Welcome to Blessed Emmanuel Sturgis
Blessed Emmanuel is a congregation of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. We are a part of Christ's family saved by grace alone, rooted in God's love growing in faith through worship, fellowship, teaching and service as we reach out to others with the good news of Jesus.
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Sturgis, SD 57785
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605-423-5870
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Sunday Worship 10:30 am
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Adult Bible Study 9:15 am
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Sunday School 9:15 am
Our Story
Dear friends in Christ!
Psalm 84 says, “How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.”
The congregation of Blessed Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Sturgis, South Dakota, is a family of believers who follow the Lord Jesus Christ and seek to further His kingdom and glorify His holy name. If you are visiting with us, we welcome you and thank God for you! In this directory you will meet many wonderful people who love the Lord with all their heart and soul and might (Deuteronomy 6:5) and seek to serve Him in all they say and do. As St. John says in his first epistle, “We love because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). We pray that the Lord will inspire you to join our church or pray for us and our ministry, “for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13).
Unique to our congregation’s ministry is our Rally Breakfast and Dinners we serve every year during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Many people tell us that we have “the best breakfast in town.” We take pride in offering a quality product in a beautiful setting with great fellowship. It is truly a mission that Christ has given us to reach out to people from all over the United States and the world with His grace and mercy. We appreciate your support!
If you have any questions, need any help, or would like to contribute to our ministry, please speak with Pastor Hinckley or one of our members and they will be glad to assist you and pray for you. The Lord be with you!
Pastor Robert Hinckley
Ministries & Programs
Vacation Bible School
Each summer the third week in July Blessed Emmanuel hosts children 3 years and up for Vacation Bible School. Registration at 8:30 am. 9 am to noon we laugh, sing, play and most of all learn about Jesus. We serve a kid friendly lunch Monday thru Friday. Come join us if you can !
Sunday School
September thru May we have Sunday School one hour before divine worship. We explore Bible stories, do art projects, play bells for special worship services and make new friends.
Adult Bible Study
We meet each Sunday (September thru May) at
9:15 am to study the Word of God. All are welcome.
Rally Breakfast
Each year the members of Blessed Emmanuel and several of our circuit church members offer a cook-to-order meal to our Bike Rally guests' for a free will offering. From 7 am to noon for 8 days we get to know folks from every state in the union plus many countries all over the world.
Pastor Hinckley's messages on Main Street Living
Back to School Brothers and Sisters! Blessed Emmanuel/Sturgis & Grace/Deadwood September 2025 Newsletter
It’s that time of year again. Most of the motorcycles and hot rods have left, and the kids are going back to school. The temperatures are cooler, and Bible study begins September 10th on Wednesday afternoon, 2:00 at Grace and 3:45 at Blessed. It’s back to school. We all are students to some degree, no matter what our age. All of us are continually learning the Gospel, the good news of our salvation in Jesus Christ. That message never grows old, it is always fresh and new every time we hear it, because we always need to hear it. The sin in our lives tries to draw us away from the Gospel, it wants us to be ignorant of it, and sometimes we lose sight of it. That is why we need to hear it again and again, and even learn it again, almost every time, because of the forgetfulness of our sinful nature. I love being a student. I love learning, it is one of my favorite things to learn something new, or even, to learn something again. I like to think that I am teacha ble, and I think faith is like that too. It is always open to hearing and learning the Gospel. It never grows tired of hearing the good news of our salvation. It is forev er happy to hear and learn about the overwhelming love and compassion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory be to God!
This October we are going to have a seminar put on by our Circuit Visitor, Pastor David Warner. He will be presenting the program, “Everyone His Witness,” and equipping us to share the Gospel with others in a purposeful and last ing way. The seminar will be held at Grace/Deadwood, on Saturday, October 11, from 8:30-12:30, and Saturday, October 25, 8:30-12:30. Everyone from our Par ish, both Deadwood and Sturgis, is welcome to attend. There are sign-up sheets at both churches. We will have lots of learning opportunities at this seminar, with the hopes that we will share the Gospel too! My prayer is that we will make the most of this opportunity. We have a lot of potential at both Deadwood and Sturgis. May the Lord of the Harvest bless us with the ability and skill to reach out to people and share the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!
Pastor Hinckley and family
