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At Friends Community Church, we value loving God, loving others and loving the world. Our name comes from John 15:13-15: “The greatest love a person can show is to die for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master is doing. But I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I heard from my Father.” That’s our mantra. We believe in being not just believers in, but friends of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

At Friends, we believe that all people matter to God, and that a person’s value should precede his or her performance (check out Romans 5:8: “God demonstrates His love in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”). That means that we put people before projects, and passion before presentation. At Friends, we believe in a passionate Christian life — passionate for people, passionate for Christ, passionate for the world. Our core values include:

 

• Effective Bible teaching.

 

• All people matter to God.

 

• Church must be culturally relevant and racially diverse.

 

• Christ's followers must manifest authenticity and desire continuous growth.

 

• Loving relationships should permeate church life.

 

• A unified community of servants stewarding spiritual gifts.

 

• Life change happens best in small groups.

 

• Excellence honors God and inspires people.

 

• Churches should be led by those with leadership gifts.

 

• Full devotion to Christ and His cause is normal.

 

• Equipping the individual to maximize potential to walk in God's destiny for their lives.

 
We are impacted by His purpose, purposing to impact those around us! And we’ve been doing it for nearly 18 years.

Friends Church started in 1990 as a group of 40 people who met in the Ft. Wainwright bowling alley conference room. Today, the church has grown larger in terms of membership and yet a premium is still placed on the strong ties created in the intimate small group setting. Hundreds of us gather every Sunday (9 and 11 am) in a new facility on 30th Avenue. But don’t bust out the bowties! Friends is a casual church, intended to make every attendee feel comfortable. Combine the relaxed dress code with a mocha latte from the in-house Common Grounds Coffee Shop and some contemporary Christian music from our praise and worship band, and Friends is a place to worship with just that: friends.

Pastor Jeff Wall
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1485 30th Avenue
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
(907) 452-2249

Office Hours
Monday-Thursday
10a-4p