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Familiar to all traveling out Mis
sion Road are the big white build
ings to the left about two miles
from the center of town. These
buildings house the Kodiak Baptist
Mission, which is sponsored by the
American Baptist Home Mission
Societies. The Mission, too, has
played its part in the history of the
town.
The Home consists of three cot
tages — Ayer, McWhinnie, and
Poane. Each of the cottages houses
a “family” of 14 to 16 children
ranging in age from 2 to 17. Total
inhabitants average about 50. The
number of children in each cottage
varies from time to time, as young
er children are placed for adop
tion, older children leave to con
tinue their schooling, or set up
their own homes, or others go to
relatives who are able to once
again assume their upbringing.
In 1958, the children resident
at a branch of the children’s homo
in Ouzinkie, were moved to the
Home in Kodiak so that they could
have opportunity for participa
tion in Church activities and the
excellent school system in the City.
The Superintendent, Bill Stone,
and his family, together with the
Mission office, are housed in Cham
berlain lodge, a log cabin nearby.
Each cottage is a two-story house
with attic and basement, all with
the same basic floor plan. To the
central house, McWhinnie cottage,
four rooms were added for study
hall, infirmary, and extra bed
rooms. The road goes by the rear
of the cottages so that back doors
are main entrances. Kitchen win
dows look out on the yard with its
Walk-in freezer, repair, shop,
garage, and warehouses.
Through the living room Win
dows one looks two miles across
the bay to the dock and Baptist
camp buildings on Woody Island.
Between the houses and the bay,
Mission Lake lies to the left. Po
tatoe Patch Lake to the right, with
trees everywhere and mountains
always in the background. As Bill
Stone says: “What a view!”
In each cottage, missionaries
serve as houseparents. This may
be a married couple or a single
woman. Two relief housemothers
share the responsibility and give
each staff person a free day each
week. The life of each family is
patterned as close to normal fami
ly and community life as is possi
ble for children who are in a fos
ter-care institution. Each child
shares in the work of the Home
according to age and ability—mak
ing beds, dusting, caring for his
own room, and doing all the things
that children in a family usually
do. Vegetables, chickens, and beef
cattle are raised by the Mission
and the children share in all these
important food-raising activities.
me Missionaries not oniy give at
tention to raising children, giving
them religious and character train
ing, but must also tend gardens,
raise livestock, repair buildings
and equipment, fish, can, bake
bread, wash and mend clothing.
Most of the children are Aleut
with racial or national mixtures
of Russian, Eskimo, Japanese, or
various Caucasian groups. A few
are orphans, more are from homes
broken by iliness or disaffection.
Some are from homes declared un
suitable by the State child care
agencies. Often the children have
an inadequate diet which means
that nearly all of them come with
bad teeth and many have a history
of malnutrition.
Many people who have visitdd
the Homes say that the family
spirit is unusually fine and that
it amazingly well approximates
sion Foster-Home
lild Family Life
the ‘‘feel” of a real family. Birth
days are really special days—with
guests, a birthday cake and gifts
for each child or houseparent in
turn. Activities for Christmas at
the Mission begin almost two
months in advance. Practices and
rehearsals for church and school
programs fill any spare time the
children have, while houseparents
begin the job of sorting and desig
nating gifts so that each child will
receive a fair share.
The children of the Home, as
any family, eagerly look forward
to Christmas morning, when each
hunts his or her well-packed
stocking. At the dinner table
thanks is given to God for the
bountiful meal, provided b y
thoughtful and loving friends of
the Mission.
No, the boys don’t bring their bicycles into the kitchen to repair
them, as would appear from this composite by Staff Photographer
George Ameigh.
The Mission children are taught t
children the world over have to do
seem to be happy about it, anywa;
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o be self-reliant, and all the chores
these boys and girls do, too. They
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Staff photo
A typical scene at the Mission
is shown below left as the chil
dren gather for a meal, served
family style.
Christian Science
Society
Sunday School .9:30 a. m.
Sunday Service_11:00 a. m.
Testimony Meeting .. 4th Wed.
8:00 p.m.
Reading Room.Wed.
7-8 p. m.
Located on Shelikoff
near Cope St.
At left is a familiar scene at the
Mission on Sunday morning as
the children are dressed in their
best, and board the bus for Sun
day school and church at the
Community Baptist Church. Staff
members and children alike at
tend church regularly.
Church of God
Fred Mamaloff, Pastor
Sunday School.10 a.m.
Morning Worship.11 ajn.
Evening Service_7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service ... 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Youth Service .. 7 p.m. Friday
Located off Mission Rd.
near the hospital.
Kodiak Assembly
of God Church *
Mission Road
Pastor Wm. L. Cummins
Phone 6491
“Not By Might, Nor By Power,
But By My Spirit, Saith the
Lord of Hosts.”
SERVICE SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
Sunday School.10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ... 11:00a.m.
Christ’s Ambassadors 0:30 p.m.
■ Evangelistic Service .. 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Missionettes.1:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Women’s Prayer
Meeting.2:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m.!
FRIDAY }
Youth Meeting.7:00 p.m.
The Community Baptist Church
Rev. Lewis White
“The Big White Church on the Hill”
Sunday School—9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship—11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship Groups—6:30 p.m.
Evening Worship—7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service—7:30 p.m. Wednesday
“HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE”
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BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L.
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month, 11 am. at Fishermen’s
Hall.
KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB
No. 187
Meets 1st & 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club.
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BFQE
Meets every Friday
evening
at 8:30 p.m.
Visiting Memlieis Welcome
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
Hours of Business
Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon
Sundays and Holidays, Closed
Emergency wires may be filed
during the closed office hours at
the message center.
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KODIAK ISLAND JAYCEES
Meet the 1st. and 3rd.
Wednesday of each
month.
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In the Montmartre
Basement.
Kodiak
lodge
F. & A. M.
No. 295
Meetings — Stated 3rd Monday,
8 p.m. at Kodiak Masonic Temple
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN’S CLUB
Easiness Meeting—1st Monday at
7:30 p.m.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 p.m. at Island Fountain.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Regular meetings 1st and 3swi
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.,
at tee VFW Hall.
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. SB?
AMERICAN LEGION
meets the 1st Thursday of every
month at 7:30 p.m. at the
American Legion Dug-Out
above city hall.
KODIAK ISLAND
TOASTMASTERS CLUB NO. 1968
Dinner meetings every Tues.
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
In the Montmartre Basement.
Visitors are cordially invited