How it all started...
In 1952, the vision of a handful of people was realized when the first Sunday School classes were held at The Little Chapel. Pastors Alex and Percola Kvasnikoff launched their dream of a Bible-based, Spirit-filled ministry in Cordova, Alaska amidst some exciting and changing times. The couple came to Cordova from Seattle in 1949 with their two children, daughter Kathy and son Jerry. Alex's carpentry skills soon landed him a job, and in time a piece of property was purchased on Adams Street and the building of The Little Chapel began. Under their leadership, The Little Chapel held their first Sunday School classes on January 15, 1952.
Percola, or Perky as she was fondly called, taught five children in the kitchen, while her husband conducted the junior class in the living room. As more people from the community came to The Little Chapel, classes grew and before long, several from the congregation had become teachers.
The first Little Chapel Church was established in Cordova in 1952. The seating capacity of the first church was 45. As the membership grew, a new church building, seating 90, was completed in December of 1969.
The congregation of 100 and growing is an Evangelical, Spirit-filled body in Christ. As our congregation labors together, God's blessings are evident as the church continues to grow both in membership and maturity in the Spirit.
In 2006 we completed the current building located at 905 Lake Avenue. The new sanctuary has a seating capacity of approximately 400.
In 2013, the building was completely paid off!
In 1984 The Little Chapel became a part of Bethel Fellowship International and in 2020 The Little Chapel became a part of the Fellowship of Christian Assemblies.
Percola, or Perky as she was fondly called, taught five children in the kitchen, while her husband conducted the junior class in the living room. As more people from the community came to The Little Chapel, classes grew and before long, several from the congregation had become teachers.
The first Little Chapel Church was established in Cordova in 1952. The seating capacity of the first church was 45. As the membership grew, a new church building, seating 90, was completed in December of 1969.
The congregation of 100 and growing is an Evangelical, Spirit-filled body in Christ. As our congregation labors together, God's blessings are evident as the church continues to grow both in membership and maturity in the Spirit.
In 2006 we completed the current building located at 905 Lake Avenue. The new sanctuary has a seating capacity of approximately 400.
In 2013, the building was completely paid off!
In 1984 The Little Chapel became a part of Bethel Fellowship International and in 2020 The Little Chapel became a part of the Fellowship of Christian Assemblies.
Our Pastors Over The Years...
Alex and Percola Kvasnikoff: January 1952 - April 1972
Dale and Janet Sandstrom (Interims): May - September 1972
Doug and Rose Walker: October 1972 - July 1976
James and Mildred Apple: August 1976 - September 1976
Mayo McPherson: October 1976 - February 1983
Gary and LaRue Barnes: March 1983 - March 2015
Larry and Katie Goodale: March 2015 - August 2018
Branden and Jacqui Dyer: January 2019 - Present
Dale and Janet Sandstrom (Interims): May - September 1972
Doug and Rose Walker: October 1972 - July 1976
James and Mildred Apple: August 1976 - September 1976
Mayo McPherson: October 1976 - February 1983
Gary and LaRue Barnes: March 1983 - March 2015
Larry and Katie Goodale: March 2015 - August 2018
Branden and Jacqui Dyer: January 2019 - Present
Where we are headed...
"They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." -Acts 2:42
Our desire is to build a community around the truth of the Gospel and watch lives be transformed! We are strangers and foreigners in this world; while we are here, we seek to know Christ more and more, and make Him famous to the world around us.
The Great Commission is still our Mission! Jesus commanded His disciples, and indeed us today, to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Matt 28:16-20)
Our desire is to build a community around the truth of the Gospel and watch lives be transformed! We are strangers and foreigners in this world; while we are here, we seek to know Christ more and more, and make Him famous to the world around us.
The Great Commission is still our Mission! Jesus commanded His disciples, and indeed us today, to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Matt 28:16-20)
