Miracle on Royal Place: The First 25 Years

In 1999, visionary Alaska Natives started a one-year discipleship college for Alaska Natives. The "Alaska Leadership College" served five students in Western Alaska. They took classes in villages, learned ministry, and practiced discipleship. A year later, Dr. Keith Hamilton was called as president of a college with no finances, faculty, facilities, or students.

This 25th anniversary memorial book chronicles Alaska Christian College's Miracle on Royal Place. Starting with nothing, God has blessed us with much. ACC has grown from a one-year to a two-year college, while adding students and faculty, along with general education studies and two associate degree tracks.

We are grateful for all God has done and look forward to the next quarter-century as a place where grace is expressed regularly, the Word of God is communicated, and students are prepared for lives of character, service, and learning.

Rev. Dr. Keith J. Hamilton is the Founding President of Alaska Christian College in Soldotna, Alaska, an indigenous Alaska Native college, started in 2000. Keith has a Master's of Divinity and Doctorate in Ministry in Youth and Family Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary and Orientation Studies from North Park Theological Seminary. He is married to Debbie who is the Founding Executive Director of New Hope Counseling Center which serves ACC students as well as the Kenai Peninsula community. They have three grown children: Bradley, Christopher, and Megan.