Ellicott Baptist Church
24075 State Highway 94, Ellicott, Co 80808
719-683-2453
Michael and Amanda Forss
My name is Michael and my wife’s name is
Amanda. Our children’s names are: Brook, Wade, Cedar, Owen, and Rhen.I
was born and raised in Alaska and my wife was 2 years old when her
family moved to Alaska in the Air Force. Amanda’s family soon began
attending the Independent Baptist church of Anchorage where my family
later began attending when I was 8 years old (1998).We were both saved
and baptized by the grace of God through this ministry. God began
directing us both towards missions early on in our youth to which we
surrendered. We grew up together serving in various ministries of our
church including: bus ministry and camp ministry where I’ve served as
camp director for the past 8 years. After graduating high-school in 2008
we enrolled in our church’s Bible college where I completed a bachelor
degree majoring in missions. We were married June 12th, 2010.I took any
opportunity I could to assist in Alaska mission efforts including
building projects. In 2013, I was able to take a foreign mission trip to
Papua New Guinea to help in a building project for our now pastor, Terry
McGovern. The Lord used this trip greatly in my life in the area of
missions. In 2019 we were able to raise enough funds for our family to
provide furlough support for two missionary families serving here in
Alaska villages. This provided an opportunity for our whole family to
serve together in church planting ministries. It was through this time
the Lord confirmed the call for us to work in full time ministry in
Alaska.My vision is to assist in current church planting efforts and
plant churches in, but not limited to, Western Alaska native villages.
The Lord has particularly laid on my heart the need for training native
pastors for these churches.