First Covenant Church Staff (click on their name or picture to email that person)

Associate Pastor of Youth and Family, Criss Mitchell

As part of a military family, I grew up around the United States, but on March 1, 1991 at Youth for Christ event at the Atwood Performing Arts Center in Anchorage, Alaska, I came to know Jesus. Since then, I have always called Alaska my home. After high school, I attended Washington State University where I studied English Literature (and more importantly met Alyssa, my future wife), then UAA where I earned my Master’s in Teaching, and finally Seattle Pacific University where I earned my Master’s in Divinity. Alyssa and I have three wonderful boys that keep us on our toes. I enjoy reading, listening to and watching music, well told stories, cooking, and coffee, and I love be able to share those experiences with old and new friends.  

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Part-Time Associate Pastor, Hugh Forbes

I was born in Bethel, spent my childhood in Barrow and spent my teen years in Anchorage. My wife, Lanette, and I just spent nearly twenty years in Bethel where we raised our three children. I came to Christ as a young adult living in Tulsa, Oklahoma at an Indian Baptist Church. I work for a telecommunications provider as a manager of rural operations and serve First Covenant as an Associate Pastor.
I enjoy movies, music and muscle cars (even though I do not own one!). I enjoy serving alongside others and often am amazed by God’s grace and tremendous patience.

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CYAK Missionary Staff serving at First Covenant

We are currently SO blessed by our partnership in ministry with Covenant Youth of Alaska (CYAK)!  By God's grace, we have been blessed with even more team members who help us pursue and build the kingdom through First Covenant.  These team members raise their support much like missionaries traditionally have done and in some cases work bi-vocationally in order to support themselves to be able to do what they perceive to be God's call on their life.  We are so grateful for their partnership and are very pleased to share ministry with them!