Events List

The Executive Committee is an elected team of four members: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The Executive Committee meets in advance of the council to plan the meeting agenda and gather the work of other committees, teams, and task forces that will need council affirmation and support. Meeting Location: Zoom

The Free Store is open Mondays, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

This nurse-led drop-in center is focused on meeting people where they are to respond to any expressed felt need of those who visit, especially as it pertains to health.

Monday’s worship service is grounded in community and followed by a community meal. Each week of the month, worship has its own flavor, from testimony times and healing services to confession and forgiveness and Holy Communion. Music is led by members of the worshipping community. The Pastor for Community generally leads worship, though some weeks…

We gather every non-holiday Monday at 11:30 a.m. to eat lunch together.

Pastor Melissa leads this weekly conversation, drawing from the Ignatian Spirituality Project and the ways it opens us all.

The program supports individuals and families by providing rental assistance in a time of short-term financial crisis.

Central staff is busy with their weekly check-in from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. each Tuesday

The funeral for David Johnson will be held at Central at noon.

Central operates a Mobile Free Store on the third Tuesday of each month. The Mobile Free Store is located at 651 Nicollet Mall. Location: 651 Nicollet Ave.

Learn how to support immigrant communities and become a part of Unidos' Rapid Response Network.

The Free Store is open Mondays, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

The program supports individuals and families by providing rental assistance in a time of short-term financial crisis.

The prayer shawl knitters meet monthly for prayer, fellowship, and knitting. Meeting Location: Lower Narthex

The Funeral Ministry Team provides the hospitality for funerals at Central.

These meetings are places where people invest in and empower each other to build a loving community.

Hennepin County's program helping folks transition into stable housing.

The Free Store is open Mondays, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

This nurse-led drop-in center is focused on meeting people where they are to respond to any expressed felt need of those who visit, especially as it pertains to health.

Saturday evening worship is a contemplative communion service. Whichever pastor is preaching on Sunday, preaches and leads worship on Saturday night. The service is guided by a contemplative sense: a slower pace, room for silence, and a simpler service order. The altar is on the main floor, and much of the music is led from…

Summer on the Plaza happens several times each summer, when guest carillonneurs visit Central to perform a concert, and we invite food trucks (or provide treats) for all to enjoy.

The 8:30 a.m. Sunday worship is an intimate “First Light” service with Holy Communion. It features hymns and the Word, musically enriched by vocal soloists. It is a full communion service led by the Casavant organ or the piano. One of the pastors preaches, and another presides for worship and communion. A member of the…

Gather at 9:30 a.m. for rehearsal and then sing at the 10:30 a.m. service on June 8, July 20, and/or August 24. Meeting Location: Sanctuary

The 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship has the largest attendance. During the program year (September–May), this is a choir-led festive service with Holy Communion. It is a communion service rooted in Lutheran liturgy and hymns. One of the pastors preaches, and another presides for worship. Congregation members serve as the assisting minister and the lesson readers.…

We gather each Sunday after the 10:30 a.m. worship in the Great Room to share a meal. The menu changes week to week. On holiday weekends, coffee, cookies, and lemonade are served instead of a meal.

The C3 Team leads Central as we work to align with our creation care values.