About

St. John’s Lutheran Church is based in South Minneapolis in the Tangletown neighborhood. We are a welcoming, vibrant faith community that is home to many families and people of all backgrounds working together in our many social ministries. We hope to see you at worship sometime soon! In the meantime, feel free to contact us, or check out our live-streaming worship.

Our Mission

Fueled by Christ’s redeeming love, St. John’s is called into a joyful life of welcoming hospitality, grace-filled worship, transformational relationships, and Gospel-driven service in the world.

Our Core Values

  • Welcoming

    Celebrating and caring for all people. Our doors are open. You belong. Come as you are.

  • Worshiping

    Gathering together to joyfully thank God in prayer and praise for Jesus, who calls us, centers us, and sends us into the world.

  • Healing

    Reflecting God’s unconditional grace and love by walking together through the joys and pains of life.

  • Serving

    Gratefully responding to the needs of the world with the abilities God has gifted us.

Our Vision for the Future

A vibrant community living faith boldly

Welcome Statement on Diversity & Inclusion

St. John’s is a Reconciling in Christ congregation that celebrates and cares for all people. As followers of Christ, who calls us to reconciliation and wholeness through baptism, the members of St John’s Lutheran Church welcome all who are seeking God.

We affirm that this reconciliation extends to people of all gender identities and sexual orientations. We welcome members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as those who may have been excluded because of other human distinctions.

We strive to live as a welcoming people in our life together and our outreach to the community. Our doors are open. Come as you are. You belong.

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St. John’s is an ELCA Congregation

St. John’s Lutheran Church of Minneapolis is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We believe in the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, and the Gospel as the power of God for salvation for all that believe. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God, inspired by God’s Spirit speaking through their authors, recording and announcing God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. We believe the Church to be a people created by God in Christ and sustained by the Holy Spirit.