Lutheran Church of the Cross | Lutheran Church of the Cross of Bismarck, North Dakota

Welcome

Lutheran Church of the Cross of Bismarck, North Dakota, where you will find a welcoming environment with friendly faces and meaningful worship experience. We are a participating member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Please take some time to see what we’re all about. Get to know this wonderful church and make some friends along the way!

Have questions?
Please call us at 701-223-1001 or email:
churchsecretary@midconetwork.com

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Giving Thanks

In a time when compassion is essential, we invite our community to join hands and hearts in support of those facing challenges; by donating to local food banks, we not only provide essential sustenance but also share the warmth of love, hope, and gratitude, creating a collective spirit that elevates us all and reinforces the power of caring for one another.

Announcements

Click here to see the weekly announcements or scroll to the bottom of the page to see the e-bulletin board.

Stock the Pantry!

by LCC | November 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Visit the Great Plains Food Bank Partner Agency Map to see all the places you can donate in Bismarck! Partner food pantries – GREAT PLAINS FOOD BANK

Heaven’s Helpers Soup Cafe

by LCC | November 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Heaven’s Helper’s Soup Kitchen needs Everything! Supplies, Volunteers, and Food, Check them out at Heavens Helpers Soup Cafe | Bismarck ND | Facebook

The Bismarck Emergency Food Pantry Needs Our Help!

by LCC | November 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Donate Spices Today! You know, salt/pepper, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, cinnamon – whatever you thinkis the spice of life and no one should be without! Learn more about the Bismarck Emergency Food Pantry at https://www.facebook.com/bismarckefp/

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service Here at LCC

by LCC | November 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

We will host the ecumenical Thanksgiving worship service here at LCC on Tuesday, Nov. 25th at 7 pm. Sister Idelle Badt from Stepping Stone Ministries (which assists people enduring homelessness with health crises) will be the speaker. The offering will go to Stepping...

Cookie Walk Dec. 14th!! Get Your Favorite Recipes Out Now!!

by LCC | November 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Our annual Cookie Walk will be held on Sunday, December 14th. Get out your favorite recipes and dust off your cookie sheets! We invite you bakers to sign up, as we need at least 10-15 bakers to make a go of this. Bake your goodies and bring them to church (we’ll set...

Poinsettia Forms Available

by LCC | November 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

If you would like to sponsor a poinsettia in honor or in memory of someone, to help decorate the altar area at Christmas, the forms are available on most tables in the narthex. Please submit them by Dec. 16th. The cost for each plant is $18.

Heat the Church Calendars available

by LCC | November 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

You will find these calendars in a blue binder on the table near the bathrooms. This is our fun project to let you sponsor a day in honor or memory of someone and help to heat the church, too. Just mark the date, note the amount and memo your check for that purpose....

November Altar Focus: Food and Warm Things!

by LCC | November 9, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

As you know, with the government shutdown and SNAP on hold, there is an urgent need for food in the system. We have been supporting the Emergency Food Pantry and will continue to do so. They would really appreciate anything that is shelf stable: vegetables, mac and...

Advent Season Is Almost Here!

by LCC | November 5, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Come experience Holden Evening Prayer in worship at 6:15 pm on Wednesdays in Advent: December 3rd, 10th and 17th. The theme of these worship services will be “The Power of Yes”: It can be hard to say yes. Even the small yeses in our daily lives these days feel riskier...

Re-watch 20 years with “The River” Service

by LCC | September 21, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Oh no! Did you miss the celebration of 20 years of worship services music presented by "The River" Worship and Music team!? As we gathered on Sunday, September 21st, to honor the remarkable journey of The River music group, we invite you to revisit this fantastic...

Who we are

We started as a home mission congregation…

of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1955. Trinity Lutheran Church of Bismarck acted as the sponsoring congregation. The first services were held in the current building on the 11th of March, 1956, and the rest is history.