There were 12 charter members who gathered in various homes before the first church was built. Everyone is welcome to Pilgrim's weekly events:
CHURCH SERVICE: Sundays-10am, join for cookies & coffee at 9:15am. PILGRIMS RECOVERY GROUP: Mondays & Thursdays-7pm; Saturdays-5pm
NA MEETING: Mon-Fri-7pm; Saturdays-3pm
AL-ANON FAMILY MEETING: Tuesdays-6:15pm
NEIGHBORHOOD GAME NIGHTS: Saturdays-6:30pm
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PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH HISTORY
Billings was settled by immigrants from Beideck, Frank, Kautz, Susannental, and Walter. In 1906 the first sugar beet refinery was built and this drew in Volga Germans from other states such as, Nebraska and Colorado. From Billings the Volga Germans settled along the Yellowstone River building other settlements centered around the sugar beet industry. The original First German Congregational Church was dedicated on 11 September 1910 on the south side of Billings at the corner of South 36th Street and 4th Avenue South. In 1936, the old church building was moved across the street and a new church was built. Services were held completly in German until 1943 when they began to hold both English and German worship services. In 1957, the church affiliated with the United Church of Christ. In 1958, the name of the church was changed to Pilgrim Congregational. Sources: - Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 51.
