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History of Anchorage City Church

Anchorage City Church was begun as Anchorage Christian Center in March of 1983, when pastor Dick Strutz left his pastoral position at Abbott Loop Community Church to start a new congregation. The church met in several different school buildings until in November of 1984, when it moved into a warehouse on Silverado Way.

In September 1987 the church moved into a larger commercial space at 639 W. International Airport Road, and in October of 1998 we moved back into Abbott Loop Community Church's facility. Abbott Loop graciously shared their space with us until our new church building was finished in 2003. Finally, on Easter Sunday, just twenty years after having started Anchorage City Church, we finally had our own church home.

During these years Anchorage Christian Center has sent out several people to begin churches and to establish other Christian ministries. It has always been a part of ACC’s vision to strengthen existing churches where practical and to plant new churches in urban and rural Alaska. In more recent years, there has been a defining of vision for city, state and international ministry.

Richard and Lindy Irwin who were part of the foundation team for Anchorage Christian Center returned to the church in 2000 to assume the leadership of the church from Dick Strutz the founder of ACC and father to Lindy Irwin. Dick Strutz now travels around the State of Alaska in ministry and is enjoying the fruit of his years in ministry.

Anchorage Christian Center’s name was changed to Anchorage City Church in 2004. A new building has been built at the intersection of 100th and Minnesota, in South Anchorage.

We now hold two Sunday morning services to accommodate growth. Ministries continue to grow and lives are being touched and changed by the presence of God. All praise goes to Jesus Christ who is always faithful!