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Sunday Services at 10:00 am in
Resurrect Art Coffee House Gallery "The Coffee House Church" 320 Third Avenue, Seward, Alaska
Minister: The Rev. Beatrice
Hitchcock
907 224-2097; fax
224-7097; cell 362-1788
P.O.
Box 2268
Seward, AK 99664
revmama@arctic.net
Religious Exploration:
Classes for pre-school through elementary age take place during part of the
Sunday worship service. Youth Group meets
Sunday evenings. Call the Director of
Religious Exploration, Deborah Dixon, for more info:
907 224-5844. Adult
R.E. classes are offered throughout the church year; call the Rev. Hitchcock
for current offerings: 907 224-2097.
About Seward:
The city of Seward,
founded in 1903, is situated on beautiful Resurrection Bay, on the southeast side of Alaska's Kenai
Peninsula.
A deep-water, ice-free port, Seward was chosen as the starting point
for the Alaska railroad, connecting to Anchorage and the interior of Alaska.
Today, Seward is a popular vacation destination, for
kayaking, fishing, hiking, and sightseeing.
Accessible from Anchorage (125 miles to the north) by highway, rail, or private
plane, it is the gateway to Kenai Fjords
National Park, with scenic cruises daily in the summer. Exit Glacier is an easy drive and stroll
away, and the Alaska SeaLife Center
is a first class northern marine research and education facility. Seward boasts fine restaurants and art
galleries, along with historic Alaskan buildings and small-town atmosphere.
Seward hosts the largest Independence Day celebration in Alaska, featuring the famous Mount Marathon race. 3000' Mt. Marathon provides the backdrop to the historic Seward town site,
and racers dash through the streets of downtown Seward and scramble to the
top of the peak, and then back down, a mile-and-a-half each way. Seward Unitarian Universalists have been
four-time winners in the 4th of July parade.
With a population of about 3000, Seward's economy depends
upon tourism, commercial fishing, and a state prison across the bay from the
city. Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor's Center,
Chugach National Forest Visitor's
Center, and the Alaska SeaLife
Center are major players in the city, as is the Alaska Vocational Technical Center. Seward Elementary School and Seward Middle/High School complete the educational
offerings of the city.
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Seward Unitarian Universalists