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
Grace Deadwood/Blessed Emmanuel Sturgis
January 2026 Newsletter
Mary and Martha and New Year’s Resolutions Brothers and Sisters!
In the Gospel of Luke, we hear about Mary and Martha (10:38-42), a story which provides an important lesson about our Christian walk with God and is something we could apply to our New Year’s resolutions.
It is a lesson about hearing the word of the Lord and being teachable.
You may remember how it goes. One day, Jesus was visiting the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. They were friends of His, and supporters of His ministry and the apostles. They lived in Bethany, a village just over the Mount of Olives, about two miles from Jerusalem. Jesus liked to stop there on occasion to relax and be with friends before He entered the big city.
While He was there, He began to teach, as was natural for Him to do, after all, they called Him the “Teacher” (Luke 10:25). As Jesus was teaching, Mary sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to Him. She was inspired by what He said and was learning a great deal. However, her sister Martha was “distracted with much serving” (Luke 10:40). What could Martha be doing that was more important than listening to Jesus? Perhaps she was tending to her guests or preparing them a meal. Certainly, one can un derstand she had guests in her house and that she wanted to show hospitality and kind ness to them. Yet, in all her busyness and determination she was missing out on the main event: Jesus’s teaching. She was so distraught that she even interrupted the Teacher and asked Him: “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me” (Luke 10:40). Martha thought she had good reason to miss out on Jesus’s sermon, but instead, the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has cho sen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:41-42).
We don’t hear the end of this story. My hope would be that Martha realized her fault and stopped what she was doing and joined in listening to Jesus teach. Mary was teachable, and Jesus said she had chosen “the good portion.” The good portion was the words that fell from His lips, the gospel of our salvation.
To be teachable is a godly virtue, and something we could all work on, even me. I hope this year we find ourselves more like Mary and less like Martha. A blessed Epiphany to you all!
Pastor Hinckley and family
