Harbor Light Assembly of God, located across Zimovia Highway from Alaska Housing, began renovations to its downstairs portion of the church earlier this month. The renovations are thanks, in part, to a $15,000 grant from the Rasmuson Foundation they received last October. Pastor Kem Haggard, with Harbor Light, said they received the Tier 1 grant from the foundation to help benefit the wider Wrangell community.

“They’re [the Rasmuson Foundation] basic thing is they really want to enhance communities,” said Haggard. “Several years ago, one of the things we talked about was we want to...