The church in Anchorage began in 1944 when five men in the military service began meeting in a room in the USO building owned by the City. That same year, those faithful few – with the help of a number of congregations throughout the States – bought a small house and used it for worship services. In 1948, another lot was obtained and the church's first building was built. This building served the small congregation until 1953 when an increase in membership resulted in the purchase of land at the corner of 10th Avenue and B Street and a new building was built, again with help from many generous congregations. The church continued to grow and construction on a third building began in May of 1963. The 10th & B congregation met in this building for the first time in November 1963.

On January 25, 1970, the 10th & B congregation agreed to merge with the Mountain View congregation. Shortly thereafter, a seven-acre lot was purchased at 2700 DeBarr Road, our current location. On December 18, 1977, the Anchorage Church of Christ, as we are known today, met for the first time. The congregation now has a membership of about 400, four elders, thirteen deacons, three ministers, and three secretaries.

At the present time, our four elders, Craig Decker, Chuck Hickman, Charles Kelly, and Larry Smith, oversee the work of the congregation.

In our local work in the community we have three full-time ministers. Andrew Deuschle joined the preaching staff in 2005 to help us reach the Deaf community. Andrew, who is deaf, teaches and preaches in American Sign Language. Dave Olson, our prison minister, teaches Bible classes and conducts worship services in several correctional facilities and halfway houses in the state. He also facilitates a Christians Against Substance Abuse (CASA) addiction recovery program using the NewLife Behavior curriculum (a Bible-based 12-step program). Mike Shero, our  pulpit minister, challenges us to always strive to be better Christians through his sermons and Bible classes.

Our three secretaries keep everything running smoothly. Kim Delph serves as receptionist and publishes our bulletin. Judy Singleton works as our equipment and technical person creating bulletin boards and publications. Connie Webb proofreads everything that goes out of the office and does general “problem solving.”

We offer a variety of Bible correspondence courses as well as a tape library used mostly by the people in the “bush" who don’t have a local congregation. We provide financial support to the congregations in both Seward and Homer and, in conjunction with other congregtions across the state, the Truth in Love television program.

Our prayer is that the Lord will continue to use us in the work of evangelizing this vast state where there are few congregations. We have great opportunities in the Anchorage area with two large military bases and several large oil companies. Our unique position presents a thrilling challenge, and by faith we gladly accept it. With great anticipation we look forward to the future.