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SUNDAY, 8:30 & 10:30 AM, SATURDAY, 5:00 PM, AND MONDAY, 11:00 AM

You are welcome to worship at Central at one of our four unique weekly services. All Saturday and Sunday services are in person and streamed online.

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Summer Family Festival
August 22 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

You're invited to a morning filled with great activities, including bouncy houses, music, and crafts in the Great Room, and a petting zoo on the south lawn.

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Pop-up Choir Rehearsal
August 23 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Participants will gather at 9:30 a.m. to learn accessible, well-prepared music and then share it at the 10:30 a.m. worship.

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Augsburg Central Health Commons This nurse led drop-in center provides basic care such as blood pressure checks and foot care. Learn More Monday Community Meal
 Enjoy a sit down lunch with neighbors and friends of Central each Monday at 11:30 a.m. following Monday worship.
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 Free Store
 The Free Store is open for shopping on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and accepting donations Monday-Thursday. Free Store Details
 Street Voices of Change
 Building community and creating spaces that honor the experiences of homelessness, and work for positive changes towards that experience in Minneapolis and across Minnesota.
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Sunday’s Sermon

Past Worship Videos

Life Together

A Moment of Clarity and Certainty
  • by Rev. Stephanie Friesen

This week in worship we’ll hear the story of Jesus at Caesarea Philippi where he asks Simon Peter, “Who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter and the disciples, having been formed and reformed by Jesus throughout their travels and ministry, are asked to articulate what they know about the identity of Jesus.

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Never have I been a part of a congregation that lives its mission so authentically. ‘You are welcome, No exceptions’ is way more than a tag line. I feel called to worship, serve, and discover my God-given gifts all in the context of feeling accepted just as God has created me to be.

- Tom Edelen

Central Lutheran Church is a place with heart. When I’m here, engaging in worship or helping with a project, I feel the warmth of this community. We have a long history of music and community engagement, and we are just as vital as ever.

- Abigail Pribbenow

Central is a place where we immediately felt welcomed and loved even if you didn’t seem to “fit-in” at other churches. Central is the church where you are loved just the way you are.

- Judith Hedman

Participating and leading in various ministry teams has been a reward in itself. To see the growth of programs, the growth of individuals, and the growth in generosity has been most exciting.

- Bonnie Weisenburger

Central has been a rock for me and our family. We have forged lifelong friendships with the wonderful folk who put the Sunday School together, and our kids forged friendships since they were babies – none of this is possible without caring, nurturing, and splendid people – and Central is the magnet that pulls us all together and holds us tight.

- Simon Husbands

After almost 25 years at Central, the themes that we are loved and we are welcome are core for me. These messages are apparent in wonderful music and pastoral sermons. As a response, the congregation reaches out to the community with generosity. The community meals served Sundays and Mondays are wonderful opportunities for sharing food and fellowship.

- Darlene Hetland

I have been with Central Lutheran Church for 20 years, and it’s been wonderful. Pastor Melissa has been a great advocate working with the homeless community.

- Freddy Toran
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