Our Mission
To bring the existing ministry of the Lowry Church to the Selby community, in order to glorify God by making disciples rooted in and transformed by God’s Word; living out our faith together in worship, fellowship, and discipleship; growing in love for God and His people.
Our Core Beliefs
SCRIPTURE IS GOD’S WORD – The Bible is God’s only true Revelation of Himself, given to man without error. It is our only authority and provides us all the answers we need in this life about who God is, all He has done and how we should live.
GOD IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS- There is only one living and true God and Creator of all, who exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He does not change and is in control over all things. He is perfect in holiness, justice, love, goodness, and mercy. God wants a personal relationship with each of us.
SIN IS A PROBLEM WE CAN’T SOLVE OURSELVES- All people, except Jesus, are born into a condition of sin. Sin is anything in us that is contrary to God’s character. The result of our sin is separation from God in life now and in death for eternity. The good things we do cannot earn our salvation.
JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY – Jesus is the Son of God. He was both fully man and fully God. He lived a sinless life and so was able to be the perfect sacrifice for the sin of all mankind. He defeated death when He rose from the dead. He is the only way to salvation.
FAITH & REPENTANCE LEAD TO SALVATION – We can be saved by God’s grace through faith in Jesus! We must admit our sin and guilt before God, place our trust in Jesus’s death and resurrection, and turn away from our sin to follow Jesus in every part of our life.
DISCIPLESHIP IS OUR CALLING – Once we come to saving faith in Jesus, the Holy Spirit fills our life and begins making us more like Christ – developing a desire to understand and obey God’s Word, maturing us in our faith and trust in God.
Our Story
The Lowry Pilgrim Community Church (LPCC) is a small non-denominational church located in Selby, South Dakota. Our attenders are mostly from the local area, though several travel over 20 miles to attend Sunday morning services. The majority of attenders are or were involved in agriculture as their primary occupation. Agriculture is the base of the local economy, but there are also many businesses built on hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation.
The church has always placed a high priority on sound Biblical teaching and missions, and continues to build on that tradition. It was founded in 1901 as a congregational church just south of the town of Lowry, and transitioned to being a Bible-based non-denominational church almost 20 years ago. With the dwindling population of Lowry, we moved in 2023 to Selby. Our theology is generally conservative, and we hold fast on the issues that we believe the Bible is very clear on. Though members may hold may differing views on the finer points of theology, we are a tight knit, unified body. LPCC is structured as an Elder Led church, with most decisions made by a board with two elders, the pastor and secretary.
The church has several young families and this is reflected in many of the ministries the church is involved in, youth Sunday school classes, children’s time during the service, and our Wednesday evening program for youth Forged 3:16. The church also has men’s discipleship groups, Bible studies, worship services at the local nursing home, potlucks, and occasional Sunday evening praise and worship gatherings. Though our attendance is fairly small, we are able to accomplish a lot with our limited resources. Our Sunday morning services are fairly informal and relaxed. Our worship music is a mix of traditional hymns and contemporary music and we have special music whenever someone is willing. We have a greeting time, prayer time, a short children’s message and a sermon as part of the service, followed by discussion time focused on the sermon. We also incorporate communion into the service once a month. Most of the children stay in the service with their parents so it can be a little noisy at times, but we do have a small nursery area in the back of the sanctuary where parents can take their kids. Despite the fact that most of our attenders have known each other for a long time, we are still a very welcoming church. We strive to make sure all our visitors are welcomed and engaged by members of the congregation.