Community
Young Adult Backpacking Trip
Join ELCA Young Adult Ministry for a backpacking trip! Spend a week hiking through the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains with other young adults from all over the country. With gear, food, rafting, permits, and a guest young adult speaker all provided, come for a relaxing adventure by a mountain lake. Spend your days fishing, [...]
Churchwide Assembly
Phoenix, ArizonaThe ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the primary decision-making body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a process of communal spiritual discernment. When the ELCA Churchwide Assembly convenes, its voting members meet with confidence in God’s grace around word and water, wine and bread, to carry on their work on behalf of the entire church. [...]
Gather Twin Cities Lakeside
Diamond Lake Lutheran Church 5760 Portland Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesGather to celebrate the end of summer. Join Gather Twin Cities for a lakeside get-together with tie dye, outdoor games, bonfire, snacks and worship. Bring your favorite outdoor activities. Order a Gather t-shirt for tie-dye here.
Synod Senior Band
Friendship Village 8100 Highwood Drive, Bloomington, MN, United StatesThe Synod Senior Band is a community band made up of seniors playing for seniors. They welcome players of any band instrument to join them for camaraderie and making great music. The 2025 theme is “The Promise of Living.” Enjoy one of their concerts throughout the year!
Seminar on Lutheran Liturgy
The first gathering of The Seminar on Lutheran Liturgy will take place in Minneapolis August 13 - 15; early-bird registration is now open. Under the theme ““Let It Be With Me According To Your Word: From Praying to Knowing to Doing,” the Seminar will host Pastors, Deacons, Musicians, and Seminarians to discuss liturgical formation in [...]
Getting Equipped for Stewardship
OnlineAre you a church leader tasked with your upcoming on ongoing stewardship work? Join Church Anew live on Zoom at 11:00 a.m. for an hour of stewardship talk, basics, ideas, and opportunities to ask questions of the Rev. Tim Brown, Director of Stewardship for the ELCA and Grace Duddy Pomroy, Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program at [...]
Lutheran Night at the Twins
Target Field 1 Twins Way , Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin other Minnesota Lutherans at Target Field for Lutheran Night at the Twins! There are a variety of seating options and pricing, ranging from upper level ($18) to club level ($51) and more. For group or individual tickets, contact Ryan Thomson at 612-659-3582 or ryanthomson@twins.com. National Anthem Lutheran Mass Choir Let's show Minnesota that Lutherans can [...]
Planting an Acts 2 Church / Sembrando una iglesia de Hechos 2
St. Paul's San Pablo Lutheran Church 2742 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin Agora to celebrate the legacy of the Agora Program, which has trained lay leaders for ethnic-specific and multicultural congregations. There will be for learning, fellowship, food, tributes, worship, and singing in different languages. Featuring a workshop in English and Spanish and a sermon by Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra, ELCA pastor, author, teacher, and national [...]
Adult Mental Health First Aid Training
Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Twin Cities, Minneapolis Campus Minneapolis Campus, 4100 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesA skills-based training on identifying and responding to signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use challenge in adults ages 18 and over. More information >
Creating a Dementia-Friendly Congregation Presentation
OnlineDuring this presentation, participants will learn strategies to create a congregation that is knowledgeable, understanding, and compassionate towards people and families affected by dementia. Going beyond the basics of dementia, faith community nurses, clergy and congregational leaders will learn how best to support both persons with dementia and their families though evidence-based practice related to [...]