About Us

Benjamin Burdick – Senior Pastor

Suzy Danko Administrative Overseer

Ericka Moore Worship Pastor

Faith Werner Administrator

Nicole Cooper Youth Pastor

Destiny Frownfelter Children’s Pastor

We Believe…

Triune God

We believe there is only one true God who is the eternal King, Creator, and Redeemer of all that is. He is perfectly holy, just, loving, and truthful. He has revealed Himself to be eternally self-existent—one being in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matt. 28:19)

Jesus Christ

We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the only begotten Son of God who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is God’s Anointed One—empowered by the Holy Spirit to inaugurate God’s kingdom on earth. He was crucified for our sins, died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended into heaven, and is now alive today in the presence of God the Father and in His people. He is u0022true Godu0022 and u0022true man.” (John 3:16; Luke 1:34-38; Phil 2:6-11; 1 Pet. 3:18; Matt 18:20; Acts 2:22-36 u0026amp; 10:38-44)

God’s Word

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God. It is a written revelation from God to humanity and is the rule of faith and conduct. (2 Tim. 3:15-17; 1 Pet. 1:23-25; 2 Pet. 1:20-21; Heb. 4:12; Isaiah 55:11)

Humanity

We believe that humankind was created in the image of God to know, love and enjoy Him, yet we willfully rejected the Lordship and glory of God for which we were intended. Because of this, sin, sickness, and death entered the world and now creation experiences the eﬀects and consequences of sin. (Gen. 1:26-31; Gen. 3:1-24; Rom. 5:12-21)

Saved by Grace

We believe that we are saved by God’s grace, through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Anyone can be completely forgiven and restored to fellowship with God through repenting, believing, and receiving Jesus as their Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and adopts us as we enter the kingdom of God as His sons and daughters. (Mark 1:14-15; Acts 2:38; Titus 2:11, 3:4-7; Rom. 10:9-13; John 1:12; 1 John 3:1)

Empowered by the Holy Spirit

We believe in the ongoing, sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us when we put our faith in Jesus Christ. Because of Christ’s work on the cross, we have victory over the enemy, freedom from sin, sickness, torment and lies, and are empowered by the Holy Spirit to live a holy life and minister supernaturally. According to Acts 1:4-8 and 2:4, the baptism of the Holy Spirit is poured out on believers that they might have God’s power to be His witnesses. (Acts 1:4-8, 2:1-4, u0026amp; 10:44-56; 1 Cor 12:1-31; Isaiah 53:4-6; Matt 6:13; John 8:32-36 u0026amp; 14:12; Luke 9:1-6, 10:1-19 u0026amp; 24:49; Romans 8:31-39; Gal 5:16-24; 1 John 3:4-9)

The Church

We believe the Church consists of all who put their faith in Jesus Christ. He gave His Church the ordinances of baptism and communion. The Church exists to carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ and further advance His kingdom by building up His Body, undoing the works of the enemy, preaching and living the good news of God’s love, and discipling the nations—baptizing and teaching them to love and obey God. (Mark 16:15-20; Matt. 16:18, 28:18-20; Heb 10:24-25; Acts 2:41-47; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Eph. 4:11-12)

Male and Female

We believe that God created humans as distinctly male and female. We aﬃrm that gender is determined by biological sex, as established by chromosomes: males are identified by XY chromosomes, and females by XX chromosomes. This belief is rooted in our understanding of Scripture and the natural order established by God. (Genesis 1:27 u0026amp; 5:2; Matt. 19:4)

Marriage

We believe God created marriage and has clearly defined it as a covenant between a biological man and a biological woman which makes them one. (Genesis 2:21-24; Matt 19:4-6)

Life at Conception

We believe that human life begins at conception and that the Right to Life is an inalienable right given to us by our Creator. The role of civil government is to protect and safeguard the rights of all humanity, especially the rights of the most vulnerable, defenseless and voiceless members of society—the unborn. This Church will peacefully advocate for change in civil government to recognize the rights of the unborn and non-violently resist all laws or actions which violate the same. (Genesis 1:27 u0026amp; 2:7; Psalm 127:3; Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:4-5)

Christ’s Return

We believe in the ever-increasing government of God and in the Blessed Hope, which is the glorious, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to rule and reign with His overcoming bride—the Church. (Isaiah 9:6-7; Matt 25:31-42; Acts 1:10-11; 1 Thess 4:16-17; 1 Cor 15:51-52; Titus 2:13; Rev 19:7:16, u0026amp; 20:4-6)

The Resurrection

We believe that heaven and hell are real places. There will be a resurrection of the lost and the saved—the one to everlasting death and the other to everlasting life. (Matt 10:27-31; John 5:28-29 u0026amp; 11:25; 1 Cor 15:20-53; Rev 4:1, 7:9 u0026amp; 20:4-15)

Apostle’s Creed

We endorse the historic orthodox creeds of the Church and believe in the ‘Apostles’ Creed’ as a unifying statement of the Christian faith:u003cbru003eu003cbru003eWe believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suﬀered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen!

Our History

In 1893, four years after Montana was admitted into the union, First Baptist
Church of Kalispell was born. For well-over 100 years the church served as a
beacon of love and hope to the people of Flathead Valley.

However, this changed in 2012 when the church fell into a steep decline due to the combined effects of the Great Recession and the schemes of a dishonest pastor. But when God called Mary Todd to step through the doors in 2015, the church began a dramatic turnaround—changing its name to Purpose Church.

Separately, in 2012, the Lord called Ben & Carolea Burdick to plant a Spirit-filled church in Bigfork known as MountainSong Church. The fledgling church thrived, then survived, then thrived again—meeting in various locations in Bigfork before eventually moving to the Flathead High School auditorium in Kalispell.

In 2022, after a series of God-incidents, MountainSong began meeting one
Sunday a month with Purpose Church at the same time Mary Todd resigned the pastorate to run for Congress. Intending to provide temporary support, Ben stepped in to help shoulder the pastoral load, yet later that year accepted the offer to be Purpose Church’s new senior pastor. For 3 years, Ben pastored both churches until they merged—becoming Presence Church on Easter Sunday, 2025.