Our Story
The origins of Church of the Resurrection
We are a group of people whose lives have been changed dramatically by the work of Jesus Christ. Out of this gratitude came a church that seeks to help others hear the good news of Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection for our salvation.
Our planter, Christopher Haberman, was a middle school teacher here in Sioux Falls when God's call to ordained ministry led him to leave the job he loved to attend seminary. He graduated in 2016 and felt called to plant an Anglican church in Sioux Falls.
Fall 2016 - Christopher met with people around Sioux Falls articulating the vision for a new church in the heart of Sioux Falls. This started with the oversight of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, but by the spring of 2017 a partnership with Church of the Cross in Hopkins, MN and the Diocese of the Upper Midwest was forged.
Ash Wednesday 2017 - This was our first service. Twenty-two of us met in the basement of a home to worship and begin Lent together.
Easter 2017 - This was our first public service. We had a sunrise service at the McKennan Park bandshell.
May 2017 - We started our preview season on Sundays at 5:00 PM at Life Church's current location at 501 N Elmwood Ave. We worshiped at this location for three months.
August 2017 - We moved to Life Church's old location at 1117 W. 11th St. We moved to a 10 AM service and continued monthly services for the rest of 2017.
January 2018 - We celebrated an exciting step as a church with our first baptism.
February - Our first three small groups launched, and we moved to the Boys and Girls Club of Sioux Falls on E 14th St.
April 2018 - We moved from one preview service a month to two a month
Fall 2018 - We launched weekly services in September of 2018 and our official launch as a church was November 11, 2018. We celebrate our birthday as a church on or near this day each year.
Spring 2020 - As the Coronavirus hit Sioux Falls, we moved our services online. When we re-gather together we will be at a new location.
Summer 2020 - We re-gathered the church outdoors at parks and then at the patio of Remedy Brewing in September.
Fall 2020 - We re-gathered indoors at our new location at the Summit Events Hall. We continue to seek wisdom in re-gathering safely and living our values in a time of pandemic.
Summer 2021 - Through the winter and spring we slowly added elements of the service we had set aside for a season. In May, when the CDC dropped its mask recommendation for vaccinated individuals, we made masking optional.
February 2022 - We made the move from the Summit Events Hall to The Sioux Falls History Club