2209 4th Avenue NW
Minot, ND 58703
CHURCH SERVICES:
Sundays @ 8:30am & 11am
Education Hour @ 9:45am
Since 1956, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church has been dedicated to celebrating and spreading to others the joy of salvation in Jesus Christ. In the late 1940s, Minot’s growth was in the northwest area of the city. The North Dakota District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod felt the need to start a mission church in that area. In 1956, 37 families (85 children) were released from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church to fulfill that mission need. The Reverend Robert Plagens of Anamoose was called to be the first pastor with services held in Longfellow School until Thanksgiving of 1956 when services were held in the church while it was being built. That first church, which is now our Sunday School area, was finished and dedicated in September 1957. The present structure was built from 1969-1971 with dedication in April 1971.
Being “Lutheran,” our congregation accepts and teaches Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three short phrases: Grace alone, Scripture alone and Faith alone.
Grace alone - God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him, and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
Scripture alone - The Bible is God’s inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine.
Faith alone - By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him.