Festival of Homiletics 2023
Central Lutheran Church 333 S 12th St., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin us this year for the 2023 Festival of Homiletics in Minneapolis: "Preaching Hope for a Weary World" “Preaching Hope for a Weary World” is the Festival’s response to the hardships and heaviness that have been our reality the last few years. In these wearying days, what is our call to preach? Hope. The Festival [...]
Synod Organizing Celebration Event
Redeemer Lutheran Church 1800 Glenwood Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesSynod Organizing Celebration Event Come join as leaders and friends of the Minneapolis Area Synod’s organizing teams for a gathering to be in community and celebrate together at the close of legislative session. We’ll gather as a community to celebrate our work on Restore the Vote, 100% Clean Energy, and continue to build our vision for [...]
Convergencia/Convergence
St. Paul's San Pablo Lutheran Church 2742 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesConvergencia/Convergence Join the members of St. Paul's-San Pablo Lutheran Church for a community celebration and the big reveal of their exterior installation of community portraits from the series on "belonging" by photojournalist John Noltner. Over the past six months, congregants have been gathering portraits from members of our community and neighbors while asking: "Tell me [...]
Weekly Community Cookouts
Redeemer Lutheran Church 1800 Glenwood Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesWeekly Community Cookouts Redeemer Lutheran Church and the Redeemer Center for Life will once again be hosting weekly community cookouts on Wednesdays from June 7 to August 2. In addition to food cooked on the spot, different community engagement opportunities will be available each week. Wednesdays, June 7 - August 2 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. [...]
Cherish All Children Hybrid 5K
AnywhereCherish All Children Hybrid 5K Join this fun event to support Cherish All Children's mission to prevent child sexual exploitation. Walk or run at a time and location that works for you, or meet up with church and community partners Sunday, June 11, 11:30 a.m., at Victory Memorial Parkway (4499 Victory Memorial Drive, Minneapolis). When? [...]
Conversations With Friends pen pal program with undocumented persons
ZoomBecome a Conversations With Friends (CWF) pen pal and write to people jailed by ICE in Minnesota When you befriend one person, that person's life will be changed. And so will yours. The CWF's next training, in English, is for bilingual adults. To register, go to the "Events and Trainings" page of the CWF website. [...]
Minneapolis Synod Senior Band concert
Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Twin Cities Minneapolis Campus, 4100 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMinneapolis Synod Senior Band concert The Minneapolis Synod Senior Band will be performing a concert at Bethlehem Lutheran Church TC. Open to the public. Come join this fun evening of music! Thursday, June 15; 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church--Twin Cities 4100 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis For more information: https://bethlehem-church.org
Western States Youth Gathering
California Lutheran University 60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaComing to California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA from July 4-9, 2023, the Western States Youth Gathering is open to high school aged youth in Regions 1-4 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). WSYG will also include the Western States Multicultural Youth Leadership Pre-Event (WYLE), happening July 4-6, with WSYG happening July [...]
South Sudan Mission Centennial Celebration
Luther Seminary 2481 Como Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Hundredth Birthday of Two Global Churches will be held July 8-9 in the Twin Cities. The Sudan Mission that gave birth to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic set foot in Douala in 1923, and a half million Lutherans, there and here, are going [...]
Spirit of Water: A Celebration with Mississippi River
United Theological SeminarySpirit of Water: A Celebration with Mississippi River Join The Leadership Center for Social Justice and partners on July 15, 2023, for a celebration with Mississippi River! Come gather to connect, learn, pray, engage, play, celebrate, and honor the spirit of water. This event is co-presented with our partners: Resilient Indigenous Sisters Engaging (R.I.S.E. Coalition), [...]