Welcome

We are so glad that you dropped by for a visit. We’ve been a part of the east side of Great Falls since 1956 when our congregation was a new outreach to the growing neighborhood. Our first few years of gathering for worship and fellowship were at the Lewis and Clark School just up 38th Street. We’re glad you’re visiting us and invite you to explore the life and ministry of our congregation.

Is worship important to you? Join us every Sunday at 9:30 am for an inspiring time of prayer, praise, and proclamation!

Are you looking for a community? Come, be a part of our fellowship and family!

We invite you to come and join us—to be a part of our household of God.

Worship

Who Are We?

We are a mainstream church, and like most mainstream churches in America, we have fewer members now than we did 10 years ago. However, our members are very active in their faith.

Sunrise is a smaller neighborhood congregation with traditional beliefs, where the members consider each other as family. The congregation consists of people of different ages, ranging from young families with small children to great-grandparents.

We welcome everyone who wants to worship Jesus, regardless of their background.

The Story of Sunrise

Spring of 1956 saw growth on the east end of Great Falls near Malmstrom Air Base with many young families moving into the area. With the eastward influx, a New Church Development project was underway. Thanks to the foresight of Glacier Presbytery, 8 lots on the 3800 block of Fifth and Sixth Avenue South had already been purchased with the intent of establishing a Presbyterian Church at that location.

A meeting at Lewis and Clark School on October 28, 1956, was held to charter the Presbyterian Church of East Great Falls with action authorizing the church's organization.

From the labor of a handful of dedicated volunteers, and after many hours of prayer, sweat, toil, perseverance, and determination--as well as developing relationships, Sunrise Church was established. The name "Sunrise" was chosen because it signified God's gift of the rising sun to bring light and life to each new day. The bare-bones structure, our building, was dedicated to the Glory of God on Sunday, January 11, 1959.

Sunrise has undergone many cosmetic and leadership changes over the years, but it continues to be a family-oriented church. In the words of a former pastor, Rev. Lincoln Anderson, "It has two goals: one, which has to be first and foremost--the worship of Christ. The second goal is the celebration of life and outreach to all of the world." Sunrise continues to strive for those goals--to the Glory of God.

Lamentations 3: 22-23: The Lord's unfailing love and mercy continue, Fresh as the morning and sure as the sunrise.