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

Christmas Eve Services

Celebrate Christmas Eve with us on December 24th with services at 5pm and 10pm.

 

The Festive Service begins at 5pm, featuring Communion, with prelude music commencing at 4:30pm. This service will also be available for live streaming via our website by clicking the button below and watch online at Lutheran Church of the Cross.

Can’t make the 5pm service or would you prefer something a little quieter? Join us for the Candlelight Service will commence at 10pm.

Hope to see you there!

Announcements

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

Altar Focus for February: Ministry on the Margins Coffee House

MOTM is a place of safety and rest throughout the night for those in need. All people are wel-come. Food and coffee are served to those who spend the night. Some great needs are disposable hand and foot warmers (such as “Hot Hands”), protein or granola bars, jerky...

Upcoming Community Youth Activities

Middle/High School Mock-In (Led by Camp of the Cross Staff)For grades 6-12, 6-10pm, Friday, February 21st at Trinity Lutheran, Bismarck Camp Fun Day (Led by Camp of the Cross Staff)For grades K-5, 10am—2pm, Saturday, March 1st at Trinity Lutheran, Bismarck. Watch for...

Welcome Peder!

Come visit us this Sunday and meet Peder Gulleson, new Sunday Worship and Music Coordinator. Find out more about Peder in the February 2025 CrossWord, The CrossWord - February '25 E-Edition.

New Member Class March 16th

Are you interested in joining or learning more about Lutheran Church of the Cross? You are invited to join Pastor Lisa on Sunday, March 16, at 11:15 after worship in the Sunday School room next to the youth room, near the offices and the back door to the parking lot....

First Communion Class

At LCC, all baptized children are welcome to receive communion, with parents’ permission and a plan for instruction. To that end, we will offer a first communion class on Saturday, April 12 from noon—1:30pm. Children will bake communion bread together, and then spend...

Two New Bible Studies Starting Up!

Chosen.” We will begin a new study this month using these videos, with one group led by Kathryn Spilman and one group by Tom Harris. They are contacting folks about what times work best. Many of you have signed up already (hence the two groups!), but it’s not too...

Did you know the Crossword is available online?

Yes, our favorite monthly update is available online. Check it out at https://churchofthecross.org/newsletters/

Heat the Church 

The calendars are out on the round table in the narthex. Thank you for being willing to donate extra funds to the church during our cold winter's months. Remember your own birthday or celebrate the life of a loved by donating. November $10/day, December—February...

Book Club

Book Club Meets the 2nd Wednesday at 1:30pm in the library. February: Montana 1948 by Larry Watson March: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich April: The Language of Cottonwoods by Clay Jenkinson Consider coming to the Book Club. We have interesting and lively discussions...

More Opportunities to Help

There are now clipboards with the summer Sunday dates listed for you to sign up to bring treats and serve coffee (always fun to do with a friend or as a family), and to run the dishwasher. We all enjoy the fellowship after worship so much. If a date works for you,...

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.