The Presbytery of the Yukon and Gravity Well Media have partnered together to produce a short documentary highlighting the village of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, and the relationship of the church with the village throughout its existence.  The documentary will place particular emphasis  on the significance of the event of the 50th anniversary of the Chapel in the Mountains in Anaktuvuk Pass on August 27th – 30th, 2009.

Objective

The objective is to document the history of the Chapel in the Mountains, and to celebrate its contribution to the community as a church family on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

As a documentary the piece would incorporate interviews of village and tribe members who have been impacted by the existence of the church as well as people from outside the village who have had a relationship with the church.

This documentary would be of interest to the village of Anaktuvuk Pass, the North Slope Borough - Simon Paneak Memorial Museum, the Nunamiut tribe, and the greater Eskimo culture, as well as the Presbytery of the Yukon, the PC(USA), and the greater public.

The Offer

Please consider making a contribution to this project. The budget for the production of this documentary is approximately $54,000, not including travel and lodging in the village.

If the minimum goal is met then production can begin immediately. If a minimum goal is not met by August 1, 2009, then the funds will be returned to the donor or reassigned to other projects, as the donor designates.

Donations and grants are being accepted now and can be made out to 

“Presbytery of Yukon.” Please indicate that the funds should go to 

“AKP Video” as well as noting whether or not you wish to have the 

funds returned to you if the minimum funding is not met or instead be 

redirected to other projects at the discretion of the Presbytery.

To make a donation:

Presbytery of the Yukon

616 West Tenth Avenue

Anchorage, AK 99507

or contact:

office [*at*] pbyukon.org

(907) 276-0914

For more information:

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About The Presbytery of the Yukon

The Presbytery of Yukon is a governing body of the Synod of Alaska-Northwest, Presbyterian Church (USA) under the authority of Scripture, the guidance of the Book of Confessions, and the direction of the Book of Order.

We are a presbytery of diverse people and communities spread over a gigantic geographic area, with many cultural expressions. There are 23 churches in the Presbytery of Yukon. Our boundaries are from Barrow in the north to Anchorage in the south, from Kaktovik in the east to Gambell in the west, an area covering Duluth, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma and from Sault Ste Marie, Michigan to Casper, Wyoming.

In the Presbytery, there are four distinct language and culture groups: the Inupiat Eskimos are in the north and speak Inupiaq; the Yupik Eskimos are in the west and speak St. Lawrence Island Yupik; in the Interior and South Central are Koreans and English speakers.