Bering Witness

When Presbyterian missionaries came to St. Lawrence Island on the Alaskan archipelago in 1981, a series of faithful pastors and teachers began working with the indigenous people there known as the Yupik. Today, many Christians continue to work steadfastly in this area of the Bering Strait among the Yupik who maintain a traditional lifestyle. Founded in 1992, Bering Witness, an indigenous mission outreach in Russia’s Far East, proclaims the Gospel in the Yupik language to reach this community through a Yupik ministry. This mission is anchored by the life and witness of three Yupik-speaking Presbyterian congregations, one in the mainland town of Nome and two in the island villages of Gambell and Savoonga. Encouraged by the Presbytery support of the Yukon for Bering Witness, the Yupik missionaries are, nevertheless, in need of helpers to work alongside them.

Presbytery of Yukon
Attn: Bering Witness
616 W. 10th Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
pbyukon@alaska.com