Located along Ingra Street, Greater Friendship Baptist Church is an unassuming concrete block building, passed by thousands a day without a second glance. But unknown to most, Greater Friendship is a ...

EKLUTNA, Alaska (AP) — The Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska's biggest city is packed with treasures for the Christian faithful: religious icons gifted by Romanov czars, panels of oil ...

A handful of Anchorage churches have defied the city’s emergency order that limits the size of gatherings to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Anchorage Baptist Temple, one of Anchorage’s largest ...

Reporting from Seattle — For 35 years — since Anchorage was a city, really — there have been attempts to pass an ordinance banning discrimination against gays and lesbians. Several times, such ...

Anchorage officials say they haven’t taken action against churches that are meeting for in-person services in defiance of a city health mandate designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Last ...

A strip club that once beckoned customers off a busy highway leading into Alaska's largest city is now a church offering salvation instead of temptation Sunday 25 July 2021 16:55 BST From reproductive ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

EKLUTNA, Alaska (AP) — The Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska's biggest city is packed with treasures for the Christian faithful: religious icons gifted by Romanov czars, panels of oil ...

EKLUTNA, Alaska (AP) — The Russian Orthodox church was established in Alaska on Kodiak Island in 1794 and missionaries spread the faith, baptizing an estimated 18,000 Alaska Natives. EKLUTNA, Alaska ...

A three-year restoration project has begun on St. Nicholas Church, a Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, which is a vestige of Russia's attempt to colonize the state. The church, located in the Alaska ...