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Jim Doepken
Rev. James (Jim) Doepken is assigned to the Alaska
United Methodist Conference where he serves as
pastor of Girdwood Chapel UMC in Girdwood, Alaska.
Living and working in Alaska has its unique
challenges. The Alaska UM Conference covers an
area twice the size of Texas and has 27 churches
and 4,000 members. Some of the mission stations
can only be reached by boat, plane, or dog sled.
Temperatures can vary as much as 160 degrees in
some areas. The extremes of daylight and darkness
(depending upon the time of year) add to the sense
of stress and isolation.
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