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.
January 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, January 4, 2026
"The Story Behind the Score: Reclaiming What Matters in Public Education"
Caroline Storm, Executive Director, Coalition for Education Equity
Caroline Storm was born in Canada to immigrant parents, one from South Africa and one from Czechoslovakia. Education and learning were a central part of her home environment, and was pushed to complete a professional degree. Educated and licensed as an architect, she left the profession after 25 years in practice to take on the role of Executive Director of the Coalition for Education Equity in Alaska. Caroline sits on the board(s) of: Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center; Alaska Eating Disorders Alliance and the Alaska Literacy Program (where she volunteer taught Civics for Citizenship). She also sits on the MOA Budget Advisory Commission. An avid road cyclist, she finally completed the Fireweed 200 in 2025 after crashing out of the race in 2018. In all her other spare time she’s a haphazard gardner, optimistic DIYer and doting dog mom.
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Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, January 4, 2026
The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, January 11, 2026
"Schools, Taxes, Energy, PFDs, and More—What’s Ahead for the 34th Legislature?"
Senator Bill Wielechowski
Senator Bill Wielechowski has been representing East Anchorage in the State Legislature since 2007. He has served as the President and Executive Board member of the East Anchorage Northeast Community Council, the Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Anchorage School District Budget Review Team. He has held positions on the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board, and the Muldoon Town Center Committee. Since 2023, Senator Wielechowski has served as member of the Senate Leadership team as the Senate Rules Committee Chair and Vice Chair of Senate Resources Committee. Bill earned his B.S. in business management and finance from Seton Hall University in 1989 and his J.D. from the Seton Hall University School of Law in 1992. His was an attorney for IBEW 1547, among others. His contributions have been recognized in numerous ways, from being named Legislator of the Year for the United States by the Vietnam Veterans of America, and a Legislative Champion by the Public Safety Employees Association to being named Hometown Hero in Muldoon. He enjoys fishing, skiing, and mountain biking.A more complete list of his committee assignments and honors can be found at https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/34?code=wie#tab7_1
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, January 11, 2026
The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, January 18, 2026
“Subsistence: Its Importance to Native
Community, Spirituality and Nutrition”
Native Journalist Joaqlin Estus
From 1991-2024, Tlingit Joaqlin Estus has spent her career primarily as a reporter for public radio and television and the national on-line news platform ICT (formerly Indian Country Today). She has a degree in history from UAA, and first worked as a historian for the National Park Service, then moved into coastal management. She began volunteering at KTOO, the public radio station in Juneau, working on a half-hour talk show on Native issues, then did an internship with Alaska Public Radio Network. This experience turned into jobs at KTOO, Minnesota Public Radio, and KNBA in Anchorage. She covered a range of topics, specializing in Alaska Native history, culture, and issues. She also worked in public communications for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. In addition to awards from the Indigenous Journalists Association and Alaska Press Club, Joaqlin was inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame in October 2025 in recognition of her work as a cultural liaison. She continues to find interesting projects to work on, during her retirement.
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, January 18, 2026
The Forum IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
9:00 am Sunday, January 25, 2026
Sunday Worship Service IN PERSON at AUUF & on Zoom
11:00 am Sunday, January 25, 2026