History
The church was founded in 1977. It asked Larry Kroon to become pastor in 1978. The church's first building in Wasilla was completed in 1979, with capacity for seating 250 people. A second story was added in 1984, then a larger sanctuary added in 1996. The property was then sold to another church, enabling Wasilla Bible Church to buy 20 acres (81,000 m2) of land, also in Wasilla. A new church building was dedicated on October 1, 2006. The church hosts up to 1000 parishioners. 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." Arson did over $1 million dollars in damage to the church on Friday, Dec 12, 2008.
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