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.
August 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, August 2, 2026
From Snow City to “Locally Grown Restaurants”—A Chat with Successful
Entrepreneur Laile Fairbairn
Laile Fairbairn is a West High grad who came back to Anchorage in 1995 after ten years out of state for college and work in advertising. Upon her return, she opened up Snow City Cafe which celebrated their 28th anniversary this year. The cafe has the title of Best Breakfast by Anchorage locals every year since 2003. Since then she has founded two other popular restaurants – Spenard Roadhouse, South Restaurant + Coffeehouse, and is the managing partner for Crush Bistro, and also for the restaurants’ administrative services business, Locally Grown Restaurants. These companies employ more than 32 people. Laile was twice named a James Beard semi-finalist for Outstanding Restaurateur. She has also received the ATHENA Society Leadership Award, the UAA Culinary Arts Celebrity Chef Invitational Award for Extraordinary Commitment; Association of Fundraising Professionals Alaska Outstanding Business in Philanthropy; Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneurial Excellence Gold Pan Award; Visit Anchorage’s All Alaskan Award; and, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Top 40 Under 40. She has served as a board member of the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Anchorage International Film Festival, and the UAA Culinary School Advisory Board. She is also very involved with Planned Parenthood of Alaska and the Anchorage ATHENA Society.
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, August 2, 2026
"Our Attention Is a Gift"
Rev. Becca Bernard, Affiliated Community Minister. Renee Frost, Worship Associate.
We’re living in a time of chaotic and convulsive changes that too easily monopolize our attention. How can we reclaim the gift of our attention and redirect it towards the things we love and want to see grow in the world?
The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, August 9, 2026
“Supporting Mental Health in Anchorage”
Annie Ferry, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness—Anchorage
Angela (Annie) Ferry is a blazing beacon of unyielding hope and fierce resilience! As the fearless Executive Director of NAMI Anchorage, she storms the battleground for mental health and disability equity with an unstoppable passion that ignites hearts and sparks revolutions! In her 40s, Annie, a warrior in every sense, set fire to the life she'd built—25 years of marriage and a thriving career—because true transformation demands burning everything down to rise anew! Through that inferno came revelations more powerful than words: two life-altering diagnoses, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder, that shattered her world open and ignited her soul! Today, she pours her being into smashing stigmas, educating communities with fiery conviction, and forging safe, inclusive sanctuaries for those long pushed to the shadows. Annie isn't just fighting; she's igniting a revolution of love, understanding, and unstoppable courage!
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, August 9, 2026
"National Book Lovers' Day!"
Rev. Lise Adams Sherry, Renee Frost
So many books, so much to read! I'm (Lise) not sure exactly where we'll focus, but books will definitely be involved!
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The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, August 16, 2026
“The Icy Road to the Oscars”
Pat McGee, Adam Linkenhelt, Directors, Anchorage International Film Festival
Pat McGee and Adam Linkenhelt are award-winning documentary filmmakers and Co-Directors of the Anchorage International Film Festival. Based in Los Angeles, they have collaborated for more than a decade, creating documentary films and series for HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery, Vice TV, Peacock, A&E, Discovery, and YouTube Originals. Together, they directed the award-winning feature documentary American Relapse, which the Los Angeles Times praised, writing that "in the measured hands of directors Pat McGee and Adam Linkenhelt, its emotional and humanistic qualities transcend ...." Their three-part documentary series The Prisoner of the Prophet, was told through the lens of the 65th wife of Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints leader Warren Jeffs. Bernie Blackoutchronicled behind-the-scenes politics and media manipulation during the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, and their feature documentary From the Hood to the Holler about a rising star of the progressive movement in Kentucky was recipient of eight Best Documentary awards. Their work also includes a ten-part series about the opioid epidemic in Florida, Dopesick Nation, as well as Violent Minds: Killers on Tape, and 24 to Life. They recently completed a new three-part documentary series for HBO Max, premiering this October.” Pat also directed the documentary feature The Deported, which received the Flickers' International Humanitarian Award. As co- directors of the Anchorage International Film Festival, Pat and Adam are committed to elevating independent cinema by bringing exceptional films to Alaska while creating a place where filmmakers, artists, and audiences from around the world come together to share stories, spark meaningful conversations, and leave inspired. They believe great film festivals do more than screen movies. They build community, spark conversation, and create unforgettable experiences for filmmakers and audiences alike.
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, August 16, 2026
"The Divine Feminine"
Rev. Lise Adams Sherry and Michele Champion
August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption which celebrates the assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. What does that mean? We'll explore this as well as the variety of Marys in the religious world and some other goddess forms, too.