Rev. Kim Patterson is executive pastor of Anchorage City Church, as well as the author of "Swift Justice -- Leveling the Playing Field for America's Re-Entry Citizens" (2012) about the predicament of minorities and the poor when they reenter society from the correctional system. He is also the founder of Connections Alaska, Inc., a faith-based educational resource for young adult Alaskan males, especially at-risk, re-entry, substance-experienced, and homeless males (ages 19 - 30). Rev. Patterson is the son of longtime Anchorage Shiloh Baptist minister Alonzo Patterson.

Anchorage City Church Executive Pastor Kim Patterson is the author of "Swift Justice -- Leveling the Playing Field for America's Re-Entry Citizens" (2012). His book examines the plight of minorities and the poor when they reenter society from the correctional system.