Art Making for Self Expression, Self Discovery and Self Care
Scheduled: Thu, Apr 25, 2024 @ 6:30pmUnlock Your Inner Creativity: A Guided Art-Making Class for Self-Expression and Stress Relief Creative activities are powerful tools to help us connect to our truest self, calm stress, honor…DetailsGuns to Gardens Event
Scheduled: Sat, Apr 27, 2024 @ 9:00amThrough collaboration with our session task force on gun violence, our Peace and Justice team, and Antioch Church, our congregation will be participating in Guns to Gardens on April 27th…DetailsEarly Morning Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, Apr 28, 2024 @ 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…DetailsIn-Person Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, Apr 28, 2024 @ 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 >)…DetailsEarly Morning Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, May 5, 2024 @ 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…DetailsIn-Person Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, May 5, 2024 @ 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 >)…DetailsEarly Morning Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, May 12, 2024 @ 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…DetailsIn-Person Sunday Worship
Scheduled: Sun, May 12, 2024 @ 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 >)…DetailsArt Making for Self Expression, Self Discovery and Self Care
Scheduled: Thu, May 16, 2024 @ 6:30pmUnlock Your Inner Creativity: A Guided Art-Making Class for Self-Expression and Stress Relief Creative activities are powerful tools to help us connect to our truest self, calm stress, honor…DetailsNAMIWalks: Join Bend First Presbyterian's NAMIWalks Team!
Scheduled: Sat, May 18, 2024 @ 9:00amNAMIWalks is the largest, most vibrant mental health event in the country. It is presented by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, known locally as NAMI Central Oregon. NAMIWalks…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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Apr 14th: Dismantling Racism: Embracing Humility, and Love, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024WATCH: Dismantling Racism: Embracing Humility, and Love with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: Ruckus for Good 2024 A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Philippians 2.3-8. Join Kally…DetailsFeb 25th: Couragous Imagination, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024WATCH: Couragous Imagination with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: Everyday Peacemakers A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Isaiah 2:4; Matthew 5:9. Join Rev. Kally Elliott who will…DetailsFeb 11th: Building Community Through Deep Connection, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024WATCH: Building Community Through Deep Connection with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: Holy Friendships A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: John 15. Transcript: Bend is a weird…DetailsDec 31st: Finding Hope Through Service, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024WATCH: Finding Hope Through Service with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: How Does a Weary World Rejoice? A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 2:36-38. Join us…DetailsDec 10th: Joy and Sorrow Intertwined: Finding Hope in the Christmas Story, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024WATCH: Joy and Sorrow Intertwined: Finding Hope in the Christmas Story with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: How Does a Weary World Rejoice? A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend,…DetailsOct 29th: Finding Hope in Unexpected Places, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024WATCH: Finding Hope in Unexpected Places with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: Postures for a Christ-Centered Life A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 23.34, John 2:1-11.…DetailsSep 10th: Reconciliation Through Christ: Seeking the Lost and Bridging Divides, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024WATCH: Reconciliation Through Christ: Seeking the Lost and Bridging Divides with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: One Thing A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 18:12-20. Join…DetailsAug 20th: The Power of a Name, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024WATCH: The Power of a Name with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: One Thing A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-2, Matthew 3:13-17. Rev. Kally Elliott…DetailsMay 21st: Dismantling Racism, with Rev. Kally Elliott.
Posted: Tue, Apr 23, 2024TRANSCRIPT: 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: Tue, Apr 23, 2024Transcript: 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…Details