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Welcome

Calvary Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), located at 39th Street & Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis, at the crossroads of four neighborhoods: Central, Powderhorn, Bryant and Bancroft. (Directions to church)

 

We are known as:

  • A smaller, more intimate Christian community with a strong commitment to living out God’s grace in our neighborhood.

  • A diverse, open and hospitable group from young to old, who welcome visitors, whether life-long Christians or those newly seeking a spiritual home.

  • A worshipping community with rich, lively, and historic liturgy that includes strong singing, eclectic music, quality preaching, and prayers for those both near and far.

  • A place of beauty, gathering in a sanctuary with majestic pipe organ and stained glass windows, a newly remodeled space with flexible seating and ritual centers crafted to befit a worshipping community of the 21st century.

  • A community of faith that welcomes people who may have felt excluded by the church because of cultural or ethnic background, race, physical or mental abilities, socioeconomic or family status, gender, age, or sexual orientation. Read our Welcome Statement, and learn more about our core values.

What's New?

  • Worship begins at 10:15am every Sunday

  • ELCA BIshop, The Rev. Mark Hanson, has asked the church's 4.7 million members to engage in 50 Days of Prayer before Assembly. For full story, click here "Fifty Days".

  • Calvary is hosting a four-day camp experience along with five other congregations from Monday, July 13th through Thursday, July 16th. Children who are 4-years old up to those who have just finished 6th grade are welcome to come!  Activities include singing, arts and crafts, Bible stories, daily field trips or exploration, lunch, skits and puppet plays. Cost is $10   per child for the 4 days.  Scholarships are available.  Contact Pastor Brad or the church office for more information.

  • Meet  our Summer Intern from St. Olaf College, Laura Johnson.  Click on her name to read her biographical sketch.