About Arctic Grace Baptist Church
Our Beliefs
At Arctic Grace we believe the the Bible is the inspired, written, unchangeable word of God. We believe the King James Version of the Bible is the most closely and accurately translated version of the Holy Bible, translated directly from the Received Texts. We love to sing the timeless hymns of yesterday, as well as incorporating music from the current times that reflect Jesus and who He is in a way that is respectful to His Person.
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We preach the word of God in a simple but clear presentation that can be understood by children and adults. We believe that God's Word is written in a literal sense, and that the entire Word of God is written for our instruction and use.
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Click the link below to see our complete doctrinal statement.
Our Staff
Pastor
Jared Polk
Pastor Polk was born in Canton, Ohio to godly Christian parents. The family moved to California a short time later and Pastor Polk grew up and was raised in CA. In early 2016 God placed upon his heart the desire to serve God in the ministry. He began to seek more opportunities to serve God in the local church in Placerville, CA. In the fall of 2018, God placed upon his heart to move to Anchorage, AK and begin a ministry in that city. God began to clearly open doors to that end and in April of 2019, he began the long drive from Sacramento, CA to Anchorage, AK to begin Arctic Grace Baptist Church, along with the help of a core group of believers who were seeking for a church to be planted.
Jared Polk is blessed to have been reared in a family that loves and serves God. As the oldest of six children, he is privileged with a tremendous godly heritage that has been passed down for many generations on both sides of the family tree. All of his siblings and his parents are actively serving God in various ministries around the world. Pastor Polk was blessed to meet his wife in early 2019 and got married in the spring of 2020. Together Pastor and Mrs. Polk desire to serve God to their fullest ability in Anchorage.
Pastor Polk attended bible college at Maryland Baptist Bible College, as well as attending preaching camp at Lancaster Baptist Church and being under the training and teaching from godly men his entire life.
Children's Ministry
Abril Polk
Abril Polk was born and raised in Mexico City. When she was in her early teens, God allowed her parents to begin a small church in their living room. Since then God has used Abril's father, Pastor Vega, to do a strong work in Mexico City. Abril was privileged to serve along side her parents in the church helping with many ministries, including teaching and discipling other girls and ladies in the church, as well as leading the music ministry with her Mandolin!
After high school, Abril went to university to study architecture. After graduation she accepted a job as an architect and worked in that career for over 14 years.
In early 2019, she was invited to participate in the wedding of Pastor Polk's sister, whom she had met and befriended several years earlier. After being invited to the wedding, she was introduced to Jared through email and began a relationship with him. Abril and Jared met at his sister's wedding and a few short months later became engaged, and in the early spring of 2020 they were happily married!
With much experience in the ministry, Abril Polk desires to be used of God in a mighty way to help build and grow the Church plant in Anchorage.
Pastor and Mrs. Polk
Pastor and Mrs. Polk have been called by God to start a church here in beautiful Anchorage Alaska. Recently married, they desire to see a spiritual revival and awakening of the gospel in Anchorage and desire that it spread to all of Alaska and the rest of the United States and Mexico. God has placed on their hearts a vision to see many souls saved in Anchorage and every household receive an invitation for the gospel of Jesus Christ. They also desire that God would raise up and call out servants for Jesus Christ among the congregation that can carry the gospel to all of Alaska, including many villages and towns that have never had a Church or received any evangelist or missionary, due to the remote and harsh locations. Our desire is not to seek out huge numbers of members but rather sincere followers of Christ that we can train and disciple into effective servants of God and to see as many souls saved as possible before the Lord-willing soon return of Jesus!