Events List
Week of Events
Holiday Closure
Building Closed
Sunday, January 18, 2026
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January 18, 2026 -Worship
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January 18, 2026 -Adult Forum
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January 18, 2026 -Worship
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January 18, 2026 -Sunday Community Meal
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January 18, 2026 -Empowering Conversations
Worship
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…
Adult Forum
The 2025-26 program year Adult Forums will be grounded in conversations that align with Stories of Home.
Worship
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.…
Sunday Community Meal
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.
Empowering Conversations
Empowering Conversations occurs on the third Sunday of the month, following the community meal.
Monday, January 19, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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January 20, 2026 -Executive Committee
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January 20, 2026 -Staff Meeting
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January 20, 2026 -Mobile Free Store
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January 20, 2026 -Fine Arts Ministry Team
Executive Committee
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
Mobile Free Store
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.
Fine Arts Ministry Team
The Fine Arts Ministry Team is meeting! This group organizes, plans, and displays unique art shows at Central.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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January 21, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (W)
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January 21, 2026 -Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
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January 21, 2026 -Prayer Shawl Knitters
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January 21, 2026 -Epiphany Bible Study
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January 21, 2026 -High School Youth Night
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January 21, 2026 -High School Youth Night
Free Store Shopping (W)
The Free Store is open Mondays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Emergency Rental Assistance Intake (W)
The program supports individuals and families by providing rental assistance in a time of short-term financial crisis.
Prayer Shawl Knitters
The prayer shawl knitters meet monthly for prayer, fellowship, and knitting. Meeting Location: Lower Narthex
Epiphany Bible Study
Throughout Epiphany, we will explore the stories in Acts and the inspiring words of Paul’s letters that lead to and ground us in faith as one in the body of Christ. Join us for these holy conversations.
High School Youth Night
We are planning to meet on the 3rd Wednesday night of each month to learn about and discuss the church’s role in our young people's lives.
High School Youth Night
We are planning to meet on the 3rd Wednesday night of each month to learn about and discuss the church’s role in our young people's lives.
Thursday, January 22, 2026
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January 22, 2026 -Street Voices of Change
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January 22, 2026 -Health Commons
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January 22, 2026 -Streets to Housing
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January 22, 2026 -Free Store Shopping (Th)
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January 22, 2026 -Shalom Circle
Street Voices of Change
These meetings are places where people invest in and empower each other to build a loving community.
Health Commons
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.
Free Store Shopping (Th)
The Free Store is open Mondays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday, January 23, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, January 24, 2026
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January 24, 2026 -Winter Family Festival
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January 24, 2026 -Worship (Sa)
Winter Family Festival
You are invited to help us fill the Great Room at Central for the Winter Family Festival. If you’ve not attended this family-fun event in the past, join us! It will bring out the kid in you.
Worship (Sa)
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…
