| 词条 | Wasilla Bible Church |
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| building_name = Wasilla Bible Church | image = wasillabiblechurchlogo.png | image_size = | alt = Logo of Wasilla Bible Church | caption = | map_type = USA Alaska | map_size = 250 | map_caption = Location within Alaska | location = Wasilla, Alaska | coordinates = {{coord|61.582770|-149.493892|region:US-AK|display=inline,title}} | religious_affiliation = Non-denominational, evangelical Christian | rite = | consecration_year = | status = | functional_status = Active | heritage_designation = | leadership = Larry Kroon, Senior Pastor, Chairman of Elders[1][2] | website = {{URL|http://wasillabible.org/}} }}Wasilla Bible Church is a non-denominational, evangelical[3] Christian church located in Wasilla, Alaska. Pastor Larry Kroon describes the congregation as "socially conservative".[4] Wasilla Bible Church offers ministries devoted to family affairs.[5] Theology and practiceWasilla Bible Church website lists five "Core Commitments" at its website, "The Centrality of Christ, The Authority of Scripture, The Priority of Prayer, Authenticity in our Spiritual Life, [and] Community in our Congregational Life".[6] The church has strong recruitment practices. In Caring for the Harvest Force in the New Millennium, authors Tom A. Steffen and Fredrick Douglas Pennoyer describe Wasilla Bible Church as doing a "superb job" of bringing teenagers "to commit to Jesus."[7] HistoryWasilla Bible Church was founded in 1977. It asked Larry Kroon to become pastor in 1978.[4] Pastor Kroon also serves as Chairman of Wasilla Bible Church's Elders.[2] Wasilla Bible Church's first building in Wasilla was completed in 1979 at the former location of the Wasilla Assembly of God, which had moved to different location.[8] The original church's capacity was 250 seats. A second story was added in 1984, and a larger sanctuary was added in 1996. The property was then sold to another church, enabling Wasilla Bible Church to buy {{convert|20|acre|m2}} of land elsewhere in Wasilla.[9] The new church building was dedicated on October 1, 2006.[10] The church hosts up to 1,000 parishioners.[11] Wasilla Bible Church's former location became the home of a different church, King's Chapel.[12] Media scrutiny and controversyFollowing nomination of congregant and then-governor of Alaska Sarah Palin as candidate for Vice President of the United States, Wasilla Bible Church became a focus of the media. "When a presidential candidate surprises the country with a relatively unknown choice, then all hell breaks loose," Larry Sabato said. "It did with Ferraro, it did with Quayle, it's happening with Palin."[13] A Time correspondent reported a Wasilla Bible Church program insert announcing a program to help gays "overcome" their homosexuality.[14] The pastor, Larry Kroon, responded to this article in a Fox News interview on September 9, 2008. When Fox reporter Greta Van Susteren asked for comment about inclusion of the announcement, Pastor Kroon replied, "When the subject of homosexuality comes up, people that matter to me come to mind. And over the past year, I've had different people in our congregation speak of homosexuals in ways that I did not want to hear our people speak. ... And I wanted my people, if at all possible, to hear somebody in their tone and their manner because I don't think the church has done a very good job of speaking of this issue in a gracious tone and manner."[15] ArsonOn the evening of December 12, 2008, the church building was damaged by a still unknown arsonist[16] with damage estimated at $1 million.[17] An accelerant was poured around the entrances while five women were inside; they escaped without serious injury. Palin apologized to her fellow church members in case the fire was connected to "undeserved negative attention" Wasilla Bible Church has received since she became the vice presidential candidate on August 29.[18] Notable congregants
References1. ^"Our Pastors". Wasilla Bible Church. Retrieved December 20, 2017. 2. ^1 "Our Elders". Wasilla Bible Church. Retrieved December 20, 2017. 3. ^{{cite news|title=McCain Defends Palin's Fitness as Some Alaskans Question It|first=Tony|last=Hopfinger|last2=Fireman |first2= Ken |publisher=Bloomberg|date=September 1, 2008|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJgm2T3qgeZU&refer=home}} 4. ^1 Johnson, Kirk; Severson, Kim (September 5, 2008). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/politics/06church.html?scp=1&sq=Wasilla%20bible%20church&st=cse In Palin's Life and Politics, Goal to Follow God’s Will]". The New York Times. 5. ^1 {{cite news|title=A Visit to Palin’s Church; Scripture and discretion on the program in Wasilla|first=Lisa|last=Miller|author2=Coyne, Amanda |work=Newsweek|date=September 2, 2008|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/156679}} 6. ^WBC Core Commitments 7. ^{{cite book|title=Caring for the Harvest Force in the New Millennium|first=Tom A.|last=Steffen|author2=Pennoyer, Fredrick Douglas |publisher=William Carey Library|year=2001}} 8. ^Ressler, Casey (July 16, 2001). "Fifty years later, church and marriage stronger than ever". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman (Wasilla, Alaska). 9. ^{{cite news|title=Land deal moves King's Chapel into larger facility|first=Kyle|last=Hopkins|work=Anchorage Daily News|date=October 12, 2005}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=Church constructs new home|first=Kyle|last=Hopkins|work=Anchorage Daily News|date=November 9, 2005}} 11. ^Bryson, George; Mauer, Richard (September 14, 2008). "Palin hasn't pushed religious agenda". Miami Herald. 12. ^Hopkins, Kyle (October 12, 2005). "Land deal moves King's Chapel into larger facility". Anchorage Daily News. 13. ^Judson, Berger; Cameron, Carl; Springe, Dan (September 10, 2008). "Political Teams Battle to Define Palin in Alaska". Fox News. Retrieved on September 15, 2008 14. ^{{cite web|title=Mayor Palin: A Rough Record|work=Time Magazine|date=September 2, 2008|first=Nathan|last=Thornburgh|url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837918,00.html?imw=Y}} 15. ^Van Susteren, Greta (September 9, 2008). "Greta Van Susteren interview with Larry Kroon Gov. Sarah Palin's Current and Past Pastors". On the Record. Fox News. 16. ^{{cite news|title=Still no leads in Wasilla church arson|url=http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/still-no-leads-wasilla-church-arson|agency=Alaska Dispatch|date=December 9, 2009|accessdate=December 23, 2012}} 17. ^ {{dl|date=December 2017}} 18. ^{{cite news|title=Palin's Wasilla Church Damaged By Arson|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/13/politics/main4667513.shtml|agency=Associated Press|date=December 13, 2008|accessdate=December 13, 2008}} External links
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