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Scheduled: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 @ 8:30amSunday in-person worship at 8:30am. A 30 minute, earlier service in Heritage hall. Our hope is that our service will speak to your heart & deepen your faith. See you…DetailsFall Adult Education Classes-2023
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 @ 9:00amBend Presbyterian Church Adult Education Classes For Fall Our Center for Well-Being and Wisdom is now offering new classes. The Contemplative Life in the Age of Anxiety, taught by Lorraine…DetailsA Spacious Christianity, Online
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 @ 10:00amParticipate in "A Spacious Christianity", the weekly worship from First Presbyterian Church of Bend is every Sunday on facebook, bendfp.org, and youtube. Chat is a favorite fellowship opportunity. Television viewers…DetailsIn-Person Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 @ 10:00amSunday in-person worship at 10:00am. Our hope is that our service will speak to your heart & deepen your faith. Child care is available. See you in church! (directions >)…DetailsA Spacious Christianity, Local Bend TV
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 @ 11:00amParticipate in "A Spacious Christianity", the weekly worship from First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Television viewers in Bend may join us on the local TV KTVZ-CW station Sunday mornings, repeated…DetailsEarly Morning Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 8, 2023 @ 8:30amSunday in-person worship at 8:30am. A 30 minute, earlier service in Heritage hall. Our hope is that our service will speak to your heart & deepen your faith. See you…DetailsFall Adult Education Classes-2023
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 8, 2023 @ 9:00amBend Presbyterian Church Adult Education Classes For Fall Our Center for Well-Being and Wisdom is now offering new classes. The Contemplative Life in the Age of Anxiety, taught by Lorraine…DetailsA Spacious Christianity, Online
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 8, 2023 @ 10:00amParticipate in "A Spacious Christianity", the weekly worship from First Presbyterian Church of Bend is every Sunday on facebook, bendfp.org, and youtube. Chat is a favorite fellowship opportunity. Television viewers…DetailsIn-Person Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 8, 2023 @ 10:00amSunday in-person worship at 10:00am. Our hope is that our service will speak to your heart & deepen your faith. Child care is available. See you in church! (directions >)…DetailsA Spacious Christianity, Local Bend TV
Scheduled: Sun, Oct 8, 2023 @ 11:00amParticipate in "A Spacious Christianity", the weekly worship from First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Television viewers in Bend may join us on the local TV KTVZ-CW station Sunday mornings, repeated…Details
Rev. Kally Elliott
Pastor for Spirituality, Community Life, and Pastoral Care
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About Rev. Kally Elliott
After growing up in San Diego and graduating from the University of California, Davis, my husband Bryce and I discerned I should attend seminary at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, as we felt it was a good fit and an opportunity to experience the southeast. Both of us thought we would move back to the west coast upon my graduation from seminary, but instead I was called to be the Campus Minister and Director of the Presbyterian Campus Ministry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Working with college students shaped the way I continue to engage in ministry, believing ministry should be relational and often mutual. You spend time with people, listen to their stories, share your own, eat a lot of meals together, and just do life with them. My favorite part of college ministry was when a student would come to me with a deep and wondering question, and I got to sit with her as she struggled with a faith that was being cracked open and ultimately strengthened. After 11 years in Knoxville I was called to pastor a church and start a new worshiping community in Long Island.
Moving to Long Island was a cultural shock for me and for my family after living in the bible-belt South for so long. Innovative ministry is a must in Long Island if you have a chance of sharing good news with people. In our time in Long Island, I served as the solo pastor for two congregations while also planting Glenwood Table, a new worshiping community based on sharing various spiritual practices.
Bryce and I have four kids: Rylan (16), Spencer (13), Kellen (11), and Eve (7). Most of my “free” time is spent driving my kids to various activities, cheering at basketball or lacrosse games, doing laundry, running and working out, going to the grocery store, learning to play the guitar, meeting friends for coffee, going back to the grocery store – and doing more laundry. Bryce and I also like to sneak out for date nights or have friends over as often as possible.
Three and a half years ago my mother and step-father moved to Bend, OR, and I quickly took to the internet to peruse the church scene in their new town for them. I was immediately taken with the “Spacious Christianity” theme that popped up as soon as Google recognized my key words, “Presbyterian” “Bend” “Oregon,” and I found myself reading the entire First Presbyterian Church website. I have been interested in the ministry you all are doing in Bend since my first interaction with your website. I am looking forward to getting to know each of you and learning how I might walk alongside you as we continue to create a community of healing, grace and good news.
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May 21st: Dismantling Racism, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023TRANSCRIPT: When I was in seminary in Atlanta, my husband, two dogs and I lived in a neighborhood, composed mostly of black and brown neighbors. I'll never forget the day…DetailsMay 7th: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023Transcript: I still have a picture from that awful day in December 2010, my oldest son was singing a solo in church, wearing a little white choir robe standing in…DetailsApr 2nd: Blessed are the Rejected, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023[00:00:00.170] - Kally The scripture this morning comes from Luke, chapter seven. One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and when he went into the Pharisees house,…DetailsJan 8th: Inspiring Transformation through the Magi’s Journey, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023Jan 8th: Inspiring Transformation through the Magi's Journey, with Rev. Kally Elliott. There's a saying that preachers only have a few sermons that they preach over and over again, while…DetailsNov 20th, The Joy of Living Your Call, with Rev. Kally Elliott
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023Nov 20th: The Joy of Living Your Call, with Rev. Kally Elliott. I have a senior in high school, and no, this is not my my first rodeo. I have…DetailsOct 30th, The Joy of Giving, with Rev. Kally Elliott
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023Oct 30th: The Joy of Giving, with Rev. Kally Elliott. In his presentation, An Introduction to Joy, roger Bell talks about the time he was invited to join the Dalai…DetailsSep 11th, Mission Possible… Community and Care, with Rev. Kally Elliott
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023Sep 11th: Mission Possible… Community and Care, with Rev. Kally Elliott. Our mission at First Presbyterian has been to ground ourselves in the love of Christ so that we might…DetailsAug 7th, What Do I Have to Believe To Be A Christian?, with Rev. Kally Elliott
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023Aug 7th: What Do I Have to Believe To Be A Christian?, with Rev. Kally Elliott. We're in a sermon series where you come up with a topic and we…DetailsJun 12th, Jesus as Presence, with Rev. Kally Elliott
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023Jun 12th: Jesus as Presence, with Rev. Kally Elliott. Psalm 139.Oh, Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up,…DetailsMay 15th, Jesus as Teacher, with Rev. Kally Elliott
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023May 15th: Jesus as Teacher, with Rev. Kally Elliott. - powered by Happy Scribe The scripture is from John 13. Now, before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that…Details