Featured Events
Coming Out Day Blessings on Campus
Come celebrate National Coming Out Day and our LGBTQIA+ siblings by finding us on campus to receive a glitter blessing!
Be Fed
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesA free, weekly meal for all university students!
pause student worship
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesDuring the school year, we meet for worship at 8pm at Grace University Lutheran Church — we call it pause because it’s like taking a big deep breath in the middle […]
LCM Spring Break: Alternative Spring Break in New Orleans – Sign up Deadline!
Sign up by January 20! This spring break, journey with us down south to the lively and historic city of New Orleans to serve, learn, play, and grow together in community! We'll be leaning into the racial justice + liberation work + history happening in the city, and learning how faith communities in New Orleans are active in these justice movements. Our time together will roughly be split between serving, active learning and reflection, and enjoying the great music, food, and cultural scene in NOLA!
Faith, Science, + Creativity w/ Prof. Larry Rudnick
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesJoin Astrophysicist and Professor Emeritus Lawrence Rudnick for a free-ranging conversation on the intersections of Faith, Science, and Creativity. How do Faith and Science limit our creative potential? How do they enhance it? How are they sometimes in conflict, and sometimes create great synergy? We'll share dinner and conversation at 6:15pm, and then begin our […]
Sign up for a Lenten Small Group by 2/26!
Click here to sign up for a Lenten Small Group! One of the ways that Christian communities mark the season of Lent is by gathering together in smaller groups to learn and to grow together. This year, we are offering four small group meeting times (see below for details) and we will be exploring God's […]
Spirituality, Resilience, and the Climate Crisis w/ Prof. Kelly Sherman-Conroy
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesJoin Native Theologian, Professor Kelly Sherman-Conroy, for a conversation on the intersections of resilience and spirituality, especially as it relates to living amidst and caring about creation. She'll share her story and perspective as an Indigenous woman, and invite you into considering the ways that your traditions and cultures might be a source of resilience. We'll […]
Ice Cream Night
Gather with other students for a chill hang over the summer! Join us at Bread and Pickle at Lake Harriet for some ice cream and other treats!
LCM Reads
It’s become a tradition for our “LCM Family” to gather for a good conversation around a topic that is interesting, hopeful, and good to talk about with other people. Current and former students and board members, donors and community supporters, faculty and staff, pastors, youth workers, you name it – you are invited!
Welcome Campfire
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesWe'll be hosting two Welcome Campfires during Welcome Week! Stop by Grace University Lutheran Church (right by superblock!) for s'mores, games, friendship bracelet making, and hanging by the campfire. New and returning students, we can't wait to see you!
Welcome Campfire
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesWe'll be hosting two Welcome Campfires during Welcome Week! Stop by Grace University Lutheran Church (right by superblock!) for s'mores, games, friendship bracelet making, and hanging by the campfire. New and returning students, we can't wait to see you!
First Day Fest
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesAll students are invited to join us for some first day of school festivities! We will have free food with our weekly meal Be Fed, live music with our musician Nate Crary, art stations, and friendship bracelet making. Come join in the fun on the first day!
pause student worship
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesDuring the school year, we meet for worship at 8pm at Grace University Lutheran Church — we call it pause because it’s like taking a big deep breath in the middle of the week.
Community Dinner + Conversation: Exploring God’s Call(s) in Your Life
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesWe are all called, by God, into lives of meaning and purpose. The church sometimes calls this "Vocation." God's myriad calls can enrich our lives, and make a real difference in the world. Join Pastor Drew Tucker, Author of 4D: Exploring Vocation in Community, for a conversation about the ways and arenas where God might […]
Homecoming Campfire
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesNext week, come celebrate homecoming week with s'mores, community, and a campfire! The fall weather should be perfect for a campfire and we'll have all the supplies for s'mores -- just bring yourself and your friends along!
Coming Out Day Blessings
Northrop MallOn National Coming Out Day, LCM staff and student leaders will be out on the Mall giving out blessings to celebrate our queer siblings, and recognizing the joys and complexities of coming out. We'll also have a themed craft for you to join in! Come find us and receive/give a blessing this day!
Community Dinner + Conversation: Christian Gender Diversity & Opening Doors for Everyone
Grace University Lutheran Church 324 SE Harvard St, Minneapolis, United StatesJoin Austen Hartke, author of "Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians," for a journey through the lives of several "gender outsiders" in scripture and Christian history. Come see what it can look like to be a gender-expansive person of faith, and find out how theology from LGBTQIA+ communities expands understanding and belonging […]
Fall Retreat
Heartwood Retreat Center N10884 Hoinville Rd, Trego, WI, United StatesOctober 13-15 | Heartwood Retreat Center in Trego, WI | Cost: $50 | Register by Sept. 29! The Fall Retreat is always a favorite of the year - open to new and returning students alike! Don't miss out on this great chance to get away, explore creation, connect with God and get to know new friends! We put this retreat mid-October, because that's […]
LCM Spring Break 2024: Reconciliation and Renewal in Northern Ireland
We live in a culture where everyone seems to be 'dug in,' defensive about their values, and deeply suspicious of anyone who does not share them. We are divided along lines of politics, religion, geography, race, and class. We long to connect with others, and still, we hold our values for a reason - they […]
Be Fed: Soup Cooking Class
University Lutheran Church of Hope 601 13th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDeacon Kari from Shobi's Table will be coming to lead a cooking class with us and teach us how to make delicious, affordable, homemade soup! All the soup we make together will be frozen and used at Be Fed in the following weeks. Of course, we'll get to try some too! Come for a day of […]