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, November 16, 2025
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, November 16, 2025
The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, November 23, 2025
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, November 23, 2025