Events List

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…

Central's young people gather for Sunday School, Confirmation, and High School Youth Group for fellowship and learning.

Anchored in the theme, “The Welcome of a Steadfast God: Inviting All the Questions,” our learning will focus on the intersections of faith and daily life.

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 Align Central Team helps communicate our advocacy invitations to the rest of the congregation. Folks with lived experience of homelessness know what’s best for them and their experience, so the Central Align team is an ally to them in systems change. This team responds and takes action where they are invited, when it comes…

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.

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.

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.

StreetSong draws on the experiences, hopes, and aspirations of its members to produce a choral experience promoting personal fulfillment and the development of community.

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

The Congregation Council is the leadership team that provides the monthly guidance and long-range planning vision in the life of the congregation. In addition to the ten elected members, the pastors also serve on the council.

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.

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

We gather with a warm cup of coffee or tea and support each other, in whatever state of grief we find ourselves in. All are welcome.

Bring your favorite co-conspirators and join our diverse group of organizations for a week of community organizing training that will take us from the basics of power analysis and choosing an issue all the way to crafting an issue campaign

The Central Lutheran Church Bell Choir performs a variety of handbell music throughout the program year.

The Central Choir sings at the 10:30 a.m. worship service September – May and for all major church festivals.

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 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 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.

Shalom Circle meets for fellowship and prayer once a month.

Bring your favorite co-conspirators and join our diverse group of organizations for a week of community organizing training that will take us from the basics of power analysis and choosing an issue all the way to crafting an issue campaign

Bring your favorite co-conspirators and join our diverse group of organizations for a week of community organizing training that will take us from the basics of power analysis and choosing an issue all the way to crafting an issue campaign

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…