​​​2024 SCHOLARSHIPS

​ The Scholarship Committee of First Presbyterian Church is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of scholarships for our church community. To be eligible for consideration to receive a scholarship, a student must be an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck or must have been an active participant in the life of First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck for at least three years. The awards are given for students at any level of study beyond high school. Four years is the maximum for receiving scholarships: these need not be consecutive years. Graduate students may apply for scholarships, providing they are within the four year maximum.

The deadline to apply is May 17, 2024

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​We encourage you to continue to love your neighbor well at this time. Hebrews 13:16 challenges us to“dowhat is good and to share, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”Thank you for being the Church. 

Are you in need of assistance that you can not get help?  Email firstpresbyterian@fpcbismarck or call      701-223-6091 and let us know how we can help.

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First Presbyterian Church

is a Community called to love God through Worship and Prayer, receiving and serving our neighbors with the compassion of Christ, open to new beginnings and the spiritual growth of children, youth and adults. 

First Presbyterian Church

214 E. Thayer Ave. Bismarck, ND

Phone: (701) 223-6091 

OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Email: firstpresbyterian@fpcbismarck.com 

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​We welcome you all to come worship

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First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck

​​​​​​Pastor Leanne's Message for the month of November 2024: ​

                                   “The Light” 

​        I woke up on cold and blustery October morning, and as I    usually do, I stepped out on the deck with a big cup of coffee and  two overly-happy dogs so I could view my garden. It was, of course, fading - all the tomatoes, squash and potatoes had been harvested, nothing was left but some blooming marigolds, cleome, and zinnias. The wind whipped some leaves around in a circle, and the sky above me was gray, following a feeble rainstorm the night before. Off in the distance, however, the sun was rising, and on the horizon, the sky seemed to be clear and a glowing      whitish-blue.

        There was something magical and mysterious about the light that morning. As dull as the gray and browns of fall foliage was, the water on the last remaining flowers and the soft light reaching from the horizon made the colors of my remaining flowers vivid, even luminous. It was as if they were glowing. I loved that light, loved the effect it had on the yard, wished desperately that I was a good enough painter to capture it, hold on to it. It was a morning that filled my soul with gratitude for the tiny touches of beauty God can add to the dullest of worlds.

        It makes me think about all of the Biblical analogies that    compare Jesus to light. John said that Jesus was the light which   came into the darkness, and the darkness was not able to overcome it and he meant it as reassuring, comforting news: amid the drabness of a sin-sick and winter-wary world, nothing can quell the light. Wherever the light of Christ shines, the ordinary is given a new glow and the wonder of God’s hand in us shows the best that God created in us. C.S. Lewis once said something akin to (I’m paraphrasing a lot here!) “I believe in the light, not because I can see it, but because by it I see everything else.” And that’s the thing I love about my faith – it is the light that comes by faith in Christ that opens one’s eyes to the wonders of God’s hand at work. By his light, we see beauty in drabness, hope in darkness, and the ordinary becomes fabulous.

        Here is my prayer for all of us as we head into this season of gratitude. May the God of light open your eyes where ever you are to see the world (and yourself) through the prism of God’s beauty. May the light shine into your dark places and give you peace.

  Leanne  ​